Wonder if a Ryan Anderson-Kevin Love-BOS players/picks is in play.Frank Isola @FisolaNYDN 31m31 minutes ago
Cleveland remains very active. Cavs in talks with Pelicans about Ryan Anderson. A 3-team deal that includes Kevin Love still in play.
Wonder if a Ryan Anderson-Kevin Love-BOS players/picks is in play.Frank Isola @FisolaNYDN 31m31 minutes ago
Cleveland remains very active. Cavs in talks with Pelicans about Ryan Anderson. A 3-team deal that includes Kevin Love still in play.
Ha ha. Jerebko's trade value is that of an expiring deal pretty much.Wait, Jerebko is about as good as Ryan Anderson? At basketball? That's kind of insane.
It's what I would do if I were the sixers. They're going to need to start converting frontcourt players into guards or wings, and Okafor has the most value in trade. He's also probably the hardest of the bunch to build around.Lol this is a joke right? This is a player I'd put the Brooklyn pick in play for. From a Sixers beat writer:
#NBA source: #Sixers 'gauging interest in Okafor' around the league.
Hasn't Okafor already had a rough intro to Boston?Lol this is a joke right? This is a player I'd put the Brooklyn pick in play for. From a Sixers beat writer:
#NBA source: #Sixers 'gauging interest in Okafor' around the league.
It doesn't sound by reports as though this is an option. Colangelo could have had leaked that they were gauging the market for Okafor or Noel instead it is specifically Okafor. That sends a message right there as to his direction.I'd pass on Okafor. Would rather take my chances in the draft. I'd move the pick for Noel however.
I'm hearing more the other way round fwiw, that the league has been calling the sixers to see if they want to move him, Heat especially apparently, but Celtics come up frequently too. I don't know the Sixers are shopping him, but I would imagine Hinkie is checking the various angles.Lol this is a joke right? This is a player I'd put the Brooklyn pick in play for. From a Sixers beat writer:
#NBA source: #Sixers 'gauging interest in Okafor' around the league.
In the unlikely event that these teams make a deal, it would probably be a structure where Miami gets Okafor, Boston gets Winslow, and Philly gets Brooklyn pick. Miami would have to add a future pick or 2 as well. I probably wouldn't do something like this because I like but don't love Winslow but it's possible that Ainge views him as a top 3-4 player in this draft.I'm hearing more the other way round fwiw, that the league has been calling the sixers to see if they want to move him, Heat especially apparently, but Celtics come up frequently too. I don't know the Sixers are shopping him, but I would imagine Hinkie is checking the various angles.
You are living under a bridge (pun) if you really believe Hinkie is calling these shots. I don't even know how this could have been understood differently back in December but per the reports some did back then.I'm hearing more the other way round fwiw, that the league has been calling the sixers to see if they want to move him, Heat especially apparently, but Celtics come up frequently too. I don't know the Sixers are shopping him, but I would imagine Hinkie is checking the various angles.
http://m.theintell.com/sports/sixers/source-sixers-gauging-interest-in-okafor/article_419783af-14e3-508c-b391-736a3f81de08.html?mode=jqmSixers managing owner Josh Harris hired former Suns CEO/owner/GM Jerry Colangelo to be the team's chairman of basketball operations Dec. 7.
As for who's running the basketball show for the Sixers now, the first source said, "From what I heard, teams in the NBA are calling Colangelo" with trade proposals.
"Hinkie's not calling the shots — it's Colangelo," said the second source. "People in the know know that. When it originally took place, people thought Colangelo was working for Hinkie. They were sadly mistaken. Colangelo doesn't work for anybody."
I don't dislike Noel and I know he has a modern skillset, but I don't like him enough to currently justify trading a 12 percent chance to get Ben Simmons for him, I just don't know how high his ceiling is, Tyson Chandler maybe? I think Okafor, while possessing some obvious flaws, has a higher ceiling and thus be a more likely trade target imo. I still don't know if I would do it.I'd want no part of Okafor, personally. Noel, on the other hand, fits "today's NBA" perfectly. He provides a team so much defensive flexibility that it doesn't really matter if he ever evolves into a plus offensive player.
Lets keep it this way...Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA 27s27 seconds ago
Sources: So far, Boston is sitting out the Dwight Howard talks.
Can't make a trade if there isn't a good one out there to make. Apparently no one is offering a 1st back along with an expiring. Pels would be stupid to take on salary extending past this season unless it was for an upgrade in talent.Lets keep it this way...
News is that Ryan Anderson is staying put... That is further evidence of how poorly run that franchise is.
We got Thomas at the deadline last year and he's okEvery year, we get sucked into trade deadline anticipation. And, every year, it's just a big disappointment.
Although, frankly, the way they're playing maybe no move is the best move
To be fair I'm sure we all remember that as the beginning of the worst summer of our lives as Celtics fans.Felger is repeatedly hammering home his point that the last time we had a Top-5 pick we choose Jeff Green! Please Lord make this deadline end in a hurry.
If the Celtics during Ainge's tenure haven't managed to entertain you at the deadline then I would submit that you aren't capable of being entertained.Every year, we get sucked into trade deadline anticipation. And, every year, it's just a big disappointment.
Although, frankly, the way they're playing maybe no move is the best move
Agreed. They landed IT just last year.If the Celtics during Ainge's tenure haven't managed to entertain you at the deadline then I would submit that you aren't capable of being entertained.
Lee will be bought out and Olynyk is possibly done for the year with his shoulder unless a second opinion changes things. We will go from any perceived "roster crunch" to being really thin at the forward position down the stretch so that should suffice for the roster crunch crew.If there's no great move out there, I don't see the need to overpay for something. We're not one player from having a shot to win a title this year unless that player's name is Durant, and it's a really fun group to watch.
The main reason I see to look for a trade is the impending roster crunch, and that trade can be made this offseason if it's not made today. I wouldn't fix that just for a rental, though.
If Olynyk is toast, wouldn't the Celtics want to keep Lee around for big man depth? Sullinger is a back spasm waiting to happen, Johnson is older than most and has had ankle issues, so Zeller and Jerebko may not be enough depth for a playoff aspirant.Lee will be bought out and Olynyk is possibly done for the year with his shoulder unless a second opinion changes things. We will go from any perceived "roster crunch" to being really thin at the forward position down the stretch so that should suffice for the roster crunch crew.
Portland waived Varejao. Does he have anything left?If Olynyk is toast, wouldn't the Celtics want to keep Lee around for big man depth? Sullinger is a back spasm waiting to happen, Johnson is older than most and has had ankle issues, so Zeller and Jerebko may not be enough depth for a playoff aspirant.
Lee's people have made it clear he wants out. Ainge has never held a veteran player hostage like that before to my recollection.If Olynyk is toast, wouldn't the Celtics want to keep Lee around for big man depth? Sullinger is a back spasm waiting to happen, Johnson is older than most and has had ankle issues, so Zeller and Jerebko may not be enough depth for a playoff aspirant.
Felger again shows that he knows jack shit about the Celtics. The Celtics chose Green for the Sonics' with the fifth overall pick as part of the Ray Allen trade.Felger is repeatedly hammering home his point that the last time we had a Top-5 pick we choose Jeff Green! Please Lord make this deadline end in a hurry.
Yes, when they should have kept the pick and taken Yi Jianlian!Felger again shows that he knows jack shit about the Celtics. The Celtics chose Green for the Sonics' with the fifth overall pick as part of the Ray Allen trade.
Yes that was my point. He kept repeating it over and over with his voice showing more frustration each time one of his cronies on the show attempted to correct him. Ugh, I wish he'd go on the Dunkies run whenever the topic goes from the Bruins/Pats to the Celtics.......he is god awful on the NBA.Felger again shows that he knows jack shit about the Celtics. The Celtics chose Green for the Sonics' with the fifth overall pick as part of the Ray Allen trade.