AJ Dybantsa

[Who]

Interesting video / breakdown of AJ Dybantsa's game at the FIBA u-19s World Cup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgNYZJriBgM

His handle and driving capabilities are impressive.

[Moranis]

He is why I thought Boston should trade Brown accumulate more draft picks, and tank hard with their own pick and ahat they'd get for Brown.  Having multiplebpicks next year and at least one in the lottery would be great.  Also would allow Boston to get under salary cap this year and next year to do a full reset.

[Neurotic Guy]

He is why I thought Boston should trade Brown accumulate more draft picks, and tank hard with their own pick and ahat they'd get for Brown.  Having multiplebpicks next year and at least one in the lottery would be great.  Also would allow Boston to get under salary cap this year and next year to do a full reset.

It?s definitely a reasonable thought. Of course there?s anything but a guarantee of the number 1, so I?d be interested in knowing how the top 5-10 prospects look.  As the Cs get through their first half of the season there are a ton of variables that could influence their direction.  JB?s performance will be a double-edged sword. He needs to play well for his value to be high; but the Cs can?t be doing too well in W-L if they?re going to get good tank benefit after a trade.

[Moranis]

He is why I thought Boston should trade Brown accumulate more draft picks, and tank hard with their own pick and ahat they'd get for Brown.  Having multiplebpicks next year and at least one in the lottery would be great.  Also would allow Boston to get under salary cap this year and next year to do a full reset.

It?s definitely a reasonable thought. Of course there?s anything but a guarantee of the number 1, so I?d be interested in knowing how the top 5-10 prospects look.  As the Cs get through their first half of the season there are a ton of variables that could influence their direction.  JB?s performance will be a double-edged sword. He needs to play well for his value to be high; but the Cs can?t be doing too well in W-L if they?re going to get good tank benefit after a trade.

Peterson is near unanimous #2 thar would be the top pick in many drafts.  Boozer (Carlos kid), Wilson, Brown, Williams, Cenac are all top 3 talent in most drafts. The draft is supposed to be one of the best drafts in a very long time.  Early obviously and things can change, but it is supposed to be a great draft (at least at the top).

[Who]

He is why I thought Boston should trade Brown accumulate more draft picks, and tank hard with their own pick and ahat they'd get for Brown.  Having multiplebpicks next year and at least one in the lottery would be great.  Also would allow Boston to get under salary cap this year and next year to do a full reset.

It?s definitely a reasonable thought. Of course there?s anything but a guarantee of the number 1, so I?d be interested in knowing how the top 5-10 prospects look.  As the Cs get through their first half of the season there are a ton of variables that could influence their direction.  JB?s performance will be a double-edged sword. He needs to play well for his value to be high; but the Cs can?t be doing too well in W-L if they?re going to get good tank benefit after a trade.

Peterson is near unanimous #2 thar would be the top pick in many drafts.  Boozer (Carlos kid), Wilson, Brown, Williams, Cenac are all top 3 talent in most drafts. The draft is supposed to be one of the best drafts in a very long time.  Early obviously and things can change, but it is supposed to be a great draft (at least at the top).

I forget - I think it was one of the Legler over/under videos - where they talked about how they expect more teams than normal to tank early this season if they get off to a bad start. Precisely for this reason. That the draft has a load of talent at the top of it so you are not just pinning your hopes on getting the #1 pick but any of the top picks should yield a high end talent this year.

[Moranis]

He is why I thought Boston should trade Brown accumulate more draft picks, and tank hard with their own pick and ahat they'd get for Brown.  Having multiplebpicks next year and at least one in the lottery would be great.  Also would allow Boston to get under salary cap this year and next year to do a full reset.

It?s definitely a reasonable thought. Of course there?s anything but a guarantee of the number 1, so I?d be interested in knowing how the top 5-10 prospects look.  As the Cs get through their first half of the season there are a ton of variables that could influence their direction.  JB?s performance will be a double-edged sword. He needs to play well for his value to be high; but the Cs can?t be doing too well in W-L if they?re going to get good tank benefit after a trade.

Peterson is near unanimous #2 thar would be the top pick in many drafts.  Boozer (Carlos kid), Wilson, Brown, Williams, Cenac are all top 3 talent in most drafts. The draft is supposed to be one of the best drafts in a very long time.  Early obviously and things can change, but it is supposed to be a great draft (at least at the top).

I forget - I think it was one of the Legler over/under videos - where they talked about how they expect more teams than normal to tank early this season if they get off to a bad start. Precisely for this reason. That the draft has a load of talent at the top of it so you are not just pinning your hopes on getting the #1 pick but any of the top picks should yield a high end talent this year.

Someone, perhaps Legler said that he wasn't even sure there was an All NBA player in the last draft, including Flagg, but he put the over/under on 2.5 All NBA players next year.  It is supposed to be awesome, which is why a tank is so important this year.  If Boston backs their way into the playoffs only to lose in the 1st round it will be a wasted season.  They need to get the highend player out of this draft to either develop or trade.  It is the only way I see the team having any shot a title again with the Tatum/Brown duo.  It is why I felt they should tank.  It is why I believe the team should have traded White to Toronto and picked up the 9th pick (and Barrett).  It is why they should have traded Brown before the draft and tried to get the 2nd or 3rd pick (or some package with Houston involving 10 and some of their young players). 

I just don't see a path to contention without hitting in the 26 draft and that is a lot easier if you have more than 1 shot at it and the team is just really bad.  Plus, they could have gotten below the salary cap this year and stayed below it next year to reset the tax.  That would be so helpful going forward. 

[tazzmaniac]

He is why I thought Boston should trade Brown accumulate more draft picks, and tank hard with their own pick and ahat they'd get for Brown.  Having multiplebpicks next year and at least one in the lottery would be great.  Also would allow Boston to get under salary cap this year and next year to do a full reset.

It?s definitely a reasonable thought. Of course there?s anything but a guarantee of the number 1, so I?d be interested in knowing how the top 5-10 prospects look.  As the Cs get through their first half of the season there are a ton of variables that could influence their direction.  JB?s performance will be a double-edged sword. He needs to play well for his value to be high; but the Cs can?t be doing too well in W-L if they?re going to get good tank benefit after a trade.

Peterson is near unanimous #2 thar would be the top pick in many drafts.  Boozer (Carlos kid), Wilson, Brown, Williams, Cenac are all top 3 talent in most drafts. The draft is supposed to be one of the best drafts in a very long time.  Early obviously and things can change, but it is supposed to be a great draft (at least at the top).

I forget - I think it was one of the Legler over/under videos - where they talked about how they expect more teams than normal to tank early this season if they get off to a bad start. Precisely for this reason. That the draft has a load of talent at the top of it so you are not just pinning your hopes on getting the #1 pick but any of the top picks should yield a high end talent this year.

Someone, perhaps Legler said that he wasn't even sure there was an All NBA player in the last draft, including Flagg, but he put the over/under on 2.5 All NBA players next year.  It is supposed to be awesome, which is why a tank is so important this year.  If Boston backs their way into the playoffs only to lose in the 1st round it will be a wasted season.  They need to get the highend player out of this draft to either develop or trade.  It is the only way I see the team having any shot a title again with the Tatum/Brown duo.  It is why I felt they should tank.  It is why I believe the team should have traded White to Toronto and picked up the 9th pick (and Barrett).  It is why they should have traded Brown before the draft and tried to get the 2nd or 3rd pick (or some package with Houston involving 10 and some of their young players). 

I just don't see a path to contention without hitting in the 26 draft and that is a lot easier if you have more than 1 shot at it and the team is just really bad.  Plus, they could have gotten below the salary cap this year and stayed below it next year to reset the tax.  That would be so helpful going forward.

I agree that the Celts should tank this season.  The tank looks good.  Don't mess with it.  Stick with the craptastic bigs.  Trade Simons to get below the tax and get worse if possible.  Give Brown and White plenty of games off and reduce their MPG a bit.  Don't even think about bringing Tatum back this season. 

However trading Brown and White for draft picks makes little sense if your goal is to compete for championships soon.  Might as well trade Tatum too and go into a complete rebuild.  I wouldn't do it unless they get a godfather offer or Tatum's recovery doesn't look good.  Tatum, Brown and White have already shown they can be a championship core.  Just need to build around them.  Trade is the better route to compete in 2026/27 even top draft picks take time to develop.  Personally I have my fingers crossed that Giannis demands a trade and Turner becomes available next offseason.   

[Moranis]

In my view, Brown and Tatum won't be as good as they were in 2024 again. And White likely won't be either and White was at best the 4th player on that team (Jrue was clearly better and so was KP, he just didn't play enough in the post srason).  We saw roughly the same team as the title team just lose in the 2nd round.  They need at least 1 more player that is better than Jrue was and Tatum to come back near 100% to have any real shot at competing for a title.  They need a high end young player, either to develop or trade for that to happen.  I would have traded White because of the Tatum injury and maximized his value.  Getting someone like Malauch at 9 and a decent vet in Barrett would have been an excellent return for White and given Boston the first chance at a high end player if Malauch hits.  And Barrett for all his faults is still a good player and would have fit fairly well with Tatum (and Brown).

If that trade was made, I probably would have tried to trade Brown to Philly.  Something like 3 (Edgecombe), George, and McCain.

So you go into this season with Edgecombe, Simons, Barrett, George, and Malauch.  Hope you build some more value into Simons and Barrett or George and then move them during the season for more draft picks and let Edgecombe, Malauch, and McCain get all the minutes they can handle and see if any really hit.  Add in the high draft pick in 26, plus whatever you get for Simons, Barrett and/or George.  So you enter the summer of 26 with  Tatum coming back with Barrett or George next to him plus a more seasoned Edgecombe, Malauch, and McCain, add in the high level rookie and still having PP and Hauser for the bench, plus cap space and some extra assets to acquire a 3rd star player.

That to me was the path to contention the team should have taken.