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Joel Anthony to Pistons for Will Bynum
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Filed to ESPN: Celtics are finalizing deal to send Joel Anthony to the Pistons in exchange for Will Bynum, according to league source.

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Story coming, but the move appears to be related to roster flexibility. Team saves $900,000 in swap. Anthony was on roster fringe.


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Swapping Anthony, who is set to make $3.8 million this season, for Bynum, who will earn $2.9 million, will save the team $900,000.

http://espn.go.com/boston/nba/story/_/id/11716140/boston-celtics-talks-detroit-pistons-trade-improve-roster-flexibility

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Re: Joel Anthony to Pistons for Will Bynum
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2014, 09:50:12 AM »

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Wow, more guards?

We got Who's binky! :)

I wonder if Pressey is included in the deal, or Powell for that matter.

Re: Joel Anthony to Pistons for Will Bynum
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2014, 09:52:01 AM »

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Wow, more guards?

We got Who's binky! :)

we save a million bucks ;)

but yea, Joel Anthony won't get any minutes anyways and Bynum probably won't either.

Probably Bynum and a few other players and flip them for a young PF/Center?

Re: Joel Anthony to Pistons for Will Bynum
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Guessing a min salary player going the  Pistons way could be happening as well

Re: Joel Anthony to Pistons for Will Bynum
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Re: Joel Anthony to Pistons for Will Bynum
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2014, 09:59:54 AM »

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Wow, more guards?

We're going to play really small ball  ;D I wonder what's the next move?

Re: Joel Anthony to Pistons for Will Bynum
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We don't really need any more guards, but Will Bynum is definitely better than Joel Anthony so I'm not upset with the deal.

I wouldn't be surprised if Bynum stuck as the third pg and we cut Pressey.
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Re: Joel Anthony to Pistons for Will Bynum
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Guessing a min salary player going the  Pistons way could be happening as well

That's what I think as well, Pressey I'd imagine or Powell. Or they just out right cut one of them.

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Wow, more guards?

We got Who's binky! :)

I wonder if Pressey is included in the deal, or Powell for that matter.

Like the idea of Bynum, he can put up some decent scoring numbers in short minutes but another guard? Its a sweet deal to save a few bucks but it doesn't cut the roster spot, so a min must be going along with him?

I would have to think Pressey is in the deal...But would Pressey and Anthony for Bynum work salarywise?

Re: Joel Anthony to Pistons for Will Bynum
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2014, 10:02:35 AM »

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I ask you guys talking about small ball, is it really a move about "small ball" when the player going out wasn't going to sniff the floor in the first place?

Re: Joel Anthony to Pistons for Will Bynum
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2014, 10:04:11 AM »

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Wow, more guards?

We got Who's binky! :)

I wonder if Pressey is included in the deal, or Powell for that matter.

Like the idea of Bynum, he can put up some decent scoring numbers in short minutes but another guard? Its a sweet deal to save a few bucks but it doesn't cut the roster spot, so a min must be going along with him?

I would have to think Pressey is in the deal...But would Pressey and Anthony for Bynum work salarywise?

The other way you can look at it is that the money that is saved on the trade makes swallowing a guaranteed contract (like Powell of Pressey's) that much more feasible from a financial stand point.

Re: Joel Anthony to Pistons for Will Bynum
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I ask you guys talking about small ball, is it really a move about "small ball" when the player going out wasn't going to sniff the floor in the first place?
Yeah with Zeller here now I don't think Anthony would see anytime baring a series of injuries to big men.

All about saving 900k, as others have said maybe they waive Bynum now who knows.

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Re: Joel Anthony to Pistons for Will Bynum
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2014, 10:14:28 AM »

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I ask you guys talking about small ball, is it really a move about "small ball" when the player going out wasn't going to sniff the floor in the first place?
Yeah with Zeller here now I don't think Anthony would see anytime baring a series of injuries to big men.

All about saving 900k, as others have said maybe they waive Bynum now who knows.

So you think they waive Bynum before they waive Pressey or Powell? I think they would rather keep Bynum, but I also know that Stevens seems to be a fan of Pressey, so there's that.

I don't know, probably Bynum being older just makes waving him that more plausible. We'll see.

Re: Joel Anthony to Pistons for Will Bynum
« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2014, 10:16:17 AM »

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I ask you guys talking about small ball, is it really a move about "small ball" when the player going out wasn't going to sniff the floor in the first place?
Yeah with Zeller here now I don't think Anthony would see anytime baring a series of injuries to big men.

All about saving 900k, as others have said maybe they waive Bynum now who knows.

So you think they waive Bynum before they waive Pressey or Powell? I think they would rather keep Bynum, but I also know that Stevens seems to be a fan of Pressey, so there's that.

I don't know, probably Bynum being older just makes waving him that more plausible. We'll see.


I mean, if the focus is still on development, then it makes more sense to retain Pressey over Bynum.  Especially since the D-League is still a viable option for Pressey to see some court time, whereas Bynum (or whomever else is deemed the third-stringer) would just never play at all.