Boston has thrown Porziņģis out of the boat as well.

[Manny98]

Yikes just got rid of their two most important players with mediocre returns

Boston back to mediocrity for the next 10 years

[ArbitraryWater]

Not sure why Boston is gutting their stacked team but I love it.

Keep Brown there. Let Tatum and Brown try to win with this. They won‘t.

Hopefully they trade Pritchard or some shit.

[ImKobe]

Not sure why Boston is gutting their stacked team but I love it.

Keep Brown there. Let Tatum and Brown try to win with this. They won‘t.

Hopefully they trade Pritchard or some shit.

Money. Pritchard is not getting traded, he has an amazing contract. They can tank next year and get another rotation guy/potential star on a rookie deal from the draft. With the new CBA rules more teams will look to stack 1st round picks and build a young roster with guys on rookie deals around their star player (like OKC). It buys them a window where they can have a stacked team before the rookie deals expire like they did with Tatum & Brown.

[JohnnySic]

The tank is all fueled up. Celtics with a top 5 pick next year.

I'll probably watch more hockey next season.

[tpols]

Crazy how Zingis had just one great playoff series for Boston and was trash otherwise in the playoffs, either hurt or mid, but it just so happened to occur at the best moment for them. If Zingis played how he has in any of these other playoff series in the Finals vs Dallas, Luka and Kyrie would've won that shit.

[ShawkFactory]

Crazy how Zingis had just one great playoff series for Boston and was trash otherwise in the playoffs, either hurt or mid, but it just so happened to occur at the best moment for them. If Zingis played how he has in any of these other playoff series in the Finals vs Dallas, Luka and Kyrie would've won that shit.

He played 60 total minutes in the finals.

For your math, that's one game and one quarter.

[beasted]

Celtics rotation 2025-2026 with no other significant changes:

PG: Pritchard / Simons
SG: White / Simons
SF: Brown / Hauser
PF: Horford* / Niang
C: Kornet / Queta

*Pending retirement decision

TRASH defense. Mediocre offense. Not terrible enough to guarantee a top 4 pick.

[Wally450]

Crazy how Zingis had just one great playoff series for Boston and was trash otherwise in the playoffs, either hurt or mid, but it just so happened to occur at the best moment for them. If Zingis played how he has in any of these other playoff series in the Finals vs Dallas, Luka and Kyrie would've won that shit.

I appreciate what he did in helping us during his 2 seasons here (really 1 with the time he missed), but they guy can not be relied upon when the lights are the brightest.

[tpols]

I appreciate what he did in helping us during his 2 seasons here (really 1 with the time he missed), but they guy can not be relied upon when the lights are the brightest.

That was the only time he showed up.



You guys didn't even really need him for the 1st three rounds given context of what your opponents were.

[Real Men Wear Green]

I don't hold the injuries and illnness against him either but he did nothing in the Ƙnicks series when the Celtics got eliminated. Had he been up to his healthy standard the Celtics could have won that series even worth Tatum getting hurt. It's not his fault that he's unreliable but it's the reality. The game and a half of minutes vs a Dallas team that got mashed 4-1 doesn't change that fact. The way he tried to play with his various issues did get him permanent respect from most Celtic fans but we fully understand why he was a target when it came to cutting costs.

[sdot_thadon]

So their management really wasn't too high on the team a year from now? They haven't completely blown it up but this is pretty significant. What's the plan here?

[Xiao Yao You]

So their management really wasn't too high on the team a year from now? They haven't completely blown it up but this is pretty significant. What's the plan here?

Get under 2nd apron. Maybe under tax. Flexibility and assets until ttatum comes back. What else would they do?

[FultzNationRISE]

That was the only time he showed up.

You guys didn't even really need him for the 1st three rounds given context of what your opponents were.

Yeah, what he clearly meant was he can't be relied on to be available when the lights are brightest. In the rare moments he's been healthy on the big stage he's played great. Unfortunately that constituted about 1 playoff series over the course of 2 years, and a couple season openers/national TV games against the Knicks where he would always go off.

He is a nice fit on paper with the Hawks. Not gonna expect him to have a healthy successful season next year based on his track record but it is possible, and would be cool if he does. I honestly think the Hawks are potentially a better fit than Dallas OR Boston were in terms of maximizing his particular skills. Him and Trae will have kind of a "my giant" thing going on, and the two of them could be a deadly combination on offense. Also helps a lot getting an elite shot blocker behind Trae. With Atlanta's emerging young guys on the perimeter I think it can be a formidable team on paper, but a big part of it will be gelling and developing quality basketball chemistry. If they all buy in I think COTM can get more out of this team than could ever have been expected of him with Rudy's Jazz.

[Xiao Yao You]

Yeah, what he clearly meant was he can't be relied on to be available when the lights are brightest. In the rare moments he's been healthy on the big stage he's played great. Unfortunately that constituted about 1 playoff series over the course of 2 years, and a couple season openers/national TV games against the Knicks where he would always go off.

He is a nice fit on paper with the Hawks. Not gonna expect him to have a healthy successful season next year based on his track record but it is possible, and would be cool if he does. I honestly think the Hawks are potentially a better fit than Dallas OR Boston were in terms of maximizing his particular skills. Him and Trae will have kind of a "my giant" thing going on, and the two of them could be a deadly combination on offense. Also helps a lot getting an elite shot blocker behind Trae. With Atlanta's emerging young guys on the perimeter I think it can be a formidable team on paper, but a big part of it will be gelling and developing quality basketball chemistry. If they all buy in I think COTM can get more out of this team than could ever have been expected of him with Rudy's Jazz.

More talented on paper. Dont have a fuy that has carried bad teams though. Luckily cotm is in the east

[sdot_thadon]

Get under 2nd apron. Maybe under tax. Flexibility and assets until ttatum comes back. What else would they do?

I dunno, maybe let their proven championship core develop even more reliability without their top guy and then go win another one? (With zero financial consideration obviously)