Theis is back in Boston on a 2-year, $10 million contract per Woj.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1146121245303422976
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1146121245303422976
Theis and Yabu get you to around $8 million.I think there's some sort of trade coming. There's a lot of salary filler now that Smart doesn't have to be traded in a deal surrounding, say, Jaylen Brown.
Kanter to 13. There are a lot more options now.Theis and Yabu get you to around $8 million.
Kanter can't be traded right now I don't think. Which may or may not matter to what they're looking at down the road.Kanter to 13. There are a lot more options now.
Yeah, I’m more talking about as the year goes on.Kanter can't be traded right now I don't think. Which may or may not matter to what they're looking at down the road.
Once again, it doesn't matter. If the 76ers don't beat the Celtics in any games that count (playoffs or for seeding), something is really wrong. The 76ers have a chance to be the one or two seed next year. The Celtics are looking at one of the lower seeds and aren't likely to contend beyond making the playoffs.I like the depth but do wonder if they are big enough to bang with Philly. We'll see.
Plus a sign and trade for Marcus Morris is also in play.Kanter to 13. There are a lot more options now.
Right, and I don't think Theis could be either (absent a S&T which Theis would need to agree to). But yes they have a ton more tradeable assets overall for mid-season trades or for next offseason (obviously at that point Jaylen would be an RFA so he wouldn't likely be involved in any trades, but this gives them more flexibility regardless).Kanter can't be traded right now I don't think. Which may or may not matter to what they're looking at down the road.
I think that depends on whether they’re able to swing S&T for Al or Kyrie to operate over the cap. Otherwise think they have to renounce Morris.Plus a sign and trade for Marcus Morris is also in play.
If they do S&T for either Kyrie or Al does that make them hard-capped which means can't S&T Morris?I think that depends on whether they’re able to swing S&T for Al or Kyrie to operate over the cap. Otherwise think they have to renounce Morris.
They got 20 fouls to work with. They're not as skilled (individually), though.I like the depth but do wonder if they are big enough to bang with Philly. We'll see.
The hard-cap only applies to not going over $138M, so it would depend where his contract ended up. They’d very very likely be able to.If they do S&T for either Kyrie or Al does that make them hard-capped which means can't S&T Morris?
The Celtics will be hard-capped already because they are receiving a S&T player in Kemba, but it likely won't matter because they're not going to be near the apron. Morris S&T is unlikely, and even so, they wouldn't be over the cap unless their was a S&T for AL or Kyrie neither of which seems likely. They expect to be under the cap, let Morris walk, take Kemba into cap space, and then use the tiny bit remaining to give Edwards a 3-4 year deal instead of having to give him only 2, the Kanter signing at the RE makes it pretty clear that they expect to be a cap space team.If they do S&T for either Kyrie or Al does that make them hard-capped which means can't S&T Morris?
23, no?They got 20 fouls to work with. They're not as skilled (individually), though.
bingo. nailed itTheis deserves to make a few bucks. He plays his role, doesn't complain, provides instant energy, plays with max effort, does a decent job in floor coverage on the p/r, and in his second NBA season, showed he could hit the three, at 38.8% in a small sample off one three attempted per game.
Celtics bigs are a League of Nations.
It’s more that the Celtics were filling up their cap space first to keep Theis’ smaller cap hold on the books, and then giving him a ballast contract once they hit the cap. It’s an order of operations thing.Feels wild for him to make the same money as Kanter when Kanter seems like a far superior player but I guess that just speaks more to the bargain the Celtics got on him than how much Theis got.
Theis German buddy Maxi Kleber just got 4yrs for $35MM. They are very similar players except Danny just paid 2yrs for $10MM for a guy that knows Brads' system/rotationsFeels wild for him to make the same money as Kanter when Kanter seems like a far superior player but I guess that just speaks more to the bargain the Celtics got on him than how much Theis got.
the NBA salary cap is way too complicated because this might as well be written in another language to me.It’s more that the Celtics were filling up their cap space first to keep Theis’ smaller cap hold on the books, and then giving him a ballast contract once they hit the cap. It’s an order of operations thing.
Agreed, it's written in legalese and you're not alone.the NBA salary cap is way too complicated because this might as well be written in another language to me.
Michele Roberts said the same thing. She wanted to throw the whole thing out and start over.the NBA salary cap is way too complicated because this might as well be written in another language to me.
I’d be pretty sad if it were gone. I like legalese, and it adds a lot of free entertainment. It’s like having to learn all the new mechanics of a game like Europa Universalis 4 every time a new patch is released.Michele Roberts said the same thing. She wanted to throw the whole thing out and start over.
I'm guessing that Proskauer Rose drafted the first version when David Stern was still working there and the owners felt that its convoluted nature gave them a negotiating advantage. Since then a cottage industry has grown up around interpreting its twists and turns. Today, Proskauer Rose does work for all of the major professional sports leagues, not just the NBA. The status quo is good business for them.
Good point. Daniel has definitely cleaned up his habit of fouling with the hands. He also leads the NBA in block% (11.1%). His advanced efficiency numbers should improve, they were very good his first two seasons with the Celtics. I also think coming off of knee surgery last season may have bothered him?Really, really noticeable in the Cavs game that Theis has worked a lot on verticality and keeping his hands up. He had a ton of "who, me?" fouls last year that were clear fouls, and the result of a lack of hand discipline. He's cleaned that up, and raised his value a ton in doing so.
This is a really interesting topic. I'm not sold on it yet, but if true, it would definitely affect team-building approach....
It feels like Centers get injured too easily in the modern game. So trading for & committing big money to a Steven Adams/Marc Gasol/Vucevic isn't all that attractive IMO.
If Danny can add a cheap/defense first/stronger 5 (Baynes not allowed to return ) around Dec 15th great, otherwise go with Theis/TL/Kanter/VP - Tacko in Maine. Maybe Kanter can be that bulky center (for Joel Embiid, Drummond, etc) when healthy? If nothing else the twitter wars between Enis and Embiid should be interesting
Yeah, this is a broader topic--often when we complain about foul calls, it has a lot more to do with specific things in how the guy plays than it does ref bias. It's really relevant for someone like Tatum, who doesn't get calls because of the specific way he draws contact (nighthob has been on about this awhile).Thanks for that analysis. I watched that game and noticed the lack of calls going against him. I thought maybe that was just the referees giving him a little more slack, but it's good to hear that it's really an improvement in his game (that I didn't notice).
Absolutely, and you nailed it with Theis. He's less handsy and, I think, avoiding stupid lower body contact also. TL could benefit from the latter. Theis improved in approach (and maybe some recovery too).Yeah, this is a broader topic--often when we complain about foul calls, it has a lot more to do with specific things in how the guy plays than it does ref bias. It's really relevant for someone like Tatum, who doesn't get calls because of the specific way he draws contact (nighthob has been on about this awhile).
The Is is #1 only if you include a minimum of 90 minutes played. Chris Silva is #1 in block percentage at 13.6% but he's only played 60 minutes; Goga is slightly ahead of him at 12.8% but he's only played 89 minutes. The Is has played 110 minutes.Good point. Daniel has definitely cleaned up his habit of fouling with the hands. He also leads the NBA in block% (11.1%).
I don't think the cuts, screens, and player movements have a ton with who is playing at center. Brad is basically running the same stuff as he did last year. It's just that last year, after the first - or possibly second - action didn't work, someone would take the ball and try to go 1-on-1. And then someone else would go 1-on-1. And then someone else would go 1-on-1. Lather, rinse, repeat.I'm fine with having a bunch of inexpensive 5s that don't mind doing the dirty work and defer to the more offensively skilled players. On offense, we're seeing a boatload of more screens, cuts, player movement this season compared to last seasons 5 wide. Credit to Brad for giving Theis & TL big minutes last night.
Ha. MaMo, I bet he never saw a 1-1 situation he didn't think he had an advantage...screening for a teammate or helping on defense probably never occurred to him last season.The Is is #1 only if you include a minimum of 90 minutes played. Chris Silva is #1 in block percentage at 13.6% but he's only played 60 minutes; Goga is slightly ahead of him at 12.8% but he's only played 89 minutes. The Is has played 110 minutes.
I don't think the cuts, screens, and player movements have a ton with who is playing at center. Brad is basically running the same stuff as he did last year. It's just that last year, after the first - or possibly second - action didn't work, someone would take the ball and try to go 1-on-1. And then someone else would go 1-on-1. And then someone else would go 1-on-1. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Tatum got really wide to spring Kemba on one I recall last night.Ha. MaMo, I bet he never saw a 1-1 situation he didn't think he had an advantage...screening for a teammate or helping on defense probably never occurred to him last season.
poor ole Al Horford probably had enough being the screener for MaMo, Kyrie, Tatum, etc since he wanted to play the 4.
Without a doubt, more screens are being set this year due to the players on the floor
Perk was an absolute house; he was very different than Theis.I was thinking about Theis's improved defensive ability, and was wondering if he could be a Kendrick Perkins type, who did just enough as a smaller center to frustrate some of the bigger more athletic guys. I had to look up their sizes to compare, but Perkins was 6'10 and about 270 playing weight. Theis is 6'8, 243, which is a larger gap that I remembered. Most amazing in this look up to me is that Baynes is only 2 years younger than Perkins, who I had not thought of in a long time. Baynes turns 33 in a month.
Good piece.Yep. Daniel Theis counting numbers aren't great but he's a valued role player with the starting unit. Predictable.
The guy does so much that doesn't show up in the box score (tip outs, screens, rotates, challenges shots, boxes out, etc). Good role player, exactly what the starting unit needed.
https://www.celticsblog.com/2019/11/24/20977741/daniel-theis-defense-continues-to-defy-expectations
I may be wrong but I think Miami was using the double drag roll to consistently get points against Philadelphia a couple of nights ago.