Shams: Vuc to Celtics!

[Donoghus]

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BREAKING: The Chicago Bulls are trading center Nikola Vucevic and a second-round pick to the Boston Celtics for Anfernee Simons and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN.

[Roy H.]

Nice!  This is the move I wanted us to make.

Hopefully he fits in well and we can sign him next summer.

[slamtheking]

that's our center.  figured it was going to happen tomorrow but wondering if we'll see him with the team for tomorrow's game.  wondering which second rounders were exchanged

[JBcat]

A little bittersweet losing Simons I have to say. He was buying into the Celtics culture and playing well.

[Celtics2021]

I am not a big fan, honestly, but I do not hate it either.

We also can absorb Vucevic through the KP TPE and create a larger and longer one with Simons.

[Roy H.]

It would be great if we could add another scorer off the bench to replace Simons.  Who is out there?

Vucevic / Queta
Tatum / Garza
Brown  /  Hauser
White / Walsh
Pritchard / Hugo

That's a rock solid team.

[Roy H.]

I am not a big fan, honestly, but I do not hate it either.

We also can absorb Vucevic through the KP TPE and create a larger and longer one with Simons.

That's probably why Chicago is sensing a pick as well, right?  It's probably highly protected, but it's necessary to structure it that way to get the TPE?

[Redz]

A little bittersweet losing Simons I have to say. He was buying into the Celtics culture and playing well.

Yeh.  He really acquitted himself well here.

I feel like Brad has always wanted Vucevic.  See how it goes. 

[Donoghus]

It would be great if we could add another scorer off the bench to replace Simons.  Who is out there?

Vucevic / Queta
Tatum / Garza
Brown  /  Hauser
White / Walsh
Pritchard / Hugo

That's a rock solid team.

Sure is

[Birdman]

Yessss love this!!! What about Conley who may get bought out?

[celticinorlando]

Perfect fit. Tells me Tatum will be back to absorb some of the lost scoring with Simons.

Would like to see Boston make one more move to cut the fat and add a scorer off the bench. Trade or buyout.

Tillman, Boucher and/or Minott can all go

[Roy H.]

Celts are also now only $5.9 million above the tax. 

Does dumping Boucher, Tillman and Minott get us there (with us signing replacements via the pro-rated minimum)?

[Celtics2021]

I am not a big fan, honestly, but I do not hate it either.

We also can absorb Vucevic through the KP TPE and create a larger and longer one with Simons.

That's probably why Chicago is sensing a pick as well, right?  It's probably highly protected, but it's necessary to structure it that way to get the TPE?

Maybe?  We will see what the respective picks are.

[celticinorlando]

Celts are also now only $5.9 million above the tax. 

Does dumping Boucher, Tillman and Minott get us there (with us signing replacements via the pro-rated minimum)?

boucher ruled out tonight gives off vibes that something is going down with him.

[Atzar]

Does Vuc have enough left to be the second option most nights?  I'd ideally like to shift some of the offensive burden off of White.  May be too much to ask of a 35-year-old center. 

Best wishes to Simons.  Hope he finds a long-term role somewhere.