Who Won't Be Back Next Year?

[mef730]

Depends who gets a jonesing for one of our players and becomes willing to overpay.  Sounds to me like the three guards are the closest thing to untouchable as we have, with the concept of "untouchable" being, "you're going to have to overpay more for these guys than you will for the others."

Mike

[fairweatherfan]

Say it ain't so. 

Who is a Celticsblog legend.

He is taking his talents to first base.

[SHAQATTACK]

Danny is super super patient

He only has so many bullets


He is picking his targets well for the most part .

He tries to max the value of each player .....and slowly better the team

He ll grab a potential draft star lottery pick with AB , Sully , etc. ....if the opportunity to get the right player presents itself .....he'll be hot on the trigger to make a deal , if something come up....count on it.

I think .....I would target Winslow .......he has the LeBron killer ability like K. Leonard

[Eddie20]

Babb - Red Claws bound
Bass - he'll get a multi-year deal from someone
Pressey - roster casualty even if Stevens/Ainge like him
Jerebko - like Bass he'll probably get a multi-year deal
Datome- unless he's willing to take the vet minimum
Rondo- back issues

I think we'll explore a Sullinger trade this summer. He could be gone depending on what the return is. I think we'll make up for the loss of players through our picks, even though I don't expect us to use all 4 picks, and our cap space.

Smart-Thomas-?
Bradley-Turner-Young
?- Crowder-Wallace
Olynyk-Sullinger-?
?- Zeller-?

We should be looking to add a shooting/scoring 3 and some interior size/length. Those should be our main goals.

[2short]

  ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE………..

stevens and ainge will be back, after that?

taking into account i'm not sure on some guys free agency, our rights etc
zeller affordable stays
turner same and multi position guy should stay unless another team requests him as part of trade
smart rookie contract, improving, defensive force, stays unless ainge sees upgrade in trading him in package
bass unknown, lots of teams would like him, someone will probably pay more than us as he is redundant on our team of many pf BUT maybe he'd be happy to finish his career in boston as he has been with us for quite some time (family situated in area?)
crowder lots of teams would want him, i believe his contract we can meet any fa offer, depends on $, unknown
Jerebko i think ainge makes him more of a point than many other guys stays…at a price though 
Gigi, i don't think he'll be back, good offensive player, limited defensively has to find right system to get pt, maybe back to europe
pressey he's cheap currently and is good 3rd pg, do we need him  seems like a good kid but indifferent to him being on team in future
sully i think he'll be moved with a draft pick to move up in draft
olynyk i think will be back, good big off bench, still on rookie contract, unless someone requests him in trade to improve team in DA's mind
Thomas returns, his is a great fit for team, unless he wants starting role
gerald wallace is simply a good vet presence and a contract, he'll expire with us or be used in trade as an expiring contract--special note to young players, don't sign giant contract overpaying you it will me you non essential to most team, too bad because gerald could help a playoff team, sf off the bench, his defense is still very good
james young too early to give up on the kid, beautiful ray allen like shot but if another team requests him he's gone

[Chief Macho]

James Young is going nowhere.

[CelticsFanFromNYC]

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE………..

stevens and ainge will be back, after that?

taking into account i'm not sure on some guys free agency, our rights etc
zeller affordable stays
turner same and multi position guy should stay unless another team requests him as part of trade
smart rookie contract, improving, defensive force, stays unless ainge sees upgrade in trading him in package
bass unknown, lots of teams would like him, someone will probably pay more than us as he is redundant on our team of many pf BUT maybe he'd be happy to finish his career in boston as he has been with us for quite some time (family situated in area?)
crowder lots of teams would want him, i believe his contract we can meet any fa offer, depends on $, unknown
Jerebko i think ainge makes him more of a point than many other guys stays…at a price though 
Gigi, i don't think he'll be back, good offensive player, limited defensively has to find right system to get pt, maybe back to europe
pressey he's cheap currently and is good 3rd pg, do we need him  seems like a good kid but indifferent to him being on team in future
sully i think he'll be moved with a draft pick to move up in draft
olynyk i think will be back, good big off bench, still on rookie contract, unless someone requests him in trade to improve team in DA's mind
Thomas returns, his is a great fit for team, unless he wants starting role
gerald wallace is simply a good vet presence and a contract, he'll expire with us or be used in trade as an expiring contract--special note to young players, don't sign giant contract overpaying you it will me you non essential to most team, too bad because gerald could help a playoff team, sf off the bench, his defense is still very good
james young too early to give up on the kid, beautiful ray allen like shot but if another team requests him he's gone

I felt this was very spot on TP

[Greyman]

The teams performance in the second half of the season will have other teams interested in a number of Celtics players. We know some present players must go as part of the deals to make the team stronger. As much as I like AB, knowing teams are interested in him could make him valuable chasing the right FA. While a number of players may go because they don't fit, aren't elite enough or are just excess to requirements, I think we may be surprised by losing players who are doing well and made significant contributions. In return we should get players who can make All Star teams and take us to the playoffs as a high seed.

Though I doubt we would lose Thomas, even he isn't untouchable if the right trade could be made.

[MrMorrill]

Babb - Red Claws bound
Bass - he'll get a multi-year deal from someone
Pressey - roster casualty even if Stevens/Ainge like him
Jerebko - like Bass he'll probably get a multi-year deal
Datome- unless he's willing to take the vet minimum
Rondo- back issues

I think we'll explore a Sullinger trade this summer. He could be gone depending on what the return is. I think we'll make up for the loss of players through our picks, even though I don't expect us to use all 4 picks, and our cap space.

Smart-Thomas-?
Bradley-Turner-Young
?- Crowder-Wallace
Olynyk-Sullinger-?
?- Zeller-?

We should be looking to add a shooting/scoring 3 and some interior size/length. Those should be our main goals.

I see what you did there haha love it. TP

[sofutomygaha]

This talk of trading Sullinger is strange to me. Coming off of injury and a mediocre year leading up to that point, I'd be surprised if we got much of value for him. I think the value play with Sullinger is to hope that he has the gumption to get in great shape for his contract year and to reap whatever benefit we can from him on the court.

Datome is gone, obviously.

Bass has earned his release.

I wouldn't be shocked to see Jerebko re-signed, but he's probably gone.

I think Crowder is the only expiring player we will try to resign.

Babb is going to go overseas. I don't think we'll see him again. Good luck to him.

[cman88]

basically anyone who doesn't have upside or a future on this team long-term. guys like bass, crowder, pressey etc.

[BDeCosta26]

basically anyone who doesn't have upside or a future on this team long-term. guys like bass, crowder, pressey etc.

Crowder is only 24, I think he very well could have a future here. He's a pretty good player who provides depth at the 3, can guard multiple positions and is proving in this series he can legitimately guard LeBron. Plus, he's one of our team leaders and personifies the kind of player we want here. I doubt Ainge lets him walk since he's a RFA unless some team really over-pays big time. I think Ainge would even match 5-6 mil a year.

[sofutomygaha]

basically anyone who doesn't have upside or a future on this team long-term. guys like bass, crowder, pressey etc.

No reason for Pressey to disappear just yet. He makes no money, plays smart, and seems to be a solid citizen-- he probably runs the practice squad very well. You would only cut a guy like that if you needed to open up a roster spot.

We won't need to unless we're very active in FA. Assuming we resign Crowder and keep Young in Boston next year, we're going to have four open roster spots with likely only one going to a rookie.

[JHTruth]

Anyone and everyone is on the table, always with Trader Dan. The guy will literally trade anyone and anything to get more assets or talent. I think Bradley and Sully are gone.They will be packed with the Nets picks to get a star in here. We'll probably sign back our FA unless they get squeezed off the roster..

[LarBrd33]

Impossible to predict. The entire team is available.  I'd be mildly surprised to see Smart traded this early, but he's probably the only valuable chip we have if we are attempting to land a big fish.   

Ainge has no idea right now either.  There's no set plan.  Nobody is untouchable.