Can we not give the OP such a hard time? There is some validity to his argument. Getting stuck in the 40-52 win limbo is awful. That said, it was clear very early that we were going to be too good to get a top five pick. Once it was clear it was getting a pick between 8-12 or playoffs I think going for the playoffs was the right choice.
The big question is how we do attracting free agents. This is the first time we will ever have max money to spend. No one knows whether free agents will come to Boston. We have never had the money to pay them. Any of this talk that free agents will not come is purely conjecture unless someone has heard from a top line FA that even if Boston had the money they would never come here. I have never heard that so I think we just have to wait.
As a final note I honestly think Danny trades up if there is someone he likes. I suspect Mario Hezonja is his guy.
Because he makes it sound like it's the end of the world despite the fact that the Celtics have young players, draft picks and flexibility moving forward.
You act like JUST MAKING THE PLAYOFFS is an accomplishment. This is the f***ng Boston Celtics! We have the most championships in the NBA, we pride ourselves on titles, not on phony playoff appearances as a sub- 500 team with a much bleaker future in sight. Our exciting young players... okay, what transcendent star will we get for Olynyck or Bradley? And with pick 10 we maybe couldn't get a top stud, but it'd be much easier and more realistic for us to trade up to get one. Don't compare our goals to that of the Knicks or Nets-- the worst franchises in the league!
Getting six spots higher probably wouldn't be pushing us on a faster track to title contention than making the playoffs.
I would like to add, how else would you tank @jmen788. We aren't going to out-tank Philly, LA, NYK. We have attempted to gut the roster as much as we can by trading Rondo and Green. To be honest, no one expected us to make playoffs. I guess you can say we could have traded Bass to tank even more, but I honestly don't think even with that we are bad enough for a top 5. And as Celtics18 said, getting 6 spots higher isn't really pushing us to title contention quicker.
And personally, I do not think it makes us bad fans to wish for playoffs and we are not setting the bar low.
hope the snide people like you are proud as you lower our bar to just making the playoffs.
So is tanking and being in a lottery not considered setting the bar low? I get where you are coming from, that we need to draft a superstar. What are the chances that these coming kids are going to be superstars? Wasn't last year's draft supposedly also overhyped as being one of the best? We cannot judge the season as bad just cuz we didn't tank. This is a topic we should revisit in like 5 years when said "lottery picks" do become stars and "we did not tank" debate. It's almost the same as the people bashing on us picking Kelly over Giannis. Giannis is a great prospect, but tbh, we are not the only one who missed him, 13 other teams did as well. And Kelly is doing fine in his first game in the playoffs.
I believe in Danny, and I believe he will use a combination of our draft picks, salary cap to help make our team better for the future. Don't forget, we still hold the Net's first round picks, which could mean we can compete while having a high draft pick
Relax, I believe in Danny and I give him the most credit for signing and locking Stevens to a 6 year deal, and it's really showing that Stevens is an ELITE coach in just his 2nd season, and just 2 wins away from .500