Recent content by benhogan

With Bryant off the board look for 1. Defense-first Center, rim protector that will play 3rd string behind TL/Al (or a beef center). At this point, just need a better 5 than Luke Kornet until buy-out season forms in February. The jury is out (literally) on Trez but trust Brad knows the...

Kenrich never started a game and was 9th in minutes played just ahead of Roby (who started 28gms). People endlessly go on how important it is to be a starter in the NBA, yet a tanker couldn't get their "veteran glue guy" one start? Odd way to show their love. Brad wouldn't give up more than a...

adding anyone on the TPE gets real expensive (3-4X TAX/every dollar spent now ) wouldn't expect them to use more than $5M of a TPE in lieu of a vet minimum. I believe opening the season with a 14-man roster may help.

NYK are predictable if nothing else https://www.audacy.com/weei/sports/celtics/knicks-jalen-brunson-free-agent-tampering-contract-maverickspredictable

It's strange how many of these BIGz come with "chemistry issues/questionable reps" (Cousins, Whiteside, Howard, Thompson, Noel, Holmes, etc). It must be somewhat frustrating to be quickly marginalized on NBA rosters, from starter to low $$$ deals in a heartbeat. Their superpower, being BIGGER...

Yea the last time I saw DC he went agro with the ref or coach (Malone). He's a little too polarizing. Finding the 3rd string/fungible 5 could take some time (w/Durant/Kyrie drama unfolding) and he'll definitely have warts. Another place the C's could unearth cheap/end-of-the-bench players is...

His stats are pretty good (outside of SAC), w/ Boston he's a body to put on Embiid for 4 mins. At worst he's a placeholder, at best he surprises to the upside. Set screens/roll on offense and play other classic/back-up BIGs for ~8mins 28 players cycled through the Celtics roster last season...

Indeed, helluva a draft 2nd team All-Defensive Center is wondering why he was excluded from your list ;)

Yep, that's the pitch to Bryant Probably the most likely outcome (if Bryant goes elsewhere) is to see the collateral damage on a pending Durant, Kyrie, Ayton deals and see what shakes out (or help out with salaries). Barring that, Hassan would be a shot-blocking/placeholder playing ahead of...

Bryant is target #1 #2 option: I'd rather have them add Hassan Whiteside on the vet min over Ibaka. Whiteside played well on an organized Utah team as a backup to Gobert Hassan has been decent defensively, outside the Kings season, which can be somewhat excused They could live with Whiteside...

There was another Celtic BIG (TL, Al, DT, etc) on the floor for 97% of Grant's minutes. IME primarily used him as a 4/Wing. I wonder if they sit tight with 14 players under contract + the 2 two-ways past the start of the season? https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2022.html

That's why Mike Zarren is worth his weight in gold. He's probably the initial architect behind a lot of the Celtic moves.

If Thomas Bryant goes elsewhere, they have ~3 months until training camp. By far the easiest job Brad will have is to find a 3rd string BIG better than Luke Kornet for the regular season.

idk, part of me wants to see the drama unfold, watch it implode, and WITNESS the finger-pointing. If they beat up the rest of the Western Conf, so be it... They'll have zero bench - Kyrie, AD, and a 38yr old Bron will never make it to the NBA Finals on 2 legs The Lakers losing every draft pick...

Brad will know firsthand if he is poison/malcontent. PBS won't disturb team chemistry to roster TT. The C's could use an edgy bully to set picks on guys like Dray/PJ/Portis If rostered TT can be a placeholder until the buyout market develops.