The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (20-62, #1)

[PAOBoston]

I see this as house money. I'm fine with anything in the top 3 of the draft. Ultimately, lookibg back, you will have acquired 3 possible top 3 picks for the corpses of Pierce/KG. That's so freaking amazing.

The ping pong balls usually screw the C's. Hoping for some luck in this draft.

[saltlover]

I see this as house money. I'm fine with anything in the top 3 of the draft. Ultimately, lookibg back, you will have acquired 3 possible top 3 picks for the corpses of Pierce/KG. That's so freaking amazing.

The ping pong balls usually screw the C's. Hoping for some luck in this draft.

Don't forget, we essentially got IT from that trade too.  We used our trade exception from Pierce to get a pick, Zeller, and Thornton from Cleveland a year after we traded Pierce and KG.  Then we traded that very same pick and Thornton to Phoenix at the deadline for IT.

[PAOBoston]

I see this as house money. I'm fine with anything in the top 3 of the draft. Ultimately, lookibg back, you will have acquired 3 possible top 3 picks for the corpses of Pierce/KG. That's so freaking amazing.

The ping pong balls usually screw the C's. Hoping for some luck in this draft.

Don't forget, we essentially got IT from that trade too.  We used our trade exception from Pierce to get a pick, Zeller, and Thornton from Cleveland a year after we traded Pierce and KG.  Then we traded that very same pick and Thornton to Phoenix at the deadline for IT.

Even better. It's like the gift that keeps on giving.

[The One]

I see this as house money. I'm fine with anything in the top 3 of the draft. Ultimately, lookibg back, you will have acquired 3 possible top 3 picks for the corpses of Pierce/KG. That's so freaking amazing.

The ping pong balls usually screw the C's. Hoping for some luck in this draft.

Don't forget, we essentially got IT from that trade too.  We used our trade exception from Pierce to get a pick, Zeller, and Thornton from Cleveland a year after we traded Pierce and KG.  Then we traded that very same pick and Thornton to Phoenix at the deadline for IT.

So will this be the best transaction(s) in Celtics history?

[bopna]

I see this as house money. I'm fine with anything in the top 3 of the draft. Ultimately, lookibg back, you will have acquired 3 possible top 3 picks for the corpses of Pierce/KG. That's so freaking amazing.

The ping pong balls usually screw the C's. Hoping for some luck in this draft.

If it its the Cs own then yes we have been pretty unlucky. In 1997 and 10 yrs later. For some reason the Cs and the pingping balls are not a good pair. We don't just win it..we always get screwed big time.

The pick though is luckier if its from a trade. Way back in 86 we ended up with the 2nd pick via trade from the Gerald Henderson deal and then now the infamous Billy King heist where we got the 3rd pick from a 3rd worst record..iswear if that 3rd worst record was from the Cs then I bet ya it would have ended up being a 5th pick.

Now anything from a top 3 this year would be nice. Hoping the pingpong balls bounce again for the Nets like it always does in the past.

[hwangjini_1]

I see this as house money. I'm fine with anything in the top 3 of the draft. Ultimately, lookibg back, you will have acquired 3 possible top 3 picks for the corpses of Pierce/KG. That's so freaking amazing.

The ping pong balls usually screw the C's. Hoping for some luck in this draft.

Don't forget, we essentially got IT from that trade too.  We used our trade exception from Pierce to get a pick, Zeller, and Thornton from Cleveland a year after we traded Pierce and KG.  Then we traded that very same pick and Thornton to Phoenix at the deadline for IT.

So will this be the best transaction(s) in Celtics history?

Better than the Mchale and parish deal? Wow, maybe. But we won't know for another 3-6 years I think.

When that debate arises here, the definition for "best" will probably involve counting the number of chamonships. So we shall see.

[The One]

And they couldn't keep Yogi Ferrell?

Now he's blowing up for Dallas, will be signing a two year deal with the Mavs.

[Smokeeye123]

So is it assured we are getting a top 4 pick now? Suns won last night and are now 7 games ahead of the Nets.

Need some Fultz or Jackson in my life.

[Donoghus]

So is it assured we are getting a top 4 pick now? Suns won last night and are now 7 games ahead of the Nets.

Need some Fultz or Jackson in my life.

Not assured but certainly within striking distance.

[Ogaju]

pull up the NBA LEAGUE standings, and you will see the shear magnitude of a second half the Nets need to avoid being the last team in the league.

[libermaniac]

So is it assured we are getting a top 4 pick now? Suns won last night and are now 7 games ahead of the Nets.

Need some Fultz or Jackson in my life.

Pretty much. So I guess that means we'll have to freeze this thread.
Too bad because it's my favorite thread. I think we might have to create an anti-Nets thread in two years, even when we don't own their pick, because it's so [dang] fun.

[hwangjini_1]

So is it assured we are getting a top 4 pick now? Suns won last night and are now 7 games ahead of the Nets.

Need some Fultz or Jackson in my life.

Pretty much. So I guess that means we'll have to freeze this thread.
Too bad because it's my favorite thread. I think we might have to create an anti-Nets thread in two years, even when we don't own their pick, because it's so [dang] fun.

dont worry about the thread. it will come back again next year since the nets will still stink. 

this is really fun.

[The One]

So is it assured we are getting a top 4 pick now? Suns won last night and are now 7 games ahead of the Nets.

Need some Fultz or Jackson in my life.

99.3% chance of the Nets having the worst record this year.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/proj_draft.html

[Ogaju]

So is it assured we are getting a top 4 pick now? Suns won last night and are now 7 games ahead of the Nets.

Need some Fultz or Jackson in my life.

Pretty much. So I guess that means we'll have to freeze this thread.
Too bad because it's my favorite thread. I think we might have to create an anti-Nets thread in two years, even when we don't own their pick, because it's so [dang] fun.

dont worry about the thread. it will come back again next year since the nets will still stink. 

this is really fun.

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Mr. Ainge was last seen at the Boston Celtics Friday night game against rival los Angeles Lakers. When asked to comment on this development Mr. Ainge said he could not divulge trade secrets, but he reminded the reporter that when the deal was made years ago even his own fan base blasted him for making a terrible deal.

GO CELTICS !!!!

[Quetzalcoatl]

I wonder if instead of stashing guys overseas, could we set up like a 1 year stint on the Nets instead?  Like wouldnt it be better for Zizic to have played there?  Theyre practically our d league team now anyway, but it might hurt our pick