Boston choosing to sit on their pile of assets has destroyed their team

[BallsOut]

Rozier and Brown whose value have plummeted this season, could've been traded for Jimmy Butler a year ago.

Could've gambled and dealt Tatum, whose value has also plummeted after a disappointing sophomore season, for Davis last season for a title run. If it worked out, maybe they could have had Kyrie and Davis for the long haul.

Rozier will now demand a high payday he's not worth from the Celtics.
Kyrie is gone.
Horford wants out.
Celtics stuck with the corpse of Hayward.
Probably have to overpay Morris to keep him.

Boston Celtics got greedy with their assets. Instead of cashing in, they sat on them and now the value of those assets couldn't be any lower, as is the reputation of the Celtics franchise when it comes to landing notable free agents and keeping them.

[Mask the Embiid]

[RealSkipBayless]

Rozier and Brown whose value have plummeted this season, could've been traded for Jimmy Butler a year ago.

Could've gambled and dealt Tatum, whose value has also plummeted after a disappointing sophomore season, for Davis last season for a title run. If it worked out, maybe they could have had Kyrie and Davis for the long haul.

Rozier will now demand a high payday he's not worth from the Celtics.
Kyrie is gone.
Horford wants out.
Celtics stuck with the corpse of Hayward.
Probably have to overpay Morris to keep him.

Boston Celtics got greedy with their assets. Instead of cashing in, they sat on them and now the value of those assets couldn't be any lower, as is the reputation of the Celtics franchise when it comes to landing notable free agents and keeping them.

Ainge refuses to take any risks at all. It's actually hilarious reading the Celtics reddit of them damage controlling the AD situation. "Ainge drove up the Lakers price for AD!!! haha!". Like LMAO. Lakers get a generation talent to build around for 5 years minimum. Celtics have ONE good thing from all the assets they got and that's Tatum. Rozier is gone, Kyrie gone, Brown is getting paid next summer. They missed out from the past couple seasons of players demanding trades and now this top tier free agent market.

Boston overplayed their hand. Now all they can cling to is watching young guns play for the next decade.

The Celtics are done.

[qrich]

Yeah, Ainge ****ed up.

[90sgoat]

Greed is a cardinal sin.

The irishman learned some bad habits from hanging out with covetous NBA owners.

[Wally450]

This ***** said Horford wants out.

You lost all credibility with that statement.

[Wally450]

Ainge refuses to take any risks at all.

This is just wrong.

Lets go back to 2007. He traded for an aging PF near the end of his prime. Got a legit SG in another trade and won 66 games and an NBA championship.

Got that same core with some different role players to the Finals 2 years later. He took a risk at a 3 year window and got a championship out of it and a couple minutes and an injury away from a second one.

He took a risk in trading for an undersized PG who ended up scoring 30 PPG two seasons later and getting to the ECF.

After said PG averaged 30 PPG and then got hurt, he traded him for Kyrie Irving without even getting a verbal agreement about an extension. Again, looking at a 2 year window. Did it work out? Some would say yes, some would say no. But he took the gamble on Kyrie anyways.

To say he never takes risks at all is asinine. Just because he refuses to trade for AD when it's been clear he isn't going to resign, per his agent, there's no reason to waste all your assets for a clear rental. Especially now that that risk you took 2 years ago is walking out the door.

I'd rather sit and build through the draft and make a small trade or two with a draft pick and get the guy that fits the system more than a guy who tunnel vision on LA.

And who's to say the Lakers are going to be that great this season? They currently have a lot of holes to fill.

[Vino24]

Ya'll are stupid as fvck. Ainge is not going to go all in on non chip type players (George, Butler)

[brooks_thompson]

Ya'll are stupid as fvck. Ainge is not going to go all in on non chip type players (George, Butler)

What do you call Hayward? I still feel like that's his biggest mistake EVEN IF Hayward was completely healthy and played 160 games the last two years. That whole free agency courting ceremony reeked of Ainge feeling himself for landing Horford the year before, thus trying to poach another team's talent again with Hayward just because he could.

That said, at least he didn't draft Fultz.

All in all, I like Ainge. Just think the Hayward thing was jumping the gun since he knew Isiah was injured badly and didn't have Kyrie yet. Oh, and already had two promising back-to-back number 3 pick SFs.

[RealSkipBayless]

This is just wrong.

Lets go back to 2007. He traded for an aging PF near the end of his prime. Got a legit SG in another trade and won 66 games and an NBA championship.

Got that same core with some different role players to the Finals 2 years later. He took a risk at a 3 year window and got a championship out of it and a couple minutes and an injury away from a second one.

He took a risk in trading for an undersized PG who ended up scoring 30 PPG two seasons later and getting to the ECF.

After said PG averaged 30 PPG and then got hurt, he traded him for Kyrie Irving without even getting a verbal agreement about an extension. Again, looking at a 2 year window. Did it work out? Some would say yes, some would say no. But he took the gamble on Kyrie anyways.

To say he never takes risks at all is asinine. Just because he refuses to trade for AD when it's been clear he isn't going to resign, per his agent, there's no reason to waste all your assets for a clear rental. Especially now that that risk you took 2 years ago is walking out the door.

I'd rather sit and build through the draft and make a small trade or two with a draft pick and get the guy that fits the system more than a guy who tunnel vision on LA.

And who's to say the Lakers are going to be that great this season? They currently have a lot of holes to fill.

Most of these aren't even risks. . Trading for IT and Kyrie, what exactly did they lose out on? A couple of decent 1sts? You know what an actual gamble would be? Giving up a decent piece for something uncertain. Like Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Jimmy Butler or Anthony Davis.

Seeing this many big names moving around is not a common thing. Boston is missing this free agency. The best signing people are talking about for them is Julius Randle. It's over. Who is enticing in the 2020 FA class? Drummond? Demar? Whiteside?

Tatum is all they really got after all the dust has settled. Ah yes build through the draft and hope Tatum takes off after a huge slump. I guess its all Boston can do.

Edit: Nick Wright criticized and prophesied this YEARS ago. https://youtu.be/PcgaqhVBjZw?t=488

[Vino24]

Boston bout to lose Horford and Kyrie and still make the finals

[Jay-B]

No not really, this was a great team a year ago. Kyrie being and acting like a str8 bitch is what destroyed the Celtics

[MrFonzworth]

He got unlucky with the Hayward injury. Him coming back a shell of his former self but still needing touches because he's paid like a superstar is part of what ruined their team.

Though they're probably losing Irving for nothing, they sttill have Tatum to build around and a natural leader in Horford to teach the youngings what it is to be an NBA player.

[MrFonzworth]

Didnt realize Horford is gone. What a shit GM Ainge is

[AirTupac]

I told yall Danny was overrated as fk 3 years ago. You stupid retards