Rumor: Klay

[Ogaju]

Shocked a thread hasn't been started yet regarding Klay as the rumor is on Celticsblog front page.
Gotta admit i'm intrigued and will say he is worth Jae and the Brooklyn pick, especially considering Brooklyn is looking better than most expected.
I think Bradley and the Brooklyn pick makes more sense for Golden state, but I think you have to give up Jae or AB and whatever picks to acquire Klay, he is the best 2 in the NBA.

That being said, i'm unsure why the Celtics would even pursue Klay Thompson. Shooting and perimeter defense is not our struggle right now, rebounding is. If I were Ainge I hope Anthony Davis becomes available and give up the farm to get him (Davis rumor per CSNE).

If we trade for Klay, i'd be happy but deep down i'd know he's not what this team needs right now.

No, he is not worth Jae and the Brooklyn pick. You give up that stash for him and you will regret it.

[jpotter33]

https://twitter.com/GwashburnGlobe/status/798308599688810496

Apparently Myers and Ainge had an "interesting" three-way text conversation with Scal today. I wonder what that convo was about. Seems like it was them to either stop making stuff up or to shut his mouth regarding stuff that doesn't need to be out in the public yet.

[Surferdad]

Nope, not worth Jae and a BKLN pick. 

Bradley is pretty much as good as Klay now.

That's an absurd comment. Bradley may never make an all star team. Klay is the best 2 in the league.

OK I admit Klay is better, but not by a lot.  Bradley could made the ASG this year.  However, my main point is that Klay doesn't move the needle over Bradley, especially if you have to give up Crowder and I pick (if not more).  So let me modify my statement:

Bradley is pretty much as good as Klay for what the Celtics need now.

Thompson is a far better player then AB. He's someone that can out play an MVP teammate and take over big play off games. I'll take klay over AB any day.

Apparently I'm not getting through.  Do you feel that way knowing you also have to give up Crowder and a good pick?

[alldaboston]

LOL

Please see this tweet about the source of the rumor: it'll make you at least chuckle : http://twitter.com/rodger_sherman/status/798241647146340352

Can we please end this?  There has always been twitter trolls and realgm idiots who spread completely nonsense fabricated rumors.  We've always had our Croters and CelticsThugs, but it was for the most part contained.  Within the last year, there's been a growing problem with nonsense clickbait blogs that literally make up bull**** daily.  Off the top of my head we have morningledger.com (where this nonsense Klay Thompson rumor comes from and the same site which had us trading for Paul George last month, for instance)... there's also, Inquisitr (which has us trading for James Harden this week), Sportsrageous (which has us trading for Carmelo Anthony this week) and Yibada (which has us trading everyone for everyone).   I'm sure there's others.  You merely need to google "(Popular Player Name) Trade" and you'll find some nonsense rumor from one of these nonsense sites.   Can we have every thread associated with these garbage sites locked?   Can mods create a ban list or a warning for every "rumor" thread that says "please do not post from one of these sites".  It's a sickness and it needs to be destroyed.

Lol. I don't think we're disagreeing here, Lar.

[tstorey_97]

Not only is the team sucking, but Scal is dropping the ball now too? What next, Tommy calls an unbiased game?  Never thought we would see the day when Jimmy Young is the only Celtic doing his job.

TP!

[LarBrd33]

LOL

Please see this tweet about the source of the rumor: it'll make you at least chuckle : http://twitter.com/rodger_sherman/status/798241647146340352

Can we please end this?  There has always been twitter trolls and realgm idiots who spread completely nonsense fabricated rumors.  We've always had our Croters and CelticsThugs, but it was for the most part contained.  Within the last year, there's been a growing problem with nonsense clickbait blogs that literally make up bull**** daily.  Off the top of my head we have morningledger.com (where this nonsense Klay Thompson rumor comes from and the same site which had us trading for Paul George last month, for instance)... there's also, Inquisitr (which has us trading for James Harden this week), Sportsrageous (which has us trading for Carmelo Anthony this week) and Yibada (which has us trading everyone for everyone).   I'm sure there's others.  You merely need to google "(Popular Player Name) Trade" and you'll find some nonsense rumor from one of these nonsense sites.   Can we have every thread associated with these garbage sites locked?   Can mods create a ban list or a warning for every "rumor" thread that says "please do not post from one of these sites".  It's a sickness and it needs to be destroyed.

Just to show you how deep this sickness is, I'll try out my own theory.  I ranked the top players in the NBA by EFF and googled their name and "trade" to see if I could find an associated "rumor".  Most have some garbage rumors associated with them.

James Harden:  Headlines and Global News has him going to the Celtics:  http://www.hngn.com/articles/216816/20161114/nba-trade-rumors-boston-celtics-acquire-houston-rockets-james-harden.htm

Anthony Davis:  Headlines and Global News has him being traded for Porzingis:  http://www.hngn.com/articles/216287/20161110/nba-trade-rumors-anthony-davis-kristaps-porzingis-traded-new-orleans-pelicans-new-york-knicks.htm

Russell Westbrook:  Inquisitr has him getting traded for Paul George:  http://www.inquisitr.com/3678966/nba-trade-rumors-oklahoma-city-thunder-to-acquire-paul-george-from-indiana-pacers/

LeBron James:  Apparently he's joining the Golden State Warriors:  http://www.thegamersdrop.com/2016/11/10/nba-trade-news-lebron-james-join-gsw-praises-steph-curry-13111/

Chris Paul:  Getting traded to the Hawks:  http://www.inquisitr.com/3598506/nba-trade-rumors-millsap-cavs-griffin-celtics-cp3-hawks-love-clippers/

DeMarcus Cousins:  To the Lakers for Randle and Russell:  http://www.parentherald.com/articles/84367/20161113/nba-latest-trade-rumors-los-angeles-lakers-welcome-demarcus-cousins-goodbye-to-dangelo-russell-and-julius-randle.htm

Jimmy Butler:  To the Wolves for Lavine and Wiggins:  http://www.inquisitr.com/3704212/nba-trade-rumors-chicago-bulls-trading-jimmy-butler-to-minnesota-timberwolves-for-andrew-wiggins-and-zach-lavine/

Hassan Whiteside:  Three-teamer with Jabari Parker and Eric Bledsoe being moved:  http://www.hngn.com/articles/216851/20161114/nba-trade-rumors-heats-hassan-whiteside-suns-eric-bledsoe-bucks.htm

GOrdon Hayward:  To the Blazers:  http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/nba-trade-rumors-2016-portland-future-destination-for-jazzs-gordon-hayward/53488.htm

Kawhi Leonard:  To the Warriors for Klay:  http://www.inquisitr.com/3609370/nba-trade-rumors-leonard-warriors-thompson-spurs/

Draymond Green:  To the Nuggets:  http://www.sportsrageous.com/rumors/nba-rumors-golden-state-warriors-trading-draymond-green-nuggets-magic-trades/53367/

Blake Griffin:  To the Spurs for Pau Gasol:  http://www.hngn.com/articles/216414/20161110/nba-trade-rumors-gasol-to-clippers-griffin-to-spurs.htm ... also to OKC  http://www.sportsrageous.com/rumors/nba-rumors-blake-griffin-paul-millsap-heading-to-okc-in-2017/56347/

Isaiah Thomas:  In a 3-teamer that gets us John Wall:  http://www.inquisitr.com/3629341/nba-trade-rumors-wall-celtics-rubio-wizards-thomas-timberwolves/

Kevin Love:  For Melo:  http://en.yibada.com/articles/172656/20161111/nba-trade-rumors-cavs-blockbuster-three-way-deal-knicks-heat.htm


It goes on and on.  If you want a fake rumor to dream about, some idiot has already written about it on a clickbait site.  I could find rumors of us trading Jaylen Brown in packages for Carmelo Anthony or Paul George or James Harden or Jimmy Butler or DeMarcus Cousins or Kevin Love.   I could still find multiple fake rumors about Boston trading Marcus Smart for Nerlens NOel.  Every pipe dream trade you could ever want as a Celtic fan has a blog claiming it's in the works.  Those sites need to be destroyed.

Good article on the rise of fake rumors:  http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/11/15/13629660/nba-trade-rumors-fake-news-klay-thompson