S67 Celtics Presser
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:56 am
Hellooooo Everyone.
Lets not talk about last season at all. It was a planned dump season, and mostly was. We saw appropriate growth from Gates and surprised by Zuber's season, now just like the kid directing trains sayd "ok, lets gooo."
Going into this off season, I was feeling itchy to get back into the thick of things. Draft day we heard that a few big name players were on the block. We considered several of them, then moved forward with the Nets after we had some good positive talks. After hesitation from both Ed and myself, we made the deal happen. I was very cautious with how happy I was after this trade, as I knew TC was going to be good to Supreme Cook. We were still happy with our TC, as all of our young core players had decent TCs and grew.
RFA saw that we were able to bring back Benfield and Griner back at what we consider deals. I really expected Griner to get a max, and for Benfield to get overpaid due to potentials. However, I was able to sign both in the $30mm range which is nice, and having two players for the price of one is nice. UFA went about as expected. We could only offer vet mins, and we did not have a good enough season to really sway anyone of note. So we are glad with what we have.
Going into this season, we hope to be a playoff team. I think Gates and Harper will be a great combo and will be a good one two punch for hopefully several season. I also think I have some good peripheral players in Lucas, Zuber, and Griner. All in all, we feel good about the bean team for the first time since we moved on from Antonio Gates which is nice. Starting 5 will be the 5 you saw in pre-season to start the season. I may make some changes as we go, as we have a few players that can be fluid in position (AG at PF, Harper at SG, etc...)
Questions?
Lets not talk about last season at all. It was a planned dump season, and mostly was. We saw appropriate growth from Gates and surprised by Zuber's season, now just like the kid directing trains sayd "ok, lets gooo."
Going into this off season, I was feeling itchy to get back into the thick of things. Draft day we heard that a few big name players were on the block. We considered several of them, then moved forward with the Nets after we had some good positive talks. After hesitation from both Ed and myself, we made the deal happen. I was very cautious with how happy I was after this trade, as I knew TC was going to be good to Supreme Cook. We were still happy with our TC, as all of our young core players had decent TCs and grew.
RFA saw that we were able to bring back Benfield and Griner back at what we consider deals. I really expected Griner to get a max, and for Benfield to get overpaid due to potentials. However, I was able to sign both in the $30mm range which is nice, and having two players for the price of one is nice. UFA went about as expected. We could only offer vet mins, and we did not have a good enough season to really sway anyone of note. So we are glad with what we have.
Going into this season, we hope to be a playoff team. I think Gates and Harper will be a great combo and will be a good one two punch for hopefully several season. I also think I have some good peripheral players in Lucas, Zuber, and Griner. All in all, we feel good about the bean team for the first time since we moved on from Antonio Gates which is nice. Starting 5 will be the 5 you saw in pre-season to start the season. I may make some changes as we go, as we have a few players that can be fluid in position (AG at PF, Harper at SG, etc...)
Questions?