Other Shoe to Drop?

[Who]

I'm just gonna say it. Bradley Beal on the minimum would not be a bad idea right now. Another microwave-type scorer who can come off the bench and may be motivated to try and play a solid role in order to get another contract. Yes, he's 33 and coming off a hip injury, but for the vet. minimum you can't do much worse and he is buddies with Tatum. Simons is obviously better at his current age and status, but I remember the criticisms going into the season with him on the roster too and he ended up working out for the most part, and his bench scoring at times was crucial.

If there isn't another big "shoe to drop" like a Murphy, then these kind of moves are the next thing. If you trade Hauser and offload his money, it allows you to duck the tax and give Hugo/Baylor more playing time, and you can fit Beal in easily as just another veteran/scorer.

Interesting idea.

I think BOS still need a starter. I don't expect Pritchard to start because we have no capable backup PG. So I see that SG spot as wide open. Likely a fight between Baylor, J Walsh and Hugo. Maybe Hauser - hopefully not.

Bradley Beal might be a good fit for us in our starting lineup. He is not a sure thing. He has been out a long time and he wasn't playing well when he last played. But still ... if he can recover even some of what he was before, he still has a good shot at beating out the young wings for that starting gig at SG.

G: D White
G: B Beal
F: P George
F: J Tatum
C: Queta

[SparzWizard]

I'm just gonna say it. Bradley Beal on the minimum would not be a bad idea right now. Another microwave-type scorer who can come off the bench and may be motivated to try and play a solid role in order to get another contract. Yes, he's 33 and coming off a hip injury, but for the vet. minimum you can't do much worse and he is buddies with Tatum. Simons is obviously better at his current age and status, but I remember the criticisms going into the season with him on the roster too and he ended up working out for the most part, and his bench scoring at times was crucial.

If there isn't another big "shoe to drop" like a Murphy, then these kind of moves are the next thing. If you trade Hauser and offload his money, it allows you to duck the tax and give Hugo/Baylor more playing time, and you can fit Beal in easily as just another veteran/scorer.

Interesting idea.

I think BOS still need a starter. I don't expect Pritchard to start because we have no capable backup PG. So I see that SG spot as wide open. Likely a fight between Baylor, J Walsh and Hugo. Maybe Hauser - hopefully not.

Bradley Beal might be a good fit for us in our starting lineup. He is not a sure thing. He has been out a long time and he wasn't playing well when he last played. But still ... if he can recover even some of what he was before, he still has a good shot at beating out the young wings for that starting gig at SG.

G: D White
G: B Beal
F: P George
F: J Tatum
C: Queta

This team would totally win a championship in 2016 or 2017

[tenn_smoothie]

nothinmg will happen.

he is now wasting JT

sacrilege from this clown

oh well move on and do more important things in life. not sure how old u are but most have us have hung on forvever and we do not have forever to wait again.

GTH brad and joe

Should we also include the new ownership in this list ?

[tenn_smoothie]

I wish but I sadly think we will be waiting 1-2 years for that other shoe to drop.

If that?s the case, they should just trade Tatum and go full rebuild. Why would JT want to stick around for that? He wants to be competing for championships. They would be wasting his prime.

Because 1-2 years is nothing. If that prediction became reality, that this team is championship ready in 27-28 or 28-29, that should be music to all our ears.

ESPN NBA talking heads are saying definitively that there was not currently a better deal offered for Brown to be had.
Not sure if that is absolute fact and it doesn't explain why you don't wait longer for a better return.

So if we are pointing towards 2027-28, then ok, you better be careful with Tatum's minutes.
And we know Mazzulla is oblivious to good judgement like not playing Tatum into the ground and like instead using some of his minutes to keep developing the young guys.

[slightly biased bias fan]

I have always tried to be positive on here, but there will never be another shoe to drop to get us back in contention.

After the Brown trade, the team got 7 years older, less reliable and weaker overall. Even before the Brown trade the Celtics were on the outside looking in regarding true title contention. Now the team is lumped with two years of Paul George and his untradeable contract, 32 year old Derrick White and a bunch of kids who are 3 years away from being ready. All while Tatum and his prime years are being wasted.