Not too worried about the Celts, they have a lot of young talent, they'll compete and they're fun to watch.
They play great hoops most night
TI-TLE
Celts still seek the big splash. Even had they properly drafted Ball, a trade/big signing of a star(see Kyrie) needed to occur. That's the NBA.
heh
kid you've doubled-driibbled poor Lonzo too many times.
You and the Lakers got suckered by the hype.
And Ainge got the guy and the pick he wanted.
and the 76ers after giving up a #1 were either half-empty
or
wait for it
not yet
now
half Fultz
heh
I expect Ainge will make a move, and probably for an insurance big, but it might not be an AD sized splash.
I do not think this team needs it.
I understand you don't see it the same way.
ZERO titles is 46 years fogs your vision.
Fultz appears to be coming around after a rough journey. Happy for the kid.
He and Ball seem to be at roughly the same point in their evolution.
Not unlike Frank Ntilikina [yes, Kiid, I can hear you snickering...have at it...takes a while for many point guard puppies to find their sea legs]
Tatum was a great pick, and I admired Ainge's thinking thereof.
Would he have been better off with Fultz or Ball than Tatum?
That is debatable. HIGHLY DEBATABLE.
Ainge converted assets and draft picks into Kyrie Irving.
And when KI bolted, he converted that cap space into Kemba Walker, a match made in heaven.
Philly ended up offloading Fultz to Orlando.
LA ended up offloading Ball to New Orleans.
They look to be evolving nicely in new environs.
Tatum?
A fucking stud muffin.
When we selected Kevin Knox, there were comparisons to Tatum.
We should only be so lucky. Kevin is coming along in his sophomore season, but he has a long way to go vis a vis the commanding all-around game Tatum is strutting in his third season.
Kiid is on record as believing we should have selected/traded down to pick Miles Bridge and/or Donte DiVincenzo. Many Knicks fans were enraged when we did not select Michael Porter, who fell to Denver at #14.
And Kam continues to re-litigate Enes Kanter, who at a 4.7 million/5.0 million has been a good value/fit as a role player for the Celtics.
Good luck to your Celtics, Bank. Kemba said that he considered the Knicks, but, hey, at this point in his career, fit-wise and money-wise, the Celtics were sure a no-brainer.
ONWARDS.