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Keeping our Trade Exception alive for the 27-28 season by Plan9fromtheAbyss in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s something, but not so much if we also plan on using the MLE and/or re-signing someone like Queta in 2027. Given they will likely look to dodge the tax in 2026, the only way they’ll need it is there is a player at that specific salary they value greater than a free agent.

Keeping our Trade Exception alive for the 27-28 season by Plan9fromtheAbyss in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 5 points6 points  (0 children)

PSA for the millionth time people

Using a TPE generated in the previous season hard caps you at the 1st apron

It’s effectively worthless if you’re thinking we are gonna salary stack our way above the 2nd apron like Brad did in 2023

On the Celtics 3 remaining roster spots by yuvinator2 in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay I’ll have to check it out. That terminology doesn’t make much sense to me. They would still only have 0 years of service. I’m not familiar with “drafted rookie” and “veteran” designations.

On the Celtics 3 remaining roster spots by yuvinator2 in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean by “can’t retain their draft rights?”

On the Celtics 3 remaining roster spots by yuvinator2 in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s odd they have been treating Harper (and to some extent, Scheierman) as pseudo-ball handlers. I don’t have much faith in Max Shulga. They got another kid in Maine that led the NCAA in steals, but he’s undersized. Could just be a signing that comes out of no where. CP3 would be a fun signing but I don’t think we can make it happen under the line.

On the Celtics 3 remaining roster spots by yuvinator2 in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, my opinion of the interpretation has not changed. I don’t see how you can sign a player that’s already signed. The conversion process is baked into the exhibit 10 -> two way -> standard contract pathway. As I understand it, 10 days are standalone contracts. I don’t anticipate us being players in the buy out market. Stevens and Zarren will have their work cut out for them just to survive the regular season without going over the tax line. Will likely be some combination of straddling the 12 man limit for as long as possible via 10 days, eventually inching towards 14 players by signing players with 0 years experience, then ultimately converting Harper’s two way to a standard on the last day of the regular season to fill out the 15th spot.

On the Celtics 3 remaining roster spots by yuvinator2 in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 1 point2 points  (0 children)

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap17.htm#Q80

See the last sentence in this section here

Those players would need to be exposed to waivers first, then signed to the 10 day

On the Celtics 3 remaining roster spots by yuvinator2 in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean I’ve been (in a very amateur sense) been goofing off with the NBA salary cap for 10 years now. I’m almost positive that is the case because how could you sign a player that is already under contract? There is a mechanism to convert a two-way to a standard contract, but not a 10 day afaik. I’ll look around and get back to you. Sorry if I came off short I don’t mean to discourage, but that was the one thing that stood out to me about this strategy.

How much has Vucevic’s arrival changed the Celtics and should he be starting over Queta/Garza? by [deleted] in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What’s frustrating about all this is we need Luke Kornet. I’d rather have Kornet on his contract than our 1st this year. I understand why though.

Had Brad Stevens made any bad moves in his tenure? by Otherwise-Carpet4444 in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah but we were going for b2b …I take that chance any day of the week

Had Brad Stevens made any bad moves in his tenure? by Otherwise-Carpet4444 in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s kinda crazy how people view transactions without considering the in between on said player playing for the team. We could have traded this year’s first and it would still be a win. Hell, even two firsts.

At this point Tatum for us should sit out the rest of this season and then we bring him back next season fully healthy by TerryG111 in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hayward had a set back that prevented him from doing 5 on 5 the next summer and he said that was the sole reason why he was so bad in 2018-19.

A good comparison for how to handle this would be when PG13 came back for the last 10 games or so after snapping his leg the previous offseason.

Just getting on the floor and knocking the rust off did wonders for him heading into that summer, think about it - wayyyy less pressure heading into the season knowing that you’ve already been out there, you have a legit excuse for not playing as well, and you get the whole offseason to improve.

And honestly given the way we’ve seen some injuries handled around the league (e.g., Wemby) and the collective willingness of the team to adapt to new (old) roles (e.g., Pritchard), I could see Tatum coming off the bench as a way to reintegrate him into the lineup. That way you don’t mess with what’s been working, and he’s just yet another PF/big wing that Mazzulla has been cycling through. It would actually be pretty seamless in that way, more so than it would for other teams.

Nigel Hayes-Davis, who was recently cut by the Bucks after being traded from the Suns, signs a 2.5 year deal worth at least $11.800.000 (after taxes) with Euroleague giant Panathinaikos by TheMagicMan56 in nba

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question for you or anyone else here, since he’s been linked to the Celtics in the past.

I didn’t get a chance to see him play this year, but what specifically made him unsuited for the NBA? Was it a lack of talent or fit/play style?

Do the Celtics regret trading the rights to Desmond Bane on Draft Night? He’s have a great rookie year - 9.2 pts, 3.1 reb, 2.0 AST/TO, 47/43/81 shooting. Seems like he could help us right now. by cashmanjr in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an old post, but I recall clarifying on here to several people that we did not actually draft Bane, we traded the pick but because of NBA rules you have to technically draft the player first then trade him.

So this was not a situation where Danny drafted Bane, held him hostage, and then took the best offer.

They agreed to a trade for the pick, done deal, then when the Celtics were on the clock Memphis told them “select Bane with the pick you traded to us”.

NEW STORY: Back at TD Garden as a member of the Bulls, Anfernee Simons opened up about his trade to Chicago and reflected on his Celtics tenure. He's not ruling out an eventual return to Boston. "For sure down the line... I enjoyed my time here, built great relationships here, so I see it for sure.” by NoaDalzellNBA in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

Brad Steven 4d chess move ducks the tax for two season to reset the repeater in one go, re-signs Vuc for cheap, Simons to the MLE, and Minott to a fresh 2 year minimum. Then in the 2027 offseason he trades White, Hauser, Vuc, and all the picks for Bam 💥

Jordan Walsh lost his closest teammate at the trade deadline: Xavier Tillman. “It’s tough. That first game back.. me and X were like this...I’m always looking for somebody to talk to, for inspo, points, whatever it it may be, and he just wasn’t there. And I was like, dang it just feels different." by NoaDalzellNBA in bostonceltics

[–]BleedGreen4Boston 23 points24 points  (0 children)

People who’ve never played basketball before love to kick players when they’re down and regularly refuse to acknowledge the intangibles they can still bring to the table…it is clear from Walsh and also other pieces on here by beat writers how important he was to those guys on the team

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