Ainge looking for a "Brooklyn type fleece"

[max215]

Zach Lowe is saying that it's 3 and ONE additional first. If that's true, then Danny's got himself a "Brooklyn type fleecing" alright. We'll see how he enjoys the role of Billy King this time.

Indeed.

The Sixers get the best player in the draft, and we get an upgraded Jaylen Brown, with no certainty of the 2018 pick being good.

This is just flat out dumb. I refuse to believe that Danny is this dumb...

It's dumb if you assume best-case scenario for the Lakers pick. What if LA wins 30 games due to internal development/addition of #2? What if they trade for Paul George? What if the Lakers are the worst team in the league and get jumped by 3 teams in the lotto? What if the 2018 Draft ends up being poor? When you start to consider everything that could go wrong, it enters "worst trade of all time" territory.

[GreenEnvy]

Zach Lowe is saying that it's 3 and ONE additional first. If that's true, then Danny's got himself a "Brooklyn type fleecing" alright. We'll see how he enjoys the role of Billy King this time.

Indeed.

The Sixers get the best player in the draft, and we get an upgraded Jaylen Brown, with no certainty of the 2018 pick being good.

This is just flat out dumb. I refuse to believe that Danny is this dumb...

He won't do that deal. He can't.

If he's actually gonna trade Fultz, trade him after the draft after signing someone like Blake or Hayward and push all in on NOW. Get Butler or George. Or both. I don't care anymore.

[TheSundanceKid]

Zach Lowe is saying that it's 3 and ONE additional first. If that's true, then Danny's got himself a "Brooklyn type fleecing" alright. We'll see how he enjoys the role of Billy King this time.

Indeed.

The Sixers get the best player in the draft, and we get an upgraded Jaylen Brown, with no certainty of the 2018 pick being good.

This is just flat out dumb. I refuse to believe that Danny is this dumb...

He won't do that deal. He can't.

If he's actually gonna trade Fultz, trade him after the draft after signing someone like Blake or Hayward and push all in on NOW. Get Butler or George. Or both. I don't care anymore.

Trading down to 3 helps create the room to sign Blake or Hayward. It would mean not having to trade Bradley, which is more of a win now move that you are referring to.

[gouki88]

God no.

[ETNCeltics]

OP, Philly is fleecing Ainge. They're getting the best player in this draft, and protecting the opportunity to get the best player in next year's draft.

[crimson_stallion]

Zach Lowe is saying that it's 3 and ONE additional first. If that's true, then Danny's got himself a "Brooklyn type fleecing" alright. We'll see how he enjoys the role of Billy King this time.

Indeed.

The Sixers get the best player in the draft, and we get an upgraded Jaylen Brown, with no certainty of the 2018 pick being good.

This is just flat out dumb. I refuse to believe that Danny is this dumb...

It's dumb if you assume best-case scenario for the Lakers pick. What if LA wins 30 games due to internal development/addition of #2? What if they trade for Paul George? What if the Lakers are the worst team in the league and get jumped by 3 teams in the lotto? What if the 2018 Draft ends up being poor? When you start to consider everything that could go wrong, it enters "worst trade of all time" territory.

I agree 100%

[coco]

The only one doing "fleecing" here is Philly to Boston

[crimson_stallion]

Zach Lowe is saying that it's 3 and ONE additional first. If that's true, then Danny's got himself a "Brooklyn type fleecing" alright. We'll see how he enjoys the role of Billy King this time.

Indeed.

The Sixers get the best player in the draft, and we get an upgraded Jaylen Brown, with no certainty of the 2018 pick being good.

This is just flat out dumb. I refuse to believe that Danny is this dumb...

He won't do that deal. He can't.

If he's actually gonna trade Fultz, trade him after the draft after signing someone like Blake or Hayward and push all in on NOW. Get Butler or George. Or both. I don't care anymore.

Trading down to 3 helps create the room to sign Blake or Hayward. It would mean not having to trade Bradley, which is more of a win now move that you are referring to.

We wouldn't be in that position to begin with of Danny didn't pay $30m a year to an old,  declining Al Horford.  We'd have the cap space to potentially sign TWO max free agents then.   

I have absolutely no interest in treating down and potentially losing a future franchise player for the sake of saving 2m in cap space.   Thats so [dang] wrong .  Id rather take Fultz and hold the cap space for next year. I'm not incredibly high on the idea of throwing max deals at guys like Hayward and Griffin anyway.  Griffin is to injury prone,  while Hayward just isn't good enough to take us to "contender"  level.

The only way I can respect this year is if Indiana or Chicago has a huge thing for Jackson, and aquiring him would allow Boston to assemble a package for either Butler or George...while still having the cap space to sign Griffin.   Then i can accept it.

[dreamgreen]

The only one doing "fleecing" here is Philly to Boston

They are killing us on this deal!! No way Philly would have taken that deal from us last year for Simmons, no way in hell!

All we get is a "potential" lottery pick next year so another chance of drafting a defensive player that can't shoot? I'll pass on that, no thanks!

[goCeltics]

I remember the brooklyn deal, ppl here didn't like it at the time

Saying that i do think b/w now and the draft ainge should attempt to jake up the price,  i would let them fall in love and then take it away

[RockinRyA]

Zach Lowe is saying that it's 3 and ONE additional first. If that's true, then Danny's got himself a "Brooklyn type fleecing" alright. We'll see how he enjoys the role of Billy King this time.

Indeed.

The Sixers get the best player in the draft, and we get an upgraded Jaylen Brown, with no certainty of the 2018 pick being good.

This is just flat out dumb. I refuse to believe that Danny is this dumb...

He won't do that deal. He can't.

If he's actually gonna trade Fultz, trade him after the draft after signing someone like Blake or Hayward and push all in on NOW. Get Butler or George. Or both. I don't care anymore.

Trading down to 3 helps create the room to sign Blake or Hayward. It would mean not having to trade Bradley, which is more of a win now move that you are referring to.

We wouldn't be in that position to begin with of Danny didn't pay $30m a year to an old,  declining Al Horford.  We'd have the cap space to potentially sign TWO max free agents then.   

I have absolutely no interest in treating down and potentially losing a future franchise player for the sake of saving 2m in cap space.   Thats so [dang] wrong .  Id rather take Fultz and hold the cap space for next year. I'm not incredibly high on the idea of throwing max deals at guys like Hayward and Griffin anyway.  Griffin is to injury prone,  while Hayward just isn't good enough to take us to "contender"  level.

The only way I can respect this year is if Indiana or Chicago has a huge thing for Jackson, and aquiring him would allow Boston to assemble a package for either Butler or George...while still having the cap space to sign Griffin.   Then i can accept it.

Lol 

If we didnt add Horford and get to ECF, what makes you think Free Agents would want to sign with us vs other teams?

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Philadelphia will get the best player of the draft.

They also have the rights for the Lakers pick if it landed #1 overall.

Danny Ainge found a Brooklyn type fleece alright, and he let the Sixers take it.