mmmh ho letto un po' di notifiche interessanti, ci siamo quasi, iniziano le danze, si parte coi.......


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEWA3xQ7pOA

Pelicans fielding calls on Anthony Davis and what’s too much for the Celtics to offer

With the immediate future uncertain, should the Celtics mortage their long-term prospects?

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Per The Athletic’s Shams Charania, new Pelicans President of Basketball Operations has started fielding calls on Anthony Davis. Here’s the paragraph of note for Celtics fans:

Across the NBA, rival executives believe the following teams will be able to compile the best packages: The Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets. Davis’ preferred destinations list of four teams includes the Lakers, Knicks and LA Clippers and that will embolden those teams to pursue him strongest of all.

Of course, with the Lakers and Knicks in the enviable position of being one of AD’s preferred destinations where he’d presumably re-sign next summer, this puts the Celtics behind the eight ball. Even considering Danny Ainge’s gambling reputation, it’s hard to believe that he’d trade for Davis purely as a rental. It’s also possible that a pre-draft and pre-free agency deal for AD could act as a carrot to convince to re-sign in Boston.

Ultimately however, this decision doesn’t come down to what Davis or Irving or Ainge or Rich Paul want. With Davis still under contract for one more season, it comes down to David Griffin. What’s more appealing: a combination of the Lakers’ youth or the hodgepodge of assets and picks from the Knicks? All are relatively unproven commodities when stacked up against what Ainge and the Celtics can offer though.

The Celtics currently have six players under contract for 2019-2020 just under $65M: , , , , Guerschon Yabusele, and . It is believed that to get AD, it’ll take some combination of Smart, Brown, Tatum, and draft capital. While it’s tempting to throw all eggs into one basket in the hopes of putting together another Big Three for a championship run, Boston could also be missing out on a special group.

That young core of Smart, Brown, and Tatum represent not just a promising collection of talent, but a brain trust and emotional foundation for the future of the franchise. They’ve been groomed as leaders and battle-tested by drama-filled seasons and grueling playoff series. They are not merely “assets.”

Can you build a team around this trio? Sure, but they’d need help. Not surprisingly, they were stout defensively last season. In 237 minutes, Smart-Brown-Tatum posted a stingy 100.7 defensive rating. Unfortunately, that paired with a 95.3 offensive rating. Despite improvements to his pick-and-roll game and shooting, is not a reliable initiator on offense. Brown and Tatum are more effective attacking close outs rather than breaking defenders down off the dribble. For what it’s worth, throw in and that offensive foursome hums at a 101.6 rate.

Scoring progression of 19 and 20-year-old rookies
Draft Pick Player Year 1 PPG Year 2 PPG Year 3 PPG Year 4 PPG
15 Giannis Antetokounmpo 6.8 12.7 16.9 22.9
10 Paul George 7.8 12.1 17.4 21.7
15 Kawhi Leonard 7.9 11.9 12.8 16.5
9 Gordon Hayward 5.4 11.8 14.1 16.2
9 DeMar DeRozan 8.6 17.2 16.7 18.1
1 Andrew Wiggins 16.9 20.7 23.6 19.3
4 Tyreke Evans 20.1 17.8 16.5 15.2
19 Tobias Harris 5 11 14.6 17.1
7 Harrison Barnes 9.2 9.5 10.1 11.7
3 Otto Porter 2.1 6 11.6 13.4
3 Jaylen Brown 6.6 14.5 13
3 Jayson Tatum 13.9 15.7
And as much as Smart is arguably the most Celtic-y of Celtics, Brown and Tatum are the most likely to reach star and maybe even superstar level. Davis might be the bird in hand if Ainge can pull off a trade, but Brown and Tatum could be the two in the bush that a risk-taker like Ainge could shoot the moon for.

Even with all the success that the team has enjoyed over the last three years--two Eastern Conference Finals and free agent signings of Hayward and --a new timeline could emerge this summer. Brown and Tatum could develop into consistent 20+ point scorers next season and next summer, Boston could be a free agent destination for, well, Anthony Davis.

Stephen A. Smith: Has Given Brooklyn Nets Every Indication He's Going There

Stephen A. Smith says he has learned has given every indication to the Brooklyn Nets that he wants to go there. Smith said Irving wants to go to the Nets, not the New York Knicks.

He made the revelation on “First Take.” Check it out:

On Tuesday, Colin Cowherd also claimed he is 75 percent sure Irving will wind up with the Nets.

Tim Hardaway’s response to Stephen A’s proclamation? Calm down.

Rumors surrounding Irving and the Nets have been there for a long time. It’s a fit and would fill Irving’s desire to play where he feels like he’d be the focal point of the franchise.

Irving just finished his second season with the Boston Celtics and it didn’t go as planned. Favored to win the Eastern Conference, Boston was knocked out of the playoffs before the conference finals.

Irving played in 67 games this season and averaged 23.8 points, 6.9 assists and 5.0 rebounds in 33.0 minutes per game.


va beh che sto pagliaccio di smith dava irving certo ai knicks fino a poco fa...

Quindi Danny in cinque minuti ci smonta tutti i castelli fatti?

Danny fa (bene) il suo mestiere.
Sapremo veramente quello che pensa (perlomeno, la versione ufficiale di quello che pensa ) solo fra un paio di mesi.

eh caro mio, per un mese lo daranno ovunque, anche alla Longobarda

stavo pensando a una cosa poi mi direte la vostra.

coi nuovi massimi salariali, nel prossimo futuro probabilmente sarà impossibile avere tre big nella stessa squadra, è pura matematica(irvin firmato al massimo hayward ed horford coprirebbero da soli oltre il 90 % del monte salari)

l'altro giorno mi sono lamentato del supermassimo salariale, ma se supermassimo sarà, sarà per tutti.

e ce ne potranno essere 2 per squadra,.

Gs è stata un insieme di programmazione estrema, scelte clamorose e incastri di cba vari, curry green e thompson hanno giocato in sti anni con contratti non adeguati al nuovo cba, ecco che s'è aggiunto durant e via di superteam.

da questo punto di vista il supermassimo potrebbe essere una cosa positiva.

difficilmente nel futuro vedremo squadre forti come GS, e secondo me il prossimo anno più d'una squadra di vertice s'indebolirà perchè non riesce a stare dietro al monte salari(Gs, rockets e via dicendo)

Ovviamente Massimo è uno degli effetti collaterali di questo sistema. In molti modi la lega non vuole un nuovo "caso" Golden State, e passa anche da questi supermassimi il riuscire ad arginare la cosa. In teoria i tre big in una squadra lo puoi anche fare a determinate condizioni, ma poi giochiamo io e te, ed in quintetto.

non ce la fai più con massimi da 40-45, 50 milioni, vero è che poi dipende anche da quanto aumenta il cap anno dopo anno, purtroppo l'aumento enorme di qualche anno fa ha consentito il fenomeno GS(ma ripeto, anche noi avevamo contratti favorevolissimi, thomas, bradley, crowder, turner.....)

la magagna è stato quell'aumento enorme, chi aveva contratti firmati prima ne ha approfittato, chiaro che poi come sempre lavoro e programmazione generalmente paghino.

per quello rispondo male a chi etichetta in due frasi, sentenze, il lavoro di un giemme nba.è un sistema completamente diverso da quello del calciomercato, e un sistema molto complesso, fatti di incastri vari, in parole povere, deve entrare l'incastro giusto, nei tempi, nei modi...e bla bla bla.


comunque come abbiamo ampiamente preannunciato su sti lidi ainge parla di priorità horford spalmato.spalmare horford permette di abbassare di parecchio il prossimo monte salari...

il che lascia aperte TUTTE le possibilità.perchè ripeto irving è imprevedibile, se va via da boston va in una squadra più scarsa(anche con durant o davis) e dove guadagnerebbe di meno.

i nets o i knicks con durant o davis insieme a kyrie non so mica se arrivano ad essere da titolo eh.....

No certo Massimo, non intendo che costruiscono squadre con tre contratti "supermaxi" quello è impossibile sarebbero 120M a salire con tre giocatori e poi forse solo GS oggi ha tre giocatori eleggibili per il supermax. Ma anche se non hai solo i supermaxicontrattidaeroe, si complica la possibilità di fare giochetti per coloro che provano ad eludere le regole, o perlomeno da parte dei giocatori di rinunciare ai soldi, perché parliamo di taaaaaanti soldi, ma davvero tanti.

Hai fatto l'esempio di Golden State, che mi sembra piuttosto calzante. Il prossimo anno partiamo dai 40M e spiccioli di Curry, con la volontà di rifirmare Thompson. Non avendo fatto parte dei migliori quintetti NBA il supermax per Klay è saltato e non firmerà il 5x221, ma si dovrà accontentare di un 5x194, comunque un discreto contratto. Ecco comunque stiamo parlando di 38M e rotti a stagione, che con i 40M di Curry, ci siamo fumati 78M arrotondati per difetto. Siamo a 2 giocatori (due), c'è da dare il contratto ad altri 13+2 giocatori. Green lo teniamo certo ed entra nell'ultimo anno di un contratto da 18.5M e con Iguodala a 17M... beh fine dei sorrisi sulla baia, di Durant e Cousins non ne parliamo proprio.

Danny Ainge 'really excited' for 's next season with Celtics

BOSTON — Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge sounds bullish about ’s chances of bouncing back to All-Star form during the 2019-20 season.

Ainge expressed optimism about Hayward, who struggled this year to find consistency while working his way back from what was ultimately two surgeries following the gruesome ankle injury that all but erased his 2017-18 season. After a strong finish to the 2018-19 campaign and encouraging stretches in Boston’s opening-round sweep of the Pacers, Hayward struggled to impact the series against the Bucks.

“I’m really excited for Gordon’s upcoming season,” said Ainge. "He’s working hard right now in the gym. He’s here every day with five or six coaches and bodies out there working extremely hard. He’s put a lot of time in. I’m anticipating great things from Gordon this next year.

"I don’t really look at it as fading in the Milwaukee series. I look at it as sometimes it’s just opportunity. There’s only one ball out there. And I’m not worried about . I’m not worried about his future or how good a player he is. He’s doing everything he can. If he doesn’t become the player that he wants to be then it won’t be from a lack of trying. But I’m very excited and optimistic about his future.”

Ex-C's coach predicts big things for Hayward
Ainge held a wide-ranging 21-minute press conference on Wednesday at the Auerbach Center, the first time he’s met with reporters since suffering a heart attack during Boston’s playoff run, and while ’s future was the focal point of a conversation centered around Boston’s cloudy summer plans, Ainge offered thoughts on Hayward and a some of Boston’s other players and coaches.

Ainge saved some of his biggest praise for coach , who had taken much of the blame for Boston’s roller coaster play this past season.

"Brad and I talk every day. Things are going great. There's no other coach I'd rather have than Brad. He's the best,” said Ainge.

Later Ainge added: "It was a very difficult job. I knew it'd be difficult from the beginning of the year and we talked about that but I think it was even more difficult than I anticipated and he anticipated. Again, I think he's going to be a lot better because of the year he went through. He's the least of our worries.

These bigs could intrigue Celtics on draft night
"We know that he's going to work to become the best that he can be and that he's going to learn from it. I wish every one of our players would put the time, effort and energy into what Brad does, but there's no other coach I'd rather have than .”

Some other topics Ainge touched on:

* Asked about the possibility that could opt out of the final year of his deal (and $30.1 million) and negotiate a potential extension to stay in Boston, Ainge said, "That will be discussed. That’s one of the priorities on our list as well.”

* Questioned about the young core of , , and , Ainge said simply, “I think that they all had great moments in the season and I think there’s a lot they still need to get better at.”

* Pressed on Rozier and his outspoken nature following the season, Ainge said: "You guys know I’m a big fan of Terry’s. I don’t always agree with how everybody handles the media, just like they probably don’t agree with how I handle the media and things that I say. We don’t always think alike, that’s what makes the game fun. But I’m a big fan of Terry’s, I think that, if Terry was in the right circumstance and the right role, I think he would love playing in Boston, is my opinion. And, if not, then I think Terry would let me know that. But Terry and I have a very good relationship, as Terry does with Brad as well.”