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Post by jmost on Jul 7, 2017 19:28:10 GMT -5
I remember reading that coming out of high school Avery and Derrick Rose were considered the top two prospects. It's been an interesting career arc for the two of them. Rose outpaced Avery as freshmen and got drafted way ahead of him. AB started out as little more than a defensive specialist in the NBA whose offensive contributions were limited to back cuts to the hoop, while Rose quickly became MVP. Then, as Rose endured injury after injury, and AB improved year by year, we're at the point where almost anyone would prefer to have AB over Rose.
As far as the C's go, we could have a defense that is almost pick and roll proof when IT is off the court, just switching everything.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jul 7, 2017 19:30:05 GMT -5
I think you mean John Wall? They were supposedly up and up with each other in high school.
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Post by jmost on Jul 7, 2017 20:18:11 GMT -5
To quote Emily Litella: Never mind.
My memory was definitely off on that one.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jul 7, 2017 23:09:36 GMT -5
It's hard not praise Ainge for this trade. I'm not talking about the aspect of losing Avery Bradley, which is hard and sad to think about because of who he is and what he brought to the team. I'm solely talking about what we received in this trade.
First of all, teams knew we were the one in a pickle, giving Danny no leverage whatsoever. In addition, Bradley is potentially a rental, even further limiting Ainge's leverage. And lastly, Ainge needed to acquire a player who is relatively cheap (the whole point of trading Avery is so we save money to pay Gordon Hayward).
Taking all that into account, Ainge also was looking for a player who added value to our team. This was an extremely difficult task Ainge had in front of him. And what did he do? He checked all the aforementioned boxes by acquiring Marcus Morris.
Morris is going to be a nice veteran player for us off the bench. He was a starter for Detroit, who gave them 14 and 5. His teammates, coach and fans talk adoringly about his leadership and hard nosed play on the court. He will probably be a player we appreciate, as we Celtics fans fall in love with players who play hard.
At 6'9", he is quite versatile, can shoot three's, can work his man off the dribble and in the post, and has a pull up game ala Paul Pierce (whom he idolized as a youth).
Considering the difficult situation Ainge was in, he did a terrific job and made the team better.
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Post by mev17 on Jul 8, 2017 0:02:34 GMT -5
Given the totality of the circumstances, the trade makes sense. It (a) enables the Hayward signing, (b) fills a position of need, and (c) avoids the financial crunch and luxury tax implications of 3 valued players hitting free-agency at the same time next summer. Hate to lose Bradley, but the deal does make sense.
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Post by Roadrunner on Jul 8, 2017 0:04:56 GMT -5
Wall, and Bradley were the top 2 prospects that year. Wall, being the offensive player, while Bradley being the defensive player.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jul 13, 2017 15:45:43 GMT -5
This is very weird to see Avery with a Pistons' background. I already miss him. He looks sad and that makes me sad.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jul 13, 2017 16:07:25 GMT -5
I bet he's devastated that he's no longer with the team he was drafted by, and was a part of all these 7 years. But as he told Rozier (I think), they will always be family.
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