I'd lay some significant TPs on the line to say that Hayward does not sign in Boston. People are jumping on the bandwagon but I don't think it exists. There's some easy connections to make but there is no recent evidence that would suggest he's coming here.
Ainge will chase Griffin, if he misses out on Griffin he'll renegotiate IT, use the remaining cap space to sign a FA and then bring back KO. Fill out the roster with Nader and some vet bigs and continue to build. I honestly think another max FA is a long shot this summer, even if it is plan A.
Speaking of Plan A, change Hayward to Griffin, if they swing that this summer then we'll be the best team in the East
Yeah that is a legit possibility.
I think Ainge is fairly confident he can get someone this summer (hence, no moves at all at the deadline, not even a minor one).
Maybe not Griffin/Hayward, but someone else still.
And yeah if Plan A is done with Griffin on board as well, that's a contender.
I think there is a level of confidence that he can get Griffin or Hayward but I think the inactivity at the deadline is more about his confidence that chasing a max FA wouldn't impact the long term outlook of the team. He wanted to maintain cap space but also there was noone on the market that would have impacted the team in the long run. If we miss out on a max FA the team is not in a worse position having stood pat at the deadline.
this is the last summer with cap space unless you let everyone go so if no one gets added using the cap space the team will actually be in a worse position having made no trades. Cousins, Noel, and others would have improved the team both this year and moving forward and a fun like Noel could have just been let go if you needed the cap space this summer anyway.
Ainge threw away this season to maintain flexibility that might not yield to anything anyway. It was a mistake as the East was there for the taking. Ainge shouldn't get a pass for doing nothing.
We're sitting 1st in the East and you think he's thrown away the season? Ye of little faith.
There are fundamental differences in thought here. I don't like Noel's fit on this team at all. At best he replaces Amir and that is assuming he can pick up our sets in time for the playoffs which is far from a guarantee. Then if you wish to keep him you have to pay him twice as much as Amir...Great...
Ibaka was not a rental, I think we agree on that. So it depends on whether you view him as a long term piece. Again I don't, I think we have more potential in what we have. In all of this salary is a concern. Any max FA this summer puts strain on our finances post 2018. When it's extension time for Brown and the other picks we could be very short handed.
I think a legitimate argument can be made for using our cap space to commit to this core and then look to make a trade for someone like George over the summer. Or commit to this core and have another year of development. We'd also elongate our window for making a serious trade by doing that.
Cousins I will give you, I certainly wanted him. But I am lenient on it because there were many other GMs that could have gotten in on the race and passed, there is obviously not a great feeling around town about Demarcus
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