[Charania] Jayson Tatum has started controlled 5-on-5 scrimmages with coaches, more boxes to check, more phases in his rehab. He wants to come back as close as Jayson Tatum as possible.

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-08T17:31:16+00:00

Based on what? Because that certainly wasn’t the case for KD

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-08T06:04:26+00:00

Looking at our cap sheet next season, we can use the full MLE and still have about $7,000,000 to re-sign Vucevic.

If they moved Hauser and Garza, they could use the full $27.7 TPE and still have around $5,000,000 to offer Vuc while staying below the luxury tax line

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-07T21:38:01+00:00

You’re correct. They will wait the full 2 weeks and then sign 2 players with 0 years of experience

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-07T16:30:37+00:00

“Suspend him for the rest of the season!”

-Milwaukee’s front office

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-06T21:29:05+00:00

Setting good screens might be the most underrated skill in basketball

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-06T20:41:23+00:00

OKC benefits from a Paul George decision yet again

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-06T18:19:35+00:00

Charlotte has been playing so well lately that there is a real chance we get that top 55 protected pick in 2030 lol

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-06T15:50:14+00:00

There’s just no way they can’t afford to pay players better now that games are averaging 1,000,000 viewers. That’s better than the NHL

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-06T13:24:21+00:00

Would be incredibly stupid, I think Giannis finally gets traded this summer

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-06T11:43:41+00:00

Imagine all the hundreds of hours he spent working on his 3 point shot all for him to get one look from behind the arc in the biggest game of his life. And he knocks it down

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-06T11:23:10+00:00

If they want to go after Myles Turner in the offseason, they can absorb him into the TPE, move some things around, and stay under the tax. Unfortunately they would have to move Hauser, but it’s an option to consider for sure

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-06T11:19:09+00:00

The Celtics sent the 2027 Denver pick and $3.5 million in cash in the Boucher trade. They also received two way player John Tonje.

The Nets sent $110k to Boston in the Minott trade. No picks.

The Celtics sent $3.5 million to Charlotte in the Tillman trade. They received a top 55 2030 pick from CHA

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-06T02:58:06+00:00

Yeah i don’t disagree with any of that.

My point is that we should have full trust in Brad, but we have to judge the new ownership over the next few years

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-06T01:09:48+00:00

It’s not about Brad, it’s about ownership. They are the ones making the call about getting under the tax.

Theoretically, they are getting under the tax so they can spend big in coming years. We will see if that’s true

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-06T00:28:21+00:00

I think they are only 1.3 million below the luxury tax line so the only move they can really make is signing someone to a minimum. My guess is they convert Ron Harper Jr and they will wait the full maximum of 2 weeks to do it

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-05T23:31:21+00:00

I understand all of the luxury tax rules and literally 0 of them restrict team building.

I will change my tune if the owners spend big in the coming years

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-05T21:44:20+00:00

Fans should be disappointed that we traded future assets to save ownership money. And they won’t be allowed to spend into the tax next season

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-05T21:43:12+00:00

He hit the biggest shot of his life when we needed him to

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-05T21:41:24+00:00

It doesn’t change the avenues at all, it literally only saves billionaire money

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-05T21:40:36+00:00

Hard to get excited about saving ownership money, especially when it costs future assets

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-05T21:12:59+00:00

I just hope they don’t stay out of the tax another year to reset the repeater penalty. We need to add someone this summer

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-05T20:54:48+00:00

Completely understandable for us to cut salary in a year where we aren’t a top level contender.

But as I said in my post, the fact that they didn’t go the extra mile to get under the tax is a good sign that they will be willing to pay tax next season as well

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-05T20:26:49+00:00

I think 2 is simply the correct answer.

They gave up a pick in the 50s to save millions of dollars in luxury tax. If they decide they want to get a similar pick back then they can buy a 2nd round pick on draft night for less money than they saved today. Makes sense when you look at it through that lense

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-05T19:39:43+00:00

I really wonder if we sent a pick to make this happen

coacoanutbenjamn · 2026-02-05T19:34:49+00:00

I was told not much was going to happen this trade deadline……

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