Smart needs to go, if Hayward is coming

[KG Living Legend]

 Reason 1. He's best at point guard. Thomas and Fultz ahead of him on the depth chart, means extremely limiting Minutes for his best position in the floor.

 Reason 2. He's going to command a huge raise next year. Who would you rather pay Avery who fits perfectly with Thomas or Fultz or Smart.

 Reason 3. He's a liability on offense. He still can't shoot and can't finish at the rim. This is unlikely to change.

 He's a fierce Competitor, and a great teamate, but if I have to choose between Smart, Bradley, and Crowders awesome contract. Sayanora Smart.
 

[Ilikesports17]

1. Fultz and Thomas can both play off-ball really well and Marcus is very versatile. He played a lot at the 1,2, and 3 and can credibly defend all 3 of those positions.

2.You can't equate paying smart to paying Bradley.

Marcus will be much cheaper.

3. Yeah he sucks on offense

[KG Living Legend]

1. Fultz and Thomas can both play off-ball really well and Marcus is very versatile. He played a lot at the 1,2, and 3 and can credibly defend all 3 of those positions.

2.You can't equate paying smart to paying Bradley.

Marcus will be much cheaper.

3. Yeah he sucks on offense

 Smart will get 15 million per year. Now.

[jambr380]

With so many top tier young players coming in, I want Smart and AB on the team to show them how to play the correct way. We have already seen Brown and, to some extent, Rozier make vast improvements on the defensive end and the way they approach the game.

With that said, Smart is going to be paid less, is more versatile, doesn't mind coming off the bench, and is a prime example of how a player can be effective in many ways even if he isn't scoring. AB gives incredible effort, but Smart is KG-level intense.

[Ilikesports17]

1. Fultz and Thomas can both play off-ball really well and Marcus is very versatile. He played a lot at the 1,2, and 3 and can credibly defend all 3 of those positions.

2.You can't equate paying smart to paying Bradley.

Marcus will be much cheaper.

3. Yeah he sucks on offense

 Smart will get 15 million per year. Now.

Yeah and Bradleys gonna get 25.

[CelticSooner]

I don't see Smart getting a huge contract. Bet it's in line with what Bradley makes right now. $8-10 million a year.

[ETNCeltics]

IMO, Smart is going to stick around for a while. He'll be cheaper than a guy like Bradley, and mid-level salaries won't be as high going forward as they were the last few years.

Yes, he's challenged offensively, but he will be a nice offset to IT and Fultz until if/when Fultz has a handle on  the defensive side of the game, and IT needs a defender like MS with him if AB does in fact leave.

[Grindfather]

I don't see Smart getting a huge contract. Bet it's in line with what Bradley makes right now. $8-10 million a year.

There's no way Smart is only getting that. Your thinking in old cap money.  The mid-level exception in 2018 is going to be $8.5M. If he hits RFA, he's getting north of $15M per.

[Roy H.]

1. Fultz and Thomas can both play off-ball really well and Marcus is very versatile. He played a lot at the 1,2, and 3 and can credibly defend all 3 of those positions.

2.You can't equate paying smart to paying Bradley.

Marcus will be much cheaper.

3. Yeah he sucks on offense

 Smart will get 15 million per year. Now.

Yeah and Bradleys gonna get 25.

At least. He might get maxed.

[Rosco917]

You're gonna miss Smart, mark my words. He won't be that expensive to resign, he'll most likely never be a  highly paid (by NBA standards) player. I hate getting rid of glue guys.

But I agree AB, Fultz, Rozier, Smart, IT   

And everyone has Hayward already signed, I'm not so sure of that. i actually think the free agent most likely to land in Boston is Griffin. And I have mixed feelings about that.

[LilRip]

I'd hate to get rid of Smart. Crowder, I can see trading away to get someone of higher value (because his contract is so attractive). Bradley will eventually be too expensive for us to keep, particularly if we're going to pay IT something like 25-30M. I can see Smart getting paid around 10-12Mn? Which is going to be much cheaper than Bradley or once Crowder renews

That said, until we can get our main guys in line (e.g. Hayward or PG or whoever), the "others", as talking heads like to call them, won't matter as much. So even if Smart is my favorite player, I'd ship him out if he is the requirement to complete a trade for PG.

[IDreamCeltics]

I don't see Smart getting a huge contract. Bet it's in line with what Bradley makes right now. $8-10 million a year.

There's no way Smart is only getting that. Your thinking in old cap money.  The mid-level exception in 2018 is going to be $8.5M. If he hits RFA, he's getting north of $15M per.

If you pay Smart 15 million per year you can kiss your championship goodbye. 

[CelticSooner]

I don't see Smart getting a huge contract. Bet it's in line with what Bradley makes right now. $8-10 million a year.

There's no way Smart is only getting that. Your thinking in old cap money.  The mid-level exception in 2018 is going to be $8.5M. If he hits RFA, he's getting north of $15M per.

Yeah your right. I guess $10-15 million then. That's about as far as I think Ainge would go. Still reflectively cheaper than what Bradley will get no doubt.

[Ilikesports17]

I don't see Smart getting a huge contract. Bet it's in line with what Bradley makes right now. $8-10 million a year.

There's no way Smart is only getting that. Your thinking in old cap money.  The mid-level exception in 2018 is going to be $8.5M. If he hits RFA, he's getting north of $15M per.

If you pay Smart 15 million per year you can kiss your championship goodbye.

That doesn't make any sense

[gouki88]

I don't see Smart getting a huge contract. Bet it's in line with what Bradley makes right now. $8-10 million a year.

There's no way Smart is only getting that. Your thinking in old cap money.  The mid-level exception in 2018 is going to be $8.5M. If he hits RFA, he's getting north of $15M per.

If you pay Smart 15 million per year you can kiss your championship goodbye.

How does that make sense?