Avery Bradley traded for Marcus Morris

[jsinger121]

Adrian Wojnarowski‏Verified account @wojespn 51s52 seconds ago
The Boston Celtics are finalizing a trade to send Avery Bradley to Detroit, league sources tell ESPN.

 

[DannyDarwinism]

Marcus Morris, per Shams.

 

[Jeff Van GULLY]

Marcus Morris is coming back in the trade.

Edit: he makes 5.375 this season and is then a FA

 

[CreedBratton]

Well we needed a 4! I like it. Better then just giving AB away too

 

[Eddie Jurak]

Does that free up enough space?

 

[jsinger121]

Marcus Morris is coming back in the trade.

Edit: he makes 5.375 this season and is then a FA

He has two years left on his deal

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Marcus Morris is coming back in the trade.

Edit: he makes 5.375 this season and is then a FA

According to Hoopshype it's $5 mil this season and the $5.375 next season.

 

[MillarTime]

Cap wise, does this get them where they need to be...i.e. they keep Rozier and Smart?

 

[wilked]

What does this mean for fitting Hayward in?

 

[Jeff Van GULLY]

According to Hoopshype it's $5 mil this season and the $5.375 next season.

Yep thanks, misread.

Celtics shave $3.8 mil.

 

[Eddie Jurak]

Well we needed a 4! I like it. Better then just giving AB away too

Plus, he looked great subbing in for his injured brother in the playoffs last year. /conspiracy theory

 

[Van Everyman]

Plus, his brother can sub in for him if he's injured and the Wiz don't have a game that night.

Dammit, beaten by EJ

 

[the moops]

Hmm. That is a good return.

 

[OurF'ingCity]

Plus, he looked great subbing in for his injured brother in the playoffs last year. /conspiracy theory

Was just gonna say this - certainly makes the bad blood between the Wizards and Celtics more interesting for this coming season...

 

[the1andonly3003]

bringing strife to the Morris twins...matchup vs Bullets just got more intense

 

[smastroyin]

Except Bradley for Morris straight up doesn't work because Detroit is over the cap, right?

 

[Marbleheader]

He was the guy to go. Really good player, but too much of an injury concern. Things are shaping up nicely.

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

ESPN trade machine says it doesn't work, salaries are too far apart, I'm assuming it's wrong (or they're taking back another contract)?

 

[CreedBratton]

Plus, he looked great subbing in for his injured brother in the playoffs last year. /conspiracy theory

Haha well done. He's a very solid player. Was really good in 2016 pistons playoff run. Lakers and Clippers were in on it too until the end per Woj. Not sure what they would have offered that would have been better

 

[bosockboy]

Morris is indeed a good return. Has to be a few other moving parts though.

 

[DannyDarwinism]

Except Bradley for Morris straight up doesn't work because Detroit is over the cap, right?

Yeah, I think there has to be more to it than this. They're hard-capped after signing Galloway and Bradley has a bigger hit than Morris.

KCP is certainly walking now.

 

[amfox1]

Jeff Goodman‏@GoodmanESPN 5m5 minutes ago
Celtics trading Avery Bradley and a second-round pick to Detroit for Marcus Morris, source told ESPN.

 

[tims4wins]

Jeff Goodman‏@GoodmanESPN 5m5 minutes ago
Celtics trading Avery Bradley and a second-round pick to Detroit for Marcus Morris, source told ESPN.

If that's it then fuck yeah Ainge

 

[the1andonly3003]

Jeff Goodman‏@GoodmanESPN 5m5 minutes ago
Celtics trading Avery Bradley and a second-round pick to Detroit for Marcus Morris, source told ESPN.

finally a second round pick is traded

 

[the moops]

espn has it as BOS is getting the 2nd round pick back

 

[bosockboy]

SVG must have a thing for Bradley.

 

[Jeff Van GULLY]

Good deal with Bradley due for a large raise. His scoring is replaced by Hayward.

I figured Crowder was going because he would be pissed but I guess Danny and Stevens were able to convince him that he'll have a prominent role in smallball lineups.

It will be interesting to see how he fits with Morris here.

 

[Big John]

Does Detroit have any non guaranteed deals that it can package with Morris? Because otherwise I think Samastroyin is right.

 

[bosockboy]

Assume the Lakers were offering Randle?

 

[BigSoxFan]

This is a hell of a trade. Morris is a good player. Wonder if a separate deal for Crowder is coming at some point.

 

[smastroyin]

I guess we can wait it out, maybe I'm missing something on trade exemption or something. Detroit has almost literally nothing that makes the salaries work unless they are already giving up on Ellenson (who the Celtics would then have to flip for nothing) or even less likely Johnson or Kennard. Maybe they could guarantee Gbinijie's contract fully and then trade him, and then the Celtics flip him.

Either way, again unless there is an exemption I'm missing, the C's have to take back enough salary that we also have to deal with Yabusele on top of renouncing everyone.

 

[boca]

Shams saying it's a 2019 2nd rounder going to Detroit as part of the deal.

 

[DannyDarwinism]

Bradley's the guy who made the most sense to move, and getting a cheap big who can shoot fills a need nicely.

23 year old Marcus Smart is now the longest-tenured Celtic.

 

[Jeff Van GULLY]

This is a hell of a trade. Morris is a good player. Wonder if a separate deal for Crowder is coming at some point.

More I think about this, you're probably right.

Could use a C or G now.

I expect Gerald Green will be back.

 

[amfox1]

Shams Charania‏ @ShamsCharania 2m2 minutes ago
Boston also sending a 2019 second-round pick to Detroit, league sources say.

 

[amfox1]

Shams Charania‏ @ShamsCharania 2m2 minutes ago
Boston also sending a 2019 second-round pick to Detroit, league sources say.

I wonder if DET is getting its pick back.

 

[Lazy vs Crazy]

Good deal with Bradley due for a large raise. His scoring is replaced by Hayward.

I figured Crowder was going because he would be pissed but I guess Danny and Stevens were able to convince him that he'll have a prominent role in smallball lineups.

It will be interesting to see how he fits with Morris here.

I would guess the starting lineup is IT-Hayward-Crowder-Morris-Horford?

 

[Jeff Van GULLY]

Bobby Marks says we're short $400k so Mickey or Jackson are gone pecan.

 

[PedroKsBambino]

If they renounce KCP what happens to this being achievable?

 

[Fishy1]

I would guess the starting lineup is IT-Hayward-Crowder-Morris-Horford?

I would imagine Marcus starts. But who knows.

 

[Big John]

I think the answer here may be that Detroit is just a hair under the new cap (99M or thereabouts) so its 150% instead of 125%. Maybe the ESPN and RealGM trade checkers haven't been updated to reflect the new number.

 

[BigSoxFan]

I would imagine Marcus starts. But who knows.

Which Marcus?! This is too confusing!

 

[amfox1]

Bobby Marks says we're short $400k so Mickey or Jackson are gone pecan.

He changed his tweet to say BOS is ok.

 

[the moops]

Can Morris play any really small ball center?

Smart, Brown, Hayward, Crowder, Morris would be awesome to see the switching that is possible with those 5

 

[ElcaballitoMVP]

Does this mean Brooklyn goes after KCP now?

 

[Fishy1]

Which Marcus?! This is too confusing!

Marcus Smart - sorry.

 

[luckiestman]

This is better than I expected even though I hate to see Bradley go

 

[Ed Hillel]

I don't think we could have realistically hoped for a better trade. Morris is an enforcer, which this team desperately needs. No more freebies past Al.

 

[bosockboy]

Forgive for the cap naïveté, but do we still have an exception to play with?

 

[smastroyin]

I guess I still don't get it. Clearly one thing that makes this easier is if this trade happens "before" Galloway is officially signed. Then they go over the cap with this deal and still use the MLE to sign Galloway? Not sure if they have to renounce KCP

And yeah, this probably means KCP -> BKN but I'm not as worried about that for next year.