Official Offseason Rumors Thread

[b_line]

Hearing that the Celtics are wanting to trade their 1st round(BKN pick. Potentially top 3 pick) for Gordon Hayward. In order to lure a big FA. Players want to win now and a top 3 pick is often 3 years away from contributing at an all star level.




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Good lord, if it's ben simmons or ingram, do the jazz say yes?

 

[spycam1]

Good lord, if it's ben simmons or ingram, do the jazz say yes?

I would trade Hayward for Simmons so damn fast. I'd strongly consider a deal for Ingram too.

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[b_line]

I would trade Hayward for Simmons so damn fast. I'd strongly consider a deal for Ingram too.

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I probably would too. But that is a hard sell for the fans in general. It would be awesome though. Hayward is damn good, and one of my favorite players, but Simmons might be LeBron. Or Durant.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I probably would too. But that is a hard sell for the fans in general. It would be awesome though. Hayward is damn good, and one of my favorite players, but Simmons might be LeBron. Or Durant.

If you are trading Hayward for Simmons you pretty much have to trade one of our bigs, right? I mean, if you are giving up our best player for Simmons, he has to play.

 

[Game6Conley]

Good lord, if it's ben simmons or ingram, do the jazz say yes?

I've been posting that I think Brandon Ingram is a better prospect than Hayward for quite some time here, probably first posted it over a year ago..

Pretty sure I thought that before Ingram really blew up into the top-3 (in the HS rankings)..

I also said that I thought he was a better prospect than Giannis because of the massive shooting discrepancy..

 

[Game6Conley]

If you are trading Hayward for Simmons you pretty much have to trade one of our bigs, right? I mean, if you are giving up our best player for Simmons, he has to play.

nonononono, the thought of that makes me cringe a bit tbh.. Favors and Rudy would be the biggest beneficiaries of that trade, he'd get them much easier shots and putbacks.. The front court would be even more imposing with Simmons.. He could start at SF, and also could actually play some small ball 5 next to Lyles at the 4, and that'd cause all sorts of issues vs certain teams, because he can still bring the ball up the floor with a head full of steam...

 

[spycam1]

If you are trading Hayward for Simmons you pretty much have to trade one of our bigs, right? I mean, if you are giving up our best player for Simmons, he has to play.

Unless the FO thinks he can log the majority of his minutes at the 3. Spacing with Simmons/Favors/Gobert would be pretty bad until Simmons works on his outside shot though.

Gun to my head, I'm not sure who I'd trade between Favors and Gobert in that scenario.

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[spycam1]

nonononono, the thought of that makes me cringe a bit tbh.. Favors and Rudy would be the biggest beneficiaries of that trade, he'd get them much easier shots and putbacks.. He could start at SF, he could also actually play some small ball 5 next to Lyles at the 4, and that'd cause all sorts of issues vs certain teams..

Wouldn't you be worried about spacing at all? I think Simmons can become an adequate shooter in time, but he's definitely not there yet.

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[Saint Cy of JFC]

Wouldn't you be worried about spacing at all? I think Simmons can become an adequate shooter in time, but he's definitely not there yet.

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He forgot to logout of his OL account when he suggested Simmons start at SF.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Unless the FO thinks he can log the majority of his minutes at the 3. Spacing with Simmons/Favors/Gobert would be pretty bad until Simmons works on his outside shot though.

Gun to my head, I'm not sure who I'd trade between Favors and Gobert in that scenario.

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I was thinking more like Lyles.

 

[spycam1]

I was thinking more like Lyles.

That wouldn't solve the spacing issues of the starting lineup.

But **** it. If we have the chance to trade Hayward for Simmons, just do it and worry about the rest later.

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[Handlogten's Heros]

That wouldn't solve the spacing issues of the starting lineup.

But **** it. If we have the chance to trade Hayward for Simmons, just do it and worry about the rest later.

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I think in that scenario you move Favors as well. To me it pushes the window into the future and we are building around Simmons, Gobert, Exum and to a lesser extent Lyles Hood.