2017 NBA OFFSEASON

maybe ainge doesnt care idk, seems like this is maybe more about getting a great return than jackson idk obvs total speculation

maybe he wants ball lol

why doesnt anyone know what the fn deal is

Lakers had interest in pursuing a deal for No. 1 pick/Fultz, but Sixers ability to potentially deliver 3 FRP's in deal too much to overcome. https://t.co/9aBUwqVMiq

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 18, 2017

like potentially POTENTIALLY whatre we talking about here

wld be cool w two picks and saric tho

Sources: For top pick, Sixers planning to send Celtics '17 No. 3 overall pick, '18 FRP (via LA) and '19 FRP (via Kings) - w/ protections.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 18, 2017

i do not like this word protections

sixers get: no. 1 pick, picture of jim carrey 69ing himself (digital reenactment)
boston gets: no. 3 pick, 2018 1st rounder, 2096 5th rounder, michael jordan rookie card (poor condition, big crease in the middle), half-eaten roll of rolos

okay im listening

Danny Ainge is Stockpiling 1st Round Picks to Make a Run at Anthony Davis https://t.co/eqFxYhUccb

— The Big Lead (@thebiglead) June 17, 2017

2017 #3 pick (via Philly)
2017 3 2nd round picks
2018 #1 pick of the Lakers
2018 #1 pick of the Nets (good breakdown here)
2018 #1 pick (their own)
2018 4 2nd round picks
2019 #1 pick from Memphis (good breakdown here)
2019 #1 pick from LA Clippers
2019 #1 pick (their own)

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pictured: danny ainge

Ainge in 2015 on if there’s such thing as too many picks: "No, because picks are always tradable; players are not. Picks are always assets."

— Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg) June 18, 2017

picks are beautiful, picks never leave you

yeah i mean there's literally no precedent for adding 6 first round picks to a roster over the course of 2 years so it's not a matter of if a trade happens but for who

i don't hate this trade for philly either. fultz is great and if fultz-ball had gone 1-2 there was no ideal pick for them at 3

you gotta have someone who wants to dance tho

yeah maybe there's a slight reduction of leverage since teams know ainge has to do something. then again they could trade a team 4 first round picks over the next two years and still have the normal number of first round picks after that so i think they can make something happen if they want.

yeah if i had to bet id say they have a big trade in the pipeline right now

this seems bad

Clarification on deal: Besides its 2017 FRP, Philly sends '18 Lakers pick w/ protections. If it doesn't convey, 76ers send 2019 Kings pick.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 18, 2017

thats only two picks folks

sixers did well here i think

just gonna wait til all the facts r in i guess

two picks is not enough tho

a lot is gonna depend on what the protections are

even w no protections two is not enough, theres gotta be more

Celtics will get Lakers pick if it falls between 2 and 5 in the 2018 draft, per league source. If not, the Celtics will get the Kings in '19

— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) June 18, 2017

prediction: they'll get that lakers pick

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The Celtics' overflowing backcourt also factored into their decision to pass on Fultz, sources say.

uhhh this is so depressing

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guess this means they're all-in on isaiah?

danny believes terry rozier will be mvp within the next five years

this seems bad

it cld def still workout for them like they cld get the 1 and two picks in next years draft or make some sweet trades but in isolation it seems bad

Fultz will be a monster. This trade makes 0 sense.

ainge loves too do picks

i think he might have a gambling problem

after 5 minutes of thinking about it on a short night's sleep this is a p. clear sign that taking the pick had been a fallback option for a long time. they want to sign one all-star and trade for another before they need to extend isaiah. whether the trade is now with the #3 pick+ or next trade deadline with choice of brown/jackson plus other picks that's the plan.

problem is the only guy who is worth it and in a bad situation is davis and if he's actually available it means everyone in new orleans has gotten fired.

draft xpress has the celtics taking tatum http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-draft/2017/

i actually think that's likely, but only if the lakers take jackson.

i think i like tatum more than jackson

feel like this trade must just come down to ainge didnt believe fultz has superstar potential, seed him as more of a solid allstar ceiling guy

i've verbalized this to varying degrees over the past 3-4 years but there's a good chance we're gonna look back at the process and think of it beignets wildly successful

*as being* wildly successful

It will be a v bad take tho. Lots of teams have piled on young talent after years of terribleness without spending years deliberately sabotaging the team and making a completely unwatchable product to get there.

gotta crack some eggs to make an omelette

Uh that's five years or so of bad eggs

it's 4 years where their chances of being contenders dropped from 5% to 0%

and now look nicely positioned to wait out lebron in the east

the problem w/ the process was not the process but the picks

basically every lottery pick in the 2015 draft aside from mario hezonja has more trade value than okafor right now