Trade Deadline Rumors and Deals Thread

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Keith Smith
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Sources: Despite dealing Jabari Bird, the Boston Celtics will not avoid the luxury tax this season. Boston is now likely to use their MLE to sign a player to a big two-year deal, with the idea of having the second season as part of salary matching in a trade for Anthony Davis.

So we have good $ to throw at a buyout candidate to help win this year, all the while making it easier to trade for Davis in the offseason (due to our relative lack of mid-sized contracts).

This is why Ainge is running the franchise. He is several steps ahead of everyone else.

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Sources: Despite dealing Jabari Bird, the Boston Celtics will not avoid the luxury tax this season. Boston is now likely to use their MLE to sign a player to a big two-year deal, with the idea of having the second season as part of salary matching in a trade for Anthony Davis.

It means we don't want to trade Smart to NOP

well that is obvious, I cannot see Brown being a part of the deal either.

Need brown cause Hayward will be offered for Durant.

[slamtheking]

Comical. Everyone in the East improves by a huge margin but Boston....who is pretty much just waiting on
AD.

Really a very frustrating thing to see....an no I do not think they can win the east as constructed. Bench is a liability.

While the assets that were going to be used in a deal are declining in value.

That Clippers pick and memphis pick AND the sacramento pick have all lost value.

So Danny will have to sell the farm to try and get Davis...


This can be crippling to franchise long term...

How in the world did the memphis pick lose value? They didn't get any young prospects or anyone that can help them in the next year. Their one young piece is jackson.

The Memphis pick we got is a golden egg IMO.

No way the Pels will agree to an AD trade without that Memphis pick.

NOP will want every single pick, and at least 2 young pieces, and salary to match.

but that pick will not convey for 3 years.

if we can get away with just giving Tatum and Williams as the young pieces and throwing in Kanter/Ellington for salary matching, they can have the picks (assuming the ones we make this year are for NO's benefit). 

Adding Davis to Kyrie, Brown, Smart, Horford, Healthier-Hayward is a [dang] good core to fight for a title.  Keeping Baynes, Theis and Morris helps that frontcourt and possibly Rozier to solidify the backcourt. 

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Sources: Despite dealing Jabari Bird, the Boston Celtics will not avoid the luxury tax this season. Boston is now likely to use their MLE to sign a player to a big two-year deal, with the idea of having the second season as part of salary matching in a trade for Anthony Davis.

So if it works out... maybe we can keep Smart AND Brown in a trade? (While dealing Tatum, Williams + MLE guy + picks)? 

I dont know if I would trade Williams, he would be a nice pairing with Davis, should that dream actually come true.

[Fierce1]

Comical. Everyone in the East improves by a huge margin but Boston....who is pretty much just waiting on
AD.

Really a very frustrating thing to see....an no I do not think they can win the east as constructed. Bench is a liability.

While the assets that were going to be used in a deal are declining in value.

That Clippers pick and memphis pick AND the sacramento pick have all lost value.

So Danny will have to sell the farm to try and get Davis...


This can be crippling to franchise long term...

How in the world did the memphis pick lose value? They didn't get any young prospects or anyone that can help them in the next year. Their one young piece is jackson.

The Memphis pick we got is a golden egg IMO.

No way the Pels will agree to an AD trade without that Memphis pick.

NOP will want every single pick, and at least 2 young pieces, and salary to match.

but that pick will not convey for 3 years.

if we can get away with just giving Tatum and Williams as the young pieces and throwing in Kanter/Ellington for salary matching, they can have the picks (assuming the ones we make this year are for NO's benefit). 

Adding Davis to Kyrie, Brown, Smart, Horford, Healthier-Hayward is a [dang] good core to fight for a title.  Keeping Baynes, Theis and Morris helps that frontcourt and possibly Rozier to solidify the backcourt.

Totally agree!

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Sources: Toronto is trading Greg Monroe and a second-round pick to Brooklyn.

Poor Greg. The guy can't stay in 1 place very long.

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Keith Smith
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Sources: Despite dealing Jabari Bird, the Boston Celtics will not avoid the luxury tax this season. Boston is now likely to use their MLE to sign a player to a big two-year deal, with the idea of having the second season as part of salary matching in a trade for Anthony Davis.

It means we don't want to trade Smart to NOP

well that is obvious, I cannot see Brown being a part of the deal either.

Need brown cause Hayward will be offered for Durant.

[Fierce1]

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Keith Smith
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Sources: Despite dealing Jabari Bird, the Boston Celtics will not avoid the luxury tax this season. Boston is now likely to use their MLE to sign a player to a big two-year deal, with the idea of having the second season as part of salary matching in a trade for Anthony Davis.

So if it works out... maybe we can keep Smart AND Brown in a trade? (While dealing Tatum, Williams + MLE guy + picks)? 

I dont know if I would trade Williams, he would be a nice pairing with Davis, should that dream actually come true.

Small price to pay considering it's either Smart or Rob Williams.

[Silky]

Comical. Everyone in the East improves by a huge margin but Boston....who is pretty much just waiting on
AD.

Really a very frustrating thing to see....an no I do not think they can win the east as constructed. Bench is a liability.

While the assets that were going to be used in a deal are declining in value.

That Clippers pick and memphis pick AND the sacramento pick have all lost value.

So Danny will have to sell the farm to try and get Davis...


This can be crippling to franchise long term...

How in the world did the memphis pick lose value? They didn't get any young prospects or anyone that can help them in the next year. Their one young piece is jackson.

The Memphis pick we got is a golden egg IMO.

No way the Pels will agree to an AD trade without that Memphis pick.

NOP will want every single pick, and at least 2 young pieces, and salary to match.

but that pick will not convey for 3 years.

if we can get away with just giving Tatum and Williams as the young pieces and throwing in Kanter/Ellington for salary matching, they can have the picks (assuming the ones we make this year are for NO's benefit). 

Adding Davis to Kyrie, Brown, Smart, Horford, Healthier-Hayward is a [dang] good core to fight for a title.  Keeping Baynes, Theis and Morris helps that frontcourt and possibly Rozier to solidify the backcourt.

I cannot see keeping all of those guys, thats too deep into lux tax hell.

For one, I cannot see Marcus wanting to take less money and come off the bench. Rozier as well.

Theis sure.

[Fierce1]

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If you want to put together a pattern, Lakers moving off young players: Zubac, Svi, Randle, Bryant, Clarkson, Nance, Russell - team has drafted well and those previously gone are productive elsewhere...

[number_n9ne]

Anyone else sad there wasn't a Rozier trade...?

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Sources: Despite dealing Jabari Bird, the Boston Celtics will not avoid the luxury tax this season. Boston is now likely to use their MLE to sign a player to a big two-year deal, with the idea of having the second season as part of salary matching in a trade for Anthony Davis.

It means we don't want to trade Smart to NOP

well that is obvious, I cannot see Brown being a part of the deal either.

Need brown cause Hayward will be offered for Durant.

Oh yeah, its a thing.

Durant is going to want out, GS will not want him joining Lebron and will look to sign and trade.

If team gets Davis, it will happen

[Fierce1]

Comical. Everyone in the East improves by a huge margin but Boston....who is pretty much just waiting on
AD.

Really a very frustrating thing to see....an no I do not think they can win the east as constructed. Bench is a liability.

While the assets that were going to be used in a deal are declining in value.

That Clippers pick and memphis pick AND the sacramento pick have all lost value.

So Danny will have to sell the farm to try and get Davis...


This can be crippling to franchise long term...

How in the world did the memphis pick lose value? They didn't get any young prospects or anyone that can help them in the next year. Their one young piece is jackson.

The Memphis pick we got is a golden egg IMO.

No way the Pels will agree to an AD trade without that Memphis pick.

NOP will want every single pick, and at least 2 young pieces, and salary to match.

but that pick will not convey for 3 years.

if we can get away with just giving Tatum and Williams as the young pieces and throwing in Kanter/Ellington for salary matching, they can have the picks (assuming the ones we make this year are for NO's benefit). 

Adding Davis to Kyrie, Brown, Smart, Horford, Healthier-Hayward is a [dang] good core to fight for a title.  Keeping Baynes, Theis and Morris helps that frontcourt and possibly Rozier to solidify the backcourt.

I cannot see keeping all of those guys, thats too deep into lux tax hell.

For one, I cannot see Marcus wanting to take less money and come off the bench. Rozier as well.

Theis sure.

Celts can go deep into lux tax territory for 5 seasons.
After that it's lux tax hell.

[Silky]

Anyone else sad there wasn't a Rozier trade...?

Very, I wanted him so far off this team.

But he is Danny's binkie. I am sure he will probably get offered too large of a contract in the offseason as well.

He brings 70% of what Smart does but will get paid more money...you wait.

[Chief Macho]

Tatum, 4 first rounders and a mle  get it done?    a new pelicans gm might want to make his own team through the draft and around tatum.