Next year he making his leap. Got a shipment of that Mexican juice heading his way

Ice cold CJ

IT probably gets dealt to some crap team that just wants to be OK regular season. Kings reunion maybe.

Think Ainge views the last few years as a nice little team while the rebuild was going on, but basically knows IT can never be a major piece on a contending team. Imagine him vs Wall/Beal in the next rd 2?

He definitely isn't getting re-signed by the C's for big $.

To your last part, why not? They got him as a throw in, he's played an an MVP/All-NBA level and yes he has his issues but other than Horford, do the Celts have a bunch of high paid players of which Horford really isn't worth the money he's getting paid.

They'll be fortunate to get a top 4 pick at worst this year in a really good draft. They can choose to keep the player and benefit for the discounted costs that a rookie player can have especially at the top of the lottery. While PG/Butler seem like good ideas short term, long term I think the benefit is huge to keep the player at the top of the draft and how it'll make paying the rest of the team.

IT would be a great 3rd best player and solid 2nd best player on a team. They really need another scorer on the Celtics, Horford, Bradley, Crowder, Smart ain't going to cut it against elite squads.

On a team where he isn't the #1 usage/scorer guy he becomes devalued because of his D pretty fast. Like if the Celts had George/Butler, IT wouldn't be on the court in the 4th quarter vs a lot of teams.

As far as me saying they won't re-sign him, I guess I have it in my head that some team like the Kings or Magic that is going nowhere would pay him pretty well to just help being competitive and sell some tickets. Not sure the Celts will do that and give him the kind of role+$ that another team would.

Obviously if his expectations were lower then it is more of a possibility he would be back.

As I've said before, swap IT with MELO and you've got yourself a Finals contender

THAY3R trying to pump MELO to other fanbases for better, younger players is my favorite running TZ gimmick.

I know it is the undercard tonight but interested in watching the Wiz play some. I really feel like they have the 3rd best chance of all playoff teams to make the finals.

Shaky start game 1 but Brooks staggering Wall/Beal and Wall's dominance were interesting to see. If they get Mahimni back that bench isn't as awful as it was in the reg season either.

IT2 is one of probably 90% of stars who make a bad team good and a great team great imo.

dood, IT2 is a rich mans Lou Williams

We all just gotta accept it

Here for the LOLREFS

Suit is clean fire:



Is Katie playing tonight? I've got a theory on his scoring in this series at least. However much GS is up at the end of the third is how much Katie will score in the 4th. They're up 15, that's what he'll get and people will be like "Damn, look at his quality 4th quarter scoring" where half of it will be in scrub time when Connaughton or Layman is guarding him.

Lip reading Wall: "This is my city (slang N word), we don't play that ****."

Dwight just has no lift anymore

Right, which is why acting like he was the bird in the hand was dumb.

Right, good point.

PG13 would've given them some title equity they don't have. Disagree.

"Some" title equity at the expense of their future and then he might be gone in 18 months.

Not doing a Herschel Walker style deal for him was the right move.

Let's gooooo

The demise of the thunder appears to have been greatly exaggerated.

I'd say there would be no more than 50% chance PG13 stays, so that would have made it a no deal for me.

This Wizards/Hawks is unwatchable

Brooks taking Porter out with 4 seemed dumb to me, if you can't play with foul trouble vs Prince then GL w/ LeBron or even Butler.

edit: Kief gets #4 and Millsap destroys Smith for 3 minutes straight and Brooks makes no adjustments. Just let Kief play, who cares? Oh no, Markieff Morris can't foul out!

That's not what I was replying to.

I was replying to him (nor Butler, being the implication) not being a difference maker on this Celtics team. No they shouldn't have traded more than fair value for them.

all dressed up to get dicked down. thats cute.

shhhhhhhhhhhhhh jwax

westbrook is trash remember

Yeah I see what you were saying, how much equity is debatable. Getting waxed by Bulls w/o him.

Sorry I am having trouble processing information right now. This Hawks/Wizards is torture.

Yea Russ with the paltry 18-9-7-2 with 3:30 left in the half. Harden MVP!