For tanks sake Danny, get rid of Humphries and Bass immediately.

[Vox_Populi]

Ugh.  How about not.  I hate Noah and would loathe him as a Celtic.  I know he's talented defensively, and he can pass, but he's a punk imo, been injured a lot recently, and has no offensive game. 

That's almost the same perception that some people have of Rondo, funnily enough.

[Celtics18]

How about Hump and our 2014 first to Chicago for Noah?

Ugh.  How about not.  I hate Noah and would loathe him as a Celtic.  I know he's talented defensively, and he can pass, but he's a punk imo, been injured a lot recently, and has no offensive game.  Plus, you'd give up our 1st rounder this year for him?!?!  Why?  That pick is going to be for Embiid  .  Haha yeah right, we won't be getting even one of those players this year.  Has everyone forgotten how the league screws us every time we're in the lottery?  Sigh.

I think he's pretty good. 

Rondo/Pressey
Bradley/Bayless
Green/Jerami Grant
Sully/Bass/Olynyk
Noah/Faverani/Iverson

I don't hate that lineup.  It'll only get better as the young guys improve and as we keep adding talent through the draft and/or through the trades that all those future first round picks will allow us to make.

[D.o.s.]

I would be stoked if Noah ended up on the Celtics, but I think Chicago's going to hang on to him until they know, definitively, that Rose is totally roasted.

[BudweiserCeltic]

"Injured a lot recently"... Noah has missed one game this year, just saying.

[bballdog384]

I bet the deal is Humphries for Asik.

Pretty fair for both sides. Asik is the better player, but the Rockets are getting nothing from him. Humphries will gladly play that backup 4/5 role and has shown to be a valuable player.

Houston probably wanted Humphries and a first.
Danny probably wanted Humphries and a second.

The Crawford deal gives them a pick right in the middle! A 50/50 shot at that coveted first round pick!

Ahhhh... its all coming together! Danny, you silly goose!


But really, that pick could sweeten a bigger deal that was held up by an insisted-on first.

[vjcsmoke]

It's hard to match salary for Humphries, so I think the best bet for getting rid of him is negotiating a buyout after the trade deadline if he wants to give up money to go to a contender.

No way would I 'buyout' Humphries right now.  His expiring contract is more valuable to us.  Freeing up 12m to come off the books, yes please.  Not to mention he, I dunno, actually plays pretty good basketball.

As for Bass, his days are numbered.  But please realize this folks, we aren't trading people to tank, we are trading them for future assets to improve the team.  If we get draft picks or players that will help us better, that's the idea of the trade.  As Ainge said, we are NOT tanking!

[Yoki_IsTheName]

#KeepHump.

He's a very good forward who can control the boards and defend the rim. He will not cost $12 per year to be resigned. And unlike Bass, he's not a black hole.

He can backup Sully and still provide rebounding.

Bass, im ready to move on.

[tarheelsxxiii]

Didn't read a word of this thread. But these pro-tankers are so wildly delusional about the impact of one 18 year old prospect it's laughable. We should accept mediocrity for the foreseeable future while we rebuild. It is a long, difficult process. From a broader perspective, Boston fans have been very lucky over the past frieken decade.

Edit: Same with Bass. I trust him more than Green. Dude is a solid player, 6th or 7th man on a championship team. I'd argue he's better at creating his own shot than Green, depending upon where Green is in his menstrual cycle.

[BASS_THUMPER]

I thought we all agreed we were not tanking

and thanks tarheel for giving Bass his props

[LooseCannon]

It's hard to match salary for Humphries, so I think the best bet for getting rid of him is negotiating a buyout after the trade deadline if he wants to give up money to go to a contender.

No way would I 'buyout' Humphries right now.  His expiring contract is more valuable to us.  Freeing up 12m to come off the books, yes please.  Not to mention he, I dunno, actually plays pretty good basketball.

If Humphries is bought out, it wouldn't be until after the trade deadline.  The difference between buying him out and letting his contract expire is that you save some money with a buy out while if you keep him you get a few more weeks of his play and retain his Bird rights.  I'm not sure what the market is for Humphries, but I wouldn't be shocked if you had to give him Bass-level money to keep him.

[aporel#18]

I like them both, and I'd love to see no trades, but there will be trades. Not for tanking purposes, but because of value and opportunities.

Danny has made his homework already, he's traded to get flexibility and future picks. So he doesn't need to make any trades, he'll only trade for better value, not for fair value.

Crawford+Brooks+taking on J. Anthony for the chance to get a 1st rounder is more than fair. Anthony's contract is ugly now, but it will be a nice expiring in 6 months. Crawford costed the Cs Jason Collins and injured Barbosa, and Brooks was trade filler from BKN. A win.

Ainge will listen to offers with flexibility and future trade assets in mind. It's going to be very interesting.

[Celtics4ever]

I think Bass and Humph could be gone.   If AB acts like he wants the farm he could be gone.   RR could be gone.   I think Wallace is safe as his contract is an albatross no one wants.  JG could be gone.   One never knows with trader Danny.

[slamtheking]

I think it's safe to say that Danny is trying to move these 2 for assets, not just for the sake of making the team worse for better odds in the draft.

Hump or Bass with the new 'potential' number one from Philly next year (not happening this year) makes too much sense for both teams.  Morey doesn't seem to be getting a lot of offers for Asik so without him playing, that's just a lot of wasted salary on his bench.  Either Bass or Hump would fit right into their PF slot nicely next to Dwight -- especially Hump with the way he's been playing.

that said, I've grown to really like Hump's game and would not mind resigning him for next year to a much more reasonable contract.  It would depend on whether we can also move Bass and if we end up with a PF or 4/5 from this draft.

[TheTruthFot18]

Watching the game last night, I liked what Hump was doing out there but yes he is not helping the tank issue.

Bass needs to go but in the back of my mind, I'd have Hump come back on a 1/2 year deal and 4/5 mil if he'd take it.

[SHAQATTACK]

#KeepHump.

He's a very good forward who can control the boards and defend the rim. He will not cost $12 per year to be resigned. And unlike Bass, he's not a black hole.

He can backup Sully and still provide rebounding.

Bass, im ready to move on.

I'm on board with all this.         Save a    " HUMP".         Dump a Bass