Celtics 2025-26 Regular Season Discussion

[slightly biased bias fan]

Bagley would be a great and cheap trade deadline acquisition. Averaging around 10/6 in about 18 minutes a game, and I think he'd be motivated on a playoff team like the C's. As a backup, he'd be great. And he doesn't make much so you could just do it for Tillman or Boucher (salary) + multiple second round picks probably. Keep Simons as that microwave scorer off the bench even after JT returns.

Bagley is terrible, even as a backup.

He cannot shoot, does not protect the rim, is a below average rebounder for his size and is a poor passer.

Celtics would be better off converting Williams from a two way player into a guaranteed roster spot.

[radiohead]

Bagley seems like a low risk, high reward project. He?s just 26 years old and has career averages of 14 pts and 7 boards. I mean we turned Q and Garza into real serviceable bigs, what more a guy with lottery talent?

[Neurotic Guy]

Bagley would be a great and cheap trade deadline acquisition. Averaging around 10/6 in about 18 minutes a game, and I think he'd be motivated on a playoff team like the C's. As a backup, he'd be great. And he doesn't make much so you could just do it for Tillman or Boucher (salary) + multiple second round picks probably. Keep Simons as that microwave scorer off the bench even after JT returns.

Bagley is terrible, even as a backup.

He cannot shoot, does not protect the rim, is a below average rebounder for his size and is a poor passer.

Celtics would be better off converting Williams from a two way player into a guaranteed roster spot.

 I admit I haven't seen a ton of Bagley, but what I've seen has not impressed.  Hoping for a spark player, an energy rebounder, a solid BBIQ.  Bagley's stats are fine but he doesn't seem like a strong addition to me. 

[Surferdad]

Bagley would be a great and cheap trade deadline acquisition. Averaging around 10/6 in about 18 minutes a game, and I think he'd be motivated on a playoff team like the C's. As a backup, he'd be great. And he doesn't make much so you could just do it for Tillman or Boucher (salary) + multiple second round picks probably. Keep Simons as that microwave scorer off the bench even after JT returns.

Bagley is terrible, even as a backup.

He cannot shoot, does not protect the rim, is a below average rebounder for his size and is a poor passer.

Celtics would be better off converting Williams from a two way player into a guaranteed roster spot.

 I admit I haven't seen a ton of Bagley, but what I've seen has not impressed.  Hoping for a spark player, an energy rebounder, a solid BBIQ.  Bagley's stats are fine but he doesn't seem like a strong addition to me.

Among the names bantered about in this thread, my order of preference would be D. Sharpe > J.Smith > M. Bagley

[Csfan1984]

Been watching a lot of break down play sessions on Cs and its hard seeing any new player come in and fit right in. I'm thinking it's probably better to just stick with what wlthey have and try looking at things come off season. If you don't care much about this year then sure swing for a game changer and get them integrated early. I just don't see any impact guy coming in here and there being immediate success. The play style is just not made for early success.

[Neurotic Guy]

Been watching a lot of break down play sessions on Cs and its hard seeing any new player come in and fit right in. I'm thinking it's probably better to just stick with what wlthey have and try looking at things come off season. If you don't care much about this year then sure swing for a game changer and get them integrated early. I just don't see any impact guy coming in here and there being immediate success. The play style is just not made for early success.

What do you think about Tatum?s integration when he returns?