I'd seriously consider that deal if I'm the Hornets. this team is almost certainly fucked either way for the next 1-2 years minimum anyway. they're obviously not signing anybody good except Kemba, who'd then be on their books for five years. otoh I think if they actually made some good selections (big if) they could build around that Memphis pick plus their own picks over the next couple of years plus Bridges and Washington, both of whom I like.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Monday, 24 June 2019 18:33 (five years ago) link
that plan sounds really bad
― ciderpress, Monday, 24 June 2019 18:53 (five years ago) link
for the celtics i mean
its def dubious but i like it
― lag∞n, Monday, 24 June 2019 20:12 (five years ago) link
fuck it, you rep the Celts, I'll be proxy for Charlotte, let's call it in to the league office.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Monday, 24 June 2019 20:28 (five years ago) link
right on
― lag∞n, Monday, 24 June 2019 20:53 (five years ago) link
i will rep the humble basketball and call in to cancel it for basketball reasons
― ciderpress, Monday, 24 June 2019 21:33 (five years ago) link
need to show more respect for the trading lifestyle
― lag∞n, Monday, 24 June 2019 21:38 (five years ago) link
they tried that w kyrie and it was bad vibeswhat if it was rubes setting up Tatum and Brown
― hollow your fart (m bison), Monday, June 24, 2019 2:21 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
getting horf and gordon (and hopefully terry!) out of the mix is prob enough to solve their not enough shots for everyone issue, kemba->jayson->jaylen is a totally reasonable offensive hierarchy
― lag∞n, Monday, 24 June 2019 21:51 (five years ago) link
kemba and adams are both "boston celtics type players"
― lag∞n, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:28 (five years ago) link
getting horf and gordon (and hopefully terry!) out of the mix is prob enough to solve their not enough shots for everyone issue
anyone who thinks al horford is robbing them of scoring opportunities probably shouldn't be playing pro basketball
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:42 (five years ago) link
he doest take a ton of shots but he plays w the ball in his hands alot renders others spot up shooters and so forth, and theres some actual pro basketball knowledge for that ass
― lag∞n, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:44 (five years ago) link
Day 1 @YGCHoops in Waltham was 🔥. And ya, he got me. The bank was open. pic.twitter.com/zJ2IDxs0st— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) June 25, 2019
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 03:21 (five years ago) link
Former #OkState guard Marcus Smart wins NBA Hustle Award— Brian Brinkley (@BrianBrinkleyOK) June 25, 2019
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 03:22 (five years ago) link
oh god lagoon is causing this
The Celtics, I'm told, are emerging as a stealth suitor for Charlotte Hornets free agent Kemba Walker— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 25, 2019
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 16:51 (five years ago) link
hee
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 16:56 (five years ago) link
lol
― big city slam (Spottie), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 17:01 (five years ago) link
kemba buzz baby
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 17:08 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/PsTb8fB.jpg
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 17:44 (five years ago) link
kemba is not that good tbh
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 25 June 2019 17:46 (five years ago) link
i wld rather have stephen curry but i dont think hes available
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 17:49 (five years ago) link
hayward + memphis pick for steph who says no
kemba has profited statistically by being the number one option on a mediocre team, but the flip side of that is that he always draws most of the defensive attention from the opposing team every single night.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 17:52 (five years ago) link
Tatum and Brown are very young but they're playoff tested, ready to make a run right now. league is wide open next year, if Kawhi leaves and the Bucks miss out on re-signing some of their guys I think a Boston team with Kemba and an Adams type might actually be the favorite, as much as it pains me to say.
man, I'm looking at their hoopshype page right now though and they definitely need a big more than a scorer. they have like zero even decent bigs under contract for next season.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 19:23 (five years ago) link
ya, idk why they just let baynes walk like that
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 19:29 (five years ago) link
sounds like he asked for it, not that they needed to grant his wish.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 19:41 (five years ago) link
It was sort of a favor. He opted in because it looked like they were bringing back/improving the team to contend. When Ainge and co had to switch to retooling he asked for a trade. It sounds like he would have opted out if he knew about Kyrie and Al going elsewhere.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 19:44 (five years ago) link
I’m in on Kemba to the Celtics: https://t.co/neY0JIP1Me— Andrew Sharp (@andrewsharp) June 26, 2019
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 16:53 (five years ago) link
havent read that not sure if any sportswriter have yet figured out my plan to get adams and kemba
which one are you trading Hayward for?
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 22:02 (five years ago) link
kemba
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 22:08 (five years ago) link
havent readhttps://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/6/26/18758828/boston-celtics-free-agency-nikola-vucevic-kemba-walker
― big city slam (Spottie), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 22:17 (five years ago) link
what if we just keep posting links and no one reads, sad
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 22:25 (five years ago) link
i agree with the underlying axiom of that which is that the celtics should not increase the number of ball dominant players they have. i'm down with taking kemba in if someone else is being sent out
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 22:44 (five years ago) link
tjarks claims that brown and tatum "don't need a point guard and can create their own shots" so he kinda lost me there
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 22:51 (five years ago) link
not convinced that brown and tatum can be part of the same good offense at this point, they're both cloggers
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 23:03 (five years ago) link
they just need to stop cloggin
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 23:04 (five years ago) link
one of them really needs to make a leap next year on offense if its gonna work
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 23:04 (five years ago) link
― ciderpress, Wednesday, June 26, 2019 7:03 PM (fourteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
they can both shoot it, all the more reason to get a pg who will get them shots!
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 23:27 (five years ago) link
also and i'm sorry, "not a playoff player" doesn't even begin to describe vucavic. marc gasol absolutely destroyed him in the first round.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 23:28 (five years ago) link
vooch was so bad i would avoid dude at all costs
― big city slam (Spottie), Thursday, 27 June 2019 00:02 (five years ago) link
do not like vooch
― lag∞n, Thursday, 27 June 2019 00:25 (five years ago) link
he's an empty stats guy imo
― Clay, Thursday, 27 June 2019 01:03 (five years ago) link
The Boston Celtics have emerged as the frontrunner to sign Charlotte All-Star guard Kemba Walker once free agency opens Sunday at 6 PM ET, league sources tell ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 27, 2019
― lag∞n, Thursday, 27 June 2019 12:59 (five years ago) link
danny “lagoon” ainge
― hollow your fart (m bison), Thursday, 27 June 2019 13:00 (five years ago) link
is the implication that they're going to just sign him outright rather than do a sign-and-trade? i feel like that would eat up most if not all of their space and then they'd be left with, what, Gordon Hayward guarding their back line of defense?
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Thursday, 27 June 2019 13:44 (five years ago) link
yeah idk have to assume the celtics are aware they dont have any centers but not sure what their plan is
― lag∞n, Thursday, 27 June 2019 14:08 (five years ago) link
the base year compensation rules make it next to impossible to do a sign and trade with kemba.
sign and trades have become really hard to do. i'd bet against seeing a single one this offseason tbh.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 27 June 2019 14:15 (five years ago) link
getting kemba would be a pretty impressive pivot for the celtics given that he's the best free agent they reasonably have a shot at. i think you can go back and forth on how good he *actually* is but he's the type of guy that has thrived on brad stevens teams, he won't need to do as much as he did in charlotte, he's going to be a huge hit with the city, etc. etc.
they still have $5m bucks or so to get a center which should be plenty.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 27 June 2019 14:33 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/CNCvOIL.png
― lag∞n, Thursday, 27 June 2019 14:44 (five years ago) link