We're all bullish on Hauser, but I wouldn't expect him to ask or get close to Austin Reaves 4yrs/$56MM
Reaves was an RFA. If he had been UFA, there would have been a better deal for him.
I assume NBA salaries are still rising faster than inflation, so the Reeves/Grant deals will be for more by the time Hauser is a UFA. Plus as @lovegtm notes those were both RFA deals.
Grant could have stayed for 1 more year at a discounted rate ($6MM range) and been a UFA the following season
He also led the team in rebounds (7) and dished out 4 assists (a couple of them to PP for wide open corner threes) in 31:30 minutes played which was the 2nd most playing time on the team. He put on a good show for his mom and dad. Maybe CJM is a lurker here and is taking his cues from those calling for more Hauser minutes.
I don't want to sound like a Hauser doubter. I believe he is the Celtic's best 3pt shooter (even in volume) and an underrated defender. Heck, I'd love for him to get more 3pt shots (at the expense of JAYs stepbacks
) and play more minutes. I've been banging that drum since last season.
There were two or three instances of Hauser and Pritchard passing back and forth with one passing up a good look at three to give the other a great look. Very nice to see.He also led the team in rebounds (7) and dished out 4 assists (a couple of them to PP for wide open corner threes) in 31:30 minutes played which was the 2nd most playing time on the team. He put on a good show for his mom and dad. Maybe CJM is a lurker here and is taking his cues from those calling for more Hauser minutes.
Duncan Robinson has a bad contract? I am not convinced. Hes pretty good this year, he had one down season last year.I don't want to sound like a Hauser doubter. I believe he is the Celtic's best 3pt shooter (even in volume) and an underrated defender. Heck, I'd love for him to get more 3pt shots (at the expense of JAYs stepbacks
I understand the Duncan Robinson comp. BUT Duncan was starting & playing 30mpg for 2 seasons when he signed that deal. PLUS the Duncan contract was underwater an hour after it was signed. It's commonly cited as one of the worst NBA deals around.
Sam won't get the minutes or shots Duncan got, he's surrounded by 5 All-Star level players & PP who all want theirs.
It's a blessing (Sam gets his share of open shots) and a curse (NBA pecking order is real).
Sam's agent may look at Max Strus UFA deal(4yrs/$63MM) and say that is Sam's upside if he plays 2024-25 for $2MM.
Taking 3+1yrs/$50MM in the Summer of 2024 and having a crack at UFA at 29 is pretty darn attractive
Hauser's height & release implies that he can have a long NBA career. My favorite Hauser comp is Kyle Korver (with better D). Kyle played until he was 38.
Yep, he had 2 down years after signing. "Bad contract" had been conventional NBA wisdom when Strus jumped him.
Before the playoffs last year, he was on every 'bad contacts' list written. It wasn't just one down year, he had been declining for three straight and he had fallen out of the regular season rotation at times, and a guy making 5/90 that isn't in the regular season rotation is absolutely one of the worst deals in the league. He broke out in a big way in the playoffs and he's off to a terrific start this season, but based on his history it wouldn't shock me to sink back to the end of the bench.
I have a hard time conceptualizing a guy making 15 million this year as a bad contract. It's pretty marginal imo, the bad contract stuff is overblown on him. it's hard to make that money and be a truly bad contract imo.
I'm pretty thrilled the C's don't have Duncan on their roster at $18MM this year. He makes the same money as Derrick White.
Its not arguable he was on the list, of course. I don't care about someone's list though, I just can't see an 18mm a year guy deserving being on any worst contract list
That’s fair, it's unlikely that an 18M deal (even at that many years) will cripple a franchise, which may be a requirement for a worst contract list. Nevertheless, when a guy has no shot of outperforming his contract AND could drop out of the regular season rotation AND it's a five year deal, it's absolutely a bad to awful contract. Eyebrows were raised when he got the deal, then he spent the next two seasons getting worse before he had a resurgence in the playoffs.
Maybe not a mistake but that is a very good deal for Dallas. He is well worth that number.
I saw that in the highlights and was thinking “I didn’t know Hauser could do that”
To be fair, it was against Haliburton who is an absolutely terrible defender. I love that guy, but man he makes Trae Young look competent on D
If defenses try to hide their worst defender on Hauser, it's comforting to know that Hauser will be a little more diverse at attacking the defender, at least.
I'm guessing that, internally, the Celtics have been using much more colorful language the past 2 years to explain why teams pick on Hauser.
https://www.celticsblog.com/2024/1/15/24038572/boston-celtics-sam-hauser-island-defense-joe-mazzulla-houston-rockets-dillon-brooks-jabari-smith-jr
Is there a place that breaks down who the shooters are for context? Joe is 100% accurate in him being white as a stereotype. That's been around, and overall an accurate sentiment without any other information, for decades.
NBA.com has matchup data - go to Hauser's Stat page and then where it says "Profile," there's a menu from which you can pick "Matchups" and it appears to show all of the matchup data. This link may take you there: Sam Hauser | Boston Celtics | NBA.com
The fact that they attacked him with Dillon Brooks, who is kind of a poor man's Hauser, to start was kind of cool. Dillon Brooks didn't enjoy his stay on Hauser Island.
We have maybe two guys on the roster where I'd be worried that Dillon Brooks is going to eat. Please make Dillon Brooks isos your offense against us. The game is already won when that happens.
Yea, I honestly didn't realize Dylan Brook ISOs were a thing, but sign me up for that twice a year if it is...
an aside: how great would Drazen Petrovic, third on 3pt % and spectacular driver, be in todays game?
The obvious comparison is Doncic, but I think about this a lot. Ray Allen vibes for me also.
Yeah, the team has been effectively PRing their players for a while now, culminating in a Jaylen Brown All-NBA selection last year.
i was surprised to see Horford at 41, he was struggling the first ten games or so.
I assume things like this might help Hauser get a small shoe deal and help him financially outside of his contract. It’s good to do for your players.
More defense bending Corner3s from these guys, please:
I get you're asking a good message board question and not otherwise.
