Somehow gotta find a serviceable big. Zizic not quite ready to be a starter.
Pretty sure this is not what Danny and company expected to happen this summer.
Who is the next uh unicorn Danny chases only to not get? Anthony Davis? I think Danny is a great person to get you picks. His draft record has been mixed. He has struggled getting established players to come here.
Fair or not...Boston is going to be labeled the biggest loser of the offseason if it misses on Hayward and only resigns KO. It also means Boston is not contending for three or so more years.
It is imperative the drafted players all pan out.
What's the alternative? Going after non-star players like Galinari that will never be real difference makers? Giving up future assets to overpay for a guy like George who won't put you over the hump this year and could bolt next summer? Or tanking in the hopes that having 3 lottery picks instead of 2 will make the real difference next season?
The best option right now is to stay flexible. Don't give long term money to stop gap players. Don't waste picks on rentals and players that don't move the needle. If you have a chance to drastically improve the team without giving up major long term assets, do it. But stay in a position where you have a few different paths to contending - don't lock yourself into one path.
very well stated, and not in a bitter manner. thanks and a tp.
as a minimum, the celtics have players who should be better than last year because of experience (brown & rozier), what seems to be (after a single SL game) a potentially good scorer, and a bench that will have some new and interesting folks on it (theis, zizic, nader, ojeleye).
this is looks, on paper right now, to be a better team than last year, and last year was fun.
the cleveland window looks to be closing in a hurry, just in time for the baby celts to grow up.
if the celtics get hayward, great. they might even challenge cleveland THIS year. if no hayward, we all move on and ainge will still be in a good position next year to improve the team even more.
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