Celtics interested in signing Deng

[CelticsFan166]

Via LegionHoops on Twitter.

Not a fan of the move. Wastes Durant money, he's older, doesn't really move the needle, and takes PT from Brown and the young guys. What would you guys think? At least he could give us some depth at the 3/4. Feels like a Danny move.

[SparzWizard]

Goodbye Jerebko? Goodbye Evan Turner that fosho.

[jpotter33]

I'd say he's backup plan if Durant doesn't come over.


I wonder if the plan is to match Deng and Horgord together if our Durant pursuit fails. An IT, Bradley, Crowder, Deng, and Horford lineup with our bench is a deadly small ball group, and it greatly increases our shooting and scoring from the bigs.

[Ilikesports17]

Via LegionHoops on Twitter.

Not a fan of the move. Wastes Durant money, he's older, doesn't really move the needle, and takes PT from Brown and the young guys. What would you guys think? At least he could give us some depth at the 3/4. Feels like a Danny move.

Dont see how it wastes Durant money.

Hed play primarily the 4 id imagine, and would bring vet experience, shooting, and defensive versatility.

Assuming the contract is short its a great plan C. Ala Amir Johnson last season.

[PaulAllen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31g0YE61PLQ

[tarheelsxxiii]

No disrespect to Deng (played with his brother and cousin in college), but I'd much rather tank than sign Deng or Kris Humphries. This is ridiculous. Tank for 2017.

[mahcus smaht]

I'd much rather tank than sign Deng or Kris Humphries. This is ridiculous. Tank for 2017.

that is whats really ridiculous.

[SHAQATTACK]

Dang

Like to,gave had him

10 years ago.

[tarheelsxxiii]

I'd much rather tank than sign Deng or Kris Humphries. This is ridiculous. Tank for 2017.

that is whats really ridiculous.

Where do you expect to finish in the East? As of today, NYK and Indy just passed us by. I wouldn't expect better than the 5 seed and another first round exit... so I'd rather tank for a star studded class. Sorry - I just don't like to suck. You apparently don't mind. Different strokes.

[CelticsFan166]

I'd much rather tank than sign Deng or Kris Humphries. This is ridiculous. Tank for 2017.

that is whats really ridiculous.

Where do you expect to finish in the East? As of today, NYK and Indy just passed us by. I wouldn't expect better than the 5 seed and another first round exit... so I'd rather tank for a star studded class. Sorry - I just don't like to suck. You apparently don't mind. Different strokes.

They haven't passed anyone yet. Sure, they may look good now, but wait until we're 20 games into the season. They are the Knicks after all, and team chemistry can play a bigger role than some think. I do agree though that both teams have made quality moves, the east is gonna be a whole heck of a lot more interesting than it was last year. But still let's wait and see, injuries can happen and teams can flame out (think of the 2012 lakers "superteam")

[D Dub]

I'd much rather tank than sign Deng or Kris Humphries. This is ridiculous. Tank for 2017.

that is whats really ridiculous.

Where do you expect to finish in the East? As of today, NYK and Indy just passed us by. I wouldn't expect better than the 5 seed and another first round exit... so I'd rather tank for a star studded class. Sorry - I just don't like to suck. You apparently don't mind. Different strokes.

there is no dignity in tanking.  if you don't like to suck, why are you so willing to waive your white flag? 

besides, we're getting a top 5 pick regardless thanks to Brooklyn.  and we don't even know what we have in Brown yet. 

just like anything in life -- if you wanna be better, you have to take steps to improve.  tanking is the NBA version of a get-rich-quick scheme.  reality is, there are no short-cuts to success. 

[fairweatherfan]

I'd much rather tank than sign Deng or Kris Humphries. This is ridiculous. Tank for 2017.

that is whats really ridiculous.

Where do you expect to finish in the East? As of today, NYK and Indy just passed us by. I wouldn't expect better than the 5 seed and another first round exit... so I'd rather tank for a star studded class. Sorry - I just don't like to suck. You apparently don't mind. Different strokes.

A good rule of thumb is that about 75% of teams appear to have substantially improved every offseason.  Doesn't work out that way for most of em.  Milwaukee were much better than us on paper after signing Monroe last offseason.  Didn't happen.  Flipside, Portland was going to be one of the worst teams in the league after blowing it up last offseason - instead they made the 2nd round and gave the Warriors a fight.  And I don't think the Knicks are even better than us on paper right now unless the paper is from 2011.

Also, the "I don't like to suck" tack falls kinda flat when touting deliberately sucking as much as possible.

[BigDogPitbull]

I like Deng for 2 or 3 years.  As long as the deal is done after Durant signs somewhere else.

[TA9]

He is old and doesn't play like he used to. IMO it seems like he has run out of miles, wherefore I would put the money to better use.

[mahcus smaht]

I'd much rather tank than sign Deng or Kris Humphries. This is ridiculous. Tank for 2017.

that is whats really ridiculous.

Where do you expect to finish in the East? As of today, NYK and Indy just passed us by. I wouldn't expect better than the 5 seed and another first round exit... so I'd rather tank for a star studded class. Sorry - I just don't like to suck. You apparently don't mind. Different strokes.

We do not own brooklyn's '17 1st round pick. We own a right to swap with them. this means that in order for tanking to give us any value whatsoever, we need to become worse than the Brooklyn Nets.

Also, by becoming worse than the Brooklyn Nets we sacrifice what many would consider our greatest assets which is that pick swap.

I do not think that Danny can make us worse than the Brooklyn Nets this year without losing value on all of the players we have.

usually a team tanks rather than shoot for the 5 seed because the difference in talent available at pick 5 is exponentially different than that available at pick 23. With the Nets swap tanking is highly unlikely to even help our draft position at all.