Celtics 2026-2027 Discussion

[Since1960]

Nothing to do with being cheap, they’re going to spend to the ceiling of the 1st apron. They’re taking on George’s bloated contract. This is a strategic move, even if you don’t like it (does anyone like it?)

The Philly GM is positively “ecstatic” over this trade! It’s like getting to drive a “Bentley” for five years before the balloon payment is due!

 

[BTTA]

I'm in the camp that the roster as made up wasn't going to win a title, ever. So if that's the standard, and just "being competitive" and winning 56 games and exiting in the second or third round isn't good enough, then you've got to do something to start a reconstruction. I've no idea what the options were but wow this was a gutsy decision to make. They knew they were going to get trashed for it, especially to the 76ers. For Stevens et al to not care what media and fans think short term is actually a disciplined position. But wow did the talent on this roster just take a nose dive. Middle tier Eastern Conference now.

 

[ViperGTS]

Only thing that can rationalize this trade is that the Celtics do not think they can win a championship with this team and plan to continue developing players for the next two years at which point they’ll have extra first round pick and cap space for another max contract, and our lining it up still within Tatum’s prime.

I don’t really see any other way to interpret this trade unless they’re planning to have some kind of flip here, but I doubt any other team is taking on Paul George.

That and also their urgency to trade Brown was much higher than they stated, and the trade market for Brown was as low as reported by Marc Stein. Teams do not see him as a franchise player to build around. It’s his style of play and the analytics.

That '31 Sixers pick could be a gold mine. Embiid will be done well before then, Maxxey is just meh and Brown will start having a knee that barks at him.

On the surface this is a horrific trade but I have to think Brad and the gang know more than we do. He has earned that credit, correct?

 

[jboston19]

That '31 Sixers pick could be a gold mine. Embiid will be done well before then, Maxxey is just meh and Brown will start having a knee that barks at him.

On the surface this is a horrific trade but I have to think Brad and the gang know more than we do. He has earned that credit, correct?

The pick is still half a decade away and the NBA is redoing how the lottery works, so who knows how it’ll be? There’s no good way to spin this trade in the short or long term.

I can’t even be mad at the new owner, because it’s not even saving any money really.

Brad had done well in his time here, but the past year has been a little shaky with the Simmons handling and the Vuc trade. This move has used up all of his remaining trust and more. It’s a historically bad trade that doesn’t seem salvageable unless he works some absolute miracle.

 

[ViperGTS]

The pick is still half a decade away and the NBA is redoing how the lottery works, so who knows how it’ll be? There’s no good way to spin this trade in the short or long term.

I can’t even be mad at the new owner, because it’s not even saving any money really.

Brad had done well in his time here, but the past year has been a little shaky with the Simmons handling and the Vuc trade. This move has used up all of his remaining trust and more. It’s a historically bad trade that doesn’t seem salvageable unless he works some absolute miracle.

I guess Brown has to go. They know more than we know about these things. Maybe his knee is shaky as all hell. I guess a lot of people got their Brown for George trade after all.

 

[jboston19]

I guess Brown has to go. They know more than we know about these things. Maybe his knee is shaky as all hell. I guess a lot of people got their Brown for George trade after all.

Brown being a behind-the-scenes liability, the 76ers GM holding BS’ family hostage, or Brad having some secret devotion to Craig Breslow that he’d make this abomination of a trade to make the Sox look competent are the only three explanations. Haha.

To be fair, I was very disappointed when they weren’t able to trade that Brown pick for Butler at the time and fumed, so the office definitely knows much more than do we. 100% agreed. But it’s really hard to find any positive aspect to this trade either immediately or long term… the nba draft is such an uncertain crapshoot the two first rounds don’t seem like a worthwhile gamble.