Rumor: Sources say C's could get up to #6

[nickagneta]

If they get the 6th pick I think the pick would be Cauley Stein. This team is screaming for a defensive anchor to allow the free flow offense and create fast break opportunities. WCS will also instantly become the best running big man in the league which would also help this team.

[PhoSita]

Mark Murphy ?@Murf56  9m9 minutes ago
Celtics finding price of top 10 trade prohibitive. Anything lower may not be worth move up. Source: "Teams falling in love with their picks.

[dang] this team is depressing. We're going to strike out in FA as well. Why even bother...

I mean, the most likely outcome is always that a trade doesn't happen and that the key free agents go elsewhere.

But with Ainge, chances are some interesting moves will be made.  Will it really move the needle, ultimately?  Time will tell.

Probably the teams in the top 10 are putting it out there that they want to keep their picks in the last 24-36 hours before the draft to try and increase the offers they're getting.

[tarheelsxxiii]

this offseason is setting up to be very very disappointing.   Not giving my hopes up.  I'm banking on us selecting a scrub at #16 and giving Biyombo a max deal.  Beyond that, I expect us to be tanking by December.

You don't truly believe any one would offer Biyombo the max, do you?

[hpantazo]

Mark Murphy ?@Murf56  9m9 minutes ago
Celtics finding price of top 10 trade prohibitive. Anything lower may not be worth move up. Source: "Teams falling in love with their picks.

[dang] this team is depressing. We're going to strike out in FA as well. Why even bother...

It's just normal bargaining going on now. Its obvious Ainge has the assets to trade up into the top 10 right now if he wants to, and that a few teams want to trade out. They want to make Ainge give up more than he should though, and he in turn wants to get the pick on a discount. I think in the end if there is a player there he really wants, he will use the assets to move up and get him. Some of these teams also will panic and agree to a lower price once it's time to pull the trigger on the pick.

[colincb]

Another from Berger:

The Heat, needing to preserve flexibility after re-signing Goran Dragic and potentially Dwyane Wade this summer, are open to trading the 10th pick if it means unloading salary. (Josh McRoberts, for example, is owed $17 million over the next three years.) But with a pick that high in a deep draft, it's a gamble that likely will give Pat Riley pause. "It's a tricky balance," one longtime talent evaluator said. "You have to be careful you don't regret it looking back." Johnson or Frank Kaminsky could be in the mix for Miami there, as well as Sam Dekker and perhaps Willie Cauley-Stein.

They're also supposedly peddling the Birdman and Chalmers. Wonder if a deal with the #10 attached would be doable?

Use the Tayshaun and Rondo TPEs to take on Birdman, Chalmers, and McRoberts. 

Exchange the #16 for the #10.

Works for me.

Get the 10 for taking the cap dump not switching picks too. Massive overpay taking on $27M in salary.

[Chief Macho]

I'd think about it for the 28, not the 16.  That's a ton of money to take on, right?

[LarBrd33]

If you're Sacramento, making a trade that nets you some decent talent right now to stabilize your situation and create depth on the roster so that your team can be decent next season and mollify both your star player and big name coach .... that makes some sense, doesn't it?


Bradley + Olynyk + #16 for #6 + Stauskas.

Enough for both sides?

Makes sense. I'd be on board with this trade. I could see SAC asking for a little more, but that's a legimate offer for sure.

If we can also move #28 for Bennett, that'd be outstanding.  I'll miss Oly, but Stauskas > #16 .... and #6 > Bradley. 

[TheFlex]

Mark Murphy ?@Murf56  9m9 minutes ago
Celtics finding price of top 10 trade prohibitive. Anything lower may not be worth move up. Source: "Teams falling in love with their picks.

[dang] this team is depressing. We're going to strike out in FA as well. Why even bother...

How is this team depressing? We went on one of the most memorable 6 year runs in NBA history, tanked for one season and now we're rebuilding. Our front office is always looking to make a big move to vault us back into contention that other teams would be too scared or too stupid to make.

We're the best franchise in the NBA. Go Celts.

[LarBrd33]

this offseason is setting up to be very very disappointing.   Not giving my hopes up.  I'm banking on us selecting a scrub at #16 and giving Biyombo a max deal.  Beyond that, I expect us to be tanking by December.

You don't truly believe any one would offer Biyombo the max, do you?

no

[PhoSita]

Another from Berger:

The Heat, needing to preserve flexibility after re-signing Goran Dragic and potentially Dwyane Wade this summer, are open to trading the 10th pick if it means unloading salary. (Josh McRoberts, for example, is owed $17 million over the next three years.) But with a pick that high in a deep draft, it's a gamble that likely will give Pat Riley pause. "It's a tricky balance," one longtime talent evaluator said. "You have to be careful you don't regret it looking back." Johnson or Frank Kaminsky could be in the mix for Miami there, as well as Sam Dekker and perhaps Willie Cauley-Stein.

They're also supposedly peddling the Birdman and Chalmers. Wonder if a deal with the #10 attached would be doable?

Use the Tayshaun and Rondo TPEs to take on Birdman, Chalmers, and McRoberts. 

Exchange the #16 for the #10.

Works for me.

Get the 10 for taking the cap dump not switching picks too. Massive overpay taking on $27M in salary.

Well, I don't think you can expect Miami to just dump a top 10 pick in order to free up some cap space.

Plus, it's not like Chalmers, McRoberts, and Birdman are useless players.  All of them, as far as I'm aware, can still play, and could probably do some good things in Brad Stevens' offense.

[JHTruth]

Mark Murphy ?@Murf56  9m9 minutes ago
Celtics finding price of top 10 trade prohibitive. Anything lower may not be worth move up. Source: "Teams falling in love with their picks.

[dang] this team is depressing. We're going to strike out in FA as well. Why even bother...

How is this team depressing? We went on one of the most memorable 6 year runs in NBA history, tanked for one season and now we're rebuilding. Our front office is always looking to make a big move to vault us back into contention that other teams would be too scared or too stupid to make.

We're the best franchise in the NBA. Go Celts.

Yeah I mean I appreciate the run but this current team is pretty depressing. We are just so far away and we're just running in place right now...

[Rondo9]

Mark Murphy ?@Murf56  9m9 minutes ago
Celtics finding price of top 10 trade prohibitive. Anything lower may not be worth move up. Source: "Teams falling in love with their picks.

[dang] this team is depressing. We're going to strike out in FA as well. Why even bother...

How is this team depressing? We went on one of the most memorable 6 year runs in NBA history, tanked for one season and now we're rebuilding. Our front office is always looking to make a big move to vault us back into contention that other teams would be too scared or too stupid to make.

We're the best franchise in the NBA. Go Celts.

Yeah I mean I appreciate the run but this current team is pretty depressing. We are just so far away and we're just running in place right now...

And in position to possibly make moves in the summer.

[PhoSita]

Mark Murphy ?@Murf56  9m9 minutes ago
Celtics finding price of top 10 trade prohibitive. Anything lower may not be worth move up. Source: "Teams falling in love with their picks.

[dang] this team is depressing. We're going to strike out in FA as well. Why even bother...

How is this team depressing? We went on one of the most memorable 6 year runs in NBA history, tanked for one season and now we're rebuilding. Our front office is always looking to make a big move to vault us back into contention that other teams would be too scared or too stupid to make.

We're the best franchise in the NBA. Go Celts.

Yeah.  I mean, it's frustrating to follow a team that is in the limbo of not having any notable star players on the roster and no clear path to getting one.

But it's gotta be infinitely more depressing to be a fan of a team like, say, the Kings, right?  At least we have some proof that our franchise is capable of getting it together, even if we have no idea how they're going to manage it.  The Kings can't even get out of their own way when they have a supremely talented young player under control for multiple years.

[JHTruth]

this offseason is setting up to be very very disappointing.   Not giving my hopes up.  I'm banking on us selecting a scrub at #16 and giving Biyombo a max deal.  Beyond that, I expect us to be tanking by December.

You don't truly believe any one would offer Biyombo the max, do you?

no

Yeah looks like we're just going to be hoping for major improvement from our current guys next year

[TheFlex]

Mark Murphy ?@Murf56  9m9 minutes ago
Celtics finding price of top 10 trade prohibitive. Anything lower may not be worth move up. Source: "Teams falling in love with their picks.

[dang] this team is depressing. We're going to strike out in FA as well. Why even bother...

How is this team depressing? We went on one of the most memorable 6 year runs in NBA history, tanked for one season and now we're rebuilding. Our front office is always looking to make a big move to vault us back into contention that other teams would be too scared or too stupid to make.

We're the best franchise in the NBA. Go Celts.

Yeah I mean I appreciate the run but this current team is pretty depressing. We are just so far away and we're just running in place right now...

We are doing the exact opposite from running in place. Last year's team is hardly recognizible any more with all the new faces and we tanked last season. This year we were in the playoffs with fresh personnel. Different results with different people. Even if we do fail in the draft and free agency and in the trade market this summer, and none of our prospects takes a big step, we'll have been the same team for only 1.5 seasons. Ask Kings fans if they think that's what running in place looks like.