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hawks, motherfuckers

>>77753591
>Antetokounmpo (((knee)))
lmao sure, he doesnt want to waste time on that mickey mouse cup

Just failed my driving test. Who the fuck needs 3 whole fucking seconds at a stop sign? Fucking bitch it takes 1 second to look left and right that's it what the fuck bitch

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If Boston gets Kyrie I'll seriously consider them to be the best team in the East..........after LeBron leaves next year for San Antonio.

Pretty sure Scottie Pippen is the best perimeter defender of all time? That sounds right?

Also, thinking about this made me remember Alvin Robertson, who has to have one of the weirdest careers and post-careers for any NBA player. Just... a weird dude with a weird NBA game.

>>77753702
...How? Isaiah Thomas was better than Irving this season.

Does Kyrie actually make the Celtics better?

I guess there's less defensive issues, injury concerns, and contract concerns but it doesn't seem like it would. You're just exchanging one all-world scoring point guard with defensive issues for another.

>>77753718
>way younger
>not even in his damn prime and already the third best PG in the East and top 7 overall
>IT is 30 and just had the season of his life, without a doubt downhill from here
>Kyrie is taller and a god tier finisher as well

I'd be pissed if I were Isiah Thomas. This clearly means Boston doesn't have much faith in him

>>77753718
because hes not a manlet that will get absolutely exposed every single post season

>>77753729
Short answer: no, not really. But I think Kyrie would be a better player.

>>77753746
Isaiah Thomas is also an elite finisher

>>77753753
Kyrie has the same flaws as Thomas although admittedly when Kyrie tries he is better on D

>>77753751
Guy's asking for the max at 30 and you're wondering why they don't want him anymore?

This is a great move by Ainge, and we all know Ainge is the most unloyal GM in the league and will trade your ass without question, even if you're Paul Pierce.

>>77753486
>Why the Fuck are there 2 Memphis teams
Yeah, I totally understand 12–13, but why 05–06?

>Why not the 13 Knicks ?
11–12 was Linsanity. Don't worry, I had to look it up, too.

>Isn't it too early to have 16 Warriors as a Classic team ?
:^)

>>77753767
Oh I wasn't wondering why they don't want him, I wouldn't give IT the mad either, I'm just saying for him to have a career season last year and be in trade talks right now I'd be pissed if I was him.

Niggas thinkin short term about this IT-Kyrie swap. Celtics know they don't wanna pay a 31 year old manlet a max deal next year. They would much rather use a max on a 25 year old.

>>77753826
I get why they would want to trade IT but it just feels weird to replace him with Kyrie, especially if you're giving up assets to make the switch.

Especially since they could have just drafted Fultz, let Isaiah play out the year, replaced him with Fultz, and had more cap space to play with.

>CAVS IN TRADE TALKS WITH CELTICS, IT FOR KYRIE! AHAHHAH

>CAVS IN TRADE TALKS WITH CELTICS, IT FOR KYRIE! AHAHHAH


>CAVS IN TRADE TALKS WITH CELTICS, IT FOR KYRIE! AHAHHAH


>CAVS IN TRADE TALKS WITH CELTICS, IT FOR KYRIE! AHAHHAH


>CAVS IN TRADE TALKS WITH CELTICS, IT FOR KYRIE! AHAHHAH


>CAVS IN TRADE TALKS WITH CELTICS, IT FOR KYRIE! AHAHHAH

Adrian WojnarowskiVerified account @wojespn 57s58 seconds ago
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Sources: Boston, Cleveland nearing deal on Kyrie Irving, but details still working to completion. Isaiah Thomas, Crowder, pick(s) in talks.

Holy motherfuck

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>>77753862
Noooooo

Am I the only person who thinks that IT4 will shit the bed and the Celtics will fleece the Cavs in this trade?

Random fact :
In the 1987 season, Rodney McCray led the Houston Rockets in minutes per game.

>>77753862
Holy shit they're giving up Crowder?! What the fuck! They're giving up Crowder PLUS Isaiah PLUS at least one pick?!

that is a really good return for Cleveland to get for Kyrie and I really hate it for Boston. Giving up Crowder is huge to me.

>Thomas
>next to Lebron

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

According to TPA, Kyrie was a better defender than IT by 60 points saved on defense.

https://nbamath.com/tpa-database/nba-2016-17-tpa-scores/

But he didn't score as many points, of course playing with LeBron and having his usage lowered, this makes since.

But Kyrie has proven in the past he's just as good a scorer when his usage is higher. Put him on last year's Celtics team and the same thing would happen, especially playing with Bradley and Smart, having him hidden on defense.

Now add him to next year's Boston team with Hayward and it's hard to tell what his usage will be, but Kyrie is already more experienced with playing off ball and sharing on a team with multiple stars. Plus Hayward isn't LeBron and has a much lower usage and doesn't have the ball in his hands nearly as much.

Then when you just think of Kyrie's age to IT's it's a no brainer this is an amazing idea of a trade.

Anyone saying memes like >hurr IT is better >hurr defense >hurr it changes nothing are mentally retarded.

Also IT was literally the worst defender in the league last year and allowed them most amount of points scored on by a single player last year.

This makes the Cavs so much better against the Warriors if true

WOW

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Describe your worst injury

Mine was that May when I went up for a lay up and go down like this in my left ankle ..........
It's been 3 months and It still hurts me

>>77753871
Nope, because we all saw it happen a few months ago. At this point, there must be something in the water in Cleveland.

Trading Kyrie for Thomas would be nice for both sides IF the Cavs get significant other assets out of the trade. Celtics can't really build a legit contender around Thomas. Cavs can happily be mediocre led by Thomas for a while as they rebuild

>>77753934
Where did it go so fucking wrong for the Cavs

They were this close to getting Paul George. Fuck man.

>>77753914
Irving might not want to play off the ball in Boston, since part of his whole reason for requesting a trade is that he wants to be The Man

Also, Boston already lost Bradley and if they lose Crowder as well that's basically their 2 best perimeter defenders gone

DO IT AINGE

PULL THE TRIGGER YOU FUCK BEFORE YOU GIVE A MANLET A MAX CONTRACT

I really hope I never have a serious injury playing basketball. It scares me

>>77753978
It's gonna happen

>>77753972
>Irving might not want to play off the ball in Boston, since part of his whole reason for requesting a trade is that he wants to be The Man

This is total BS that's been proven false already as you're selectively ignoring the fact he wants to play on the Spurs as his #1 priority and contend.

>>77753951
Cavs went all-in on winning when LeBron returned which fucked their future. They got a chip so it worked out.

Now it's just a matter of managing the decline.

>>77753871
>>77753932
Actually, I just saw >>77753897. Guess that FC smartened up.

Adrian WojnarowskiVerified account @wojespn 54s55 seconds ago
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Boston center Ante Zizic also expected to be part of a potential Cleveland deal for Kyrie Irving, league sources tell ESPN.

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>Bawston chowdaheads talking shit about their manlet now that they can get Kyrie

lmao didn't you stupid fucks defend him every time someone said anything about how shit he is? hahahaha

>>77753995
But Irving would be The Man on the Spurs. That's an anomalous situation due to the fact that Kawhi is basically one of the only superstars in history who has no interest whatsoever in being The Man.

August 22, 2017
Journal Entry 34,847

What have we done wrong? Is it the team? The city? Kyrie will have something he's never had before. It's not too late. There is still time

>tfw i've been posting about derrick rose to the cavs and IT for Kyrie
/nba/ never believed me lmao y'all some dumbfucks call me hinks 2.0

>>77754006
*FO

Cavs Celtics is the season opener

Thank you based Silver

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>>77754017
Kawhi is literally the man and you're an idiot. I'm done talking to you. You played yourself.

FUCK this trade makes Cleveland so much better. Fuck fuck fuck.

There's no way that they're going to go for a 1 to 1 trade, will they?

I'm still not sold by the Celtics moves. Given the Nets trade, they were in the position to become great and they're nowhere near

>>77754043
I'd say it makes them like 5% better

Is Zizik actually any good (i.e. NBA-calibre)?

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>>77753931
>babbys first injury
Try torn ACL/meniscus

Also better start squatting if you want to do your best to prevent more injuries.

>Kyrie
>Hayward
Who the fuck can stop us!

>>77754079
Judging from summer league, no

>>77754079
Boban would eat him alive

>>77754036
Kawhi is on some Buddhist enlightened Zen shit. He is The Man but also is not The Man. Being and non-being as one, you know what I mean? The way that can be defined cannot be the true way and the name that can be named cannot be the eternal name. Kawhi truly understands the emptiness of all forms and this allows him to coexist peacefully with any other player.

>isaiah thomas lobbies for gordon hayward to come to boston
>gets traded for kyrie after hayward comes
is ainge a snake?

Ainge has 0 fucking loyalty god damn he just kicked that manlet in the face.

>>77754021
Pics or it didnt happen

>>77753746
IT is 28

>>77754064
Having Crowder in particular makes them a lot better. IT can replace most of Kyrie's offensive value, and Crowder provides a legitimate, consistent, excellent wing defender which is something that the Cavs have totally lacked (outside of LBJ who obviously has other things on his plate) and he can also do enough on offense that you can't just leave him wide open. When you compare it to where the Cavs were running out lineups with Richard Jefferson against the Warriors because he was one of their best wing defenders, that makes a huge difference IMO.

It's also a great move for them long term if they get picks and Zizic but that matters less to me.

>>77754153
Remember when the manlet was recruiting free agents on twitter for Boston?

lmao I bet the loser even looked forward to playing with Hayward! hahahaha

>>77754163
Jae Crowder is overrated as fucking shit man. Don't buy into the hype on him.

>>77754163
Crowder is the reason I'd say the Cavs would be better. The Kyrie/IT swap is a small loss for Cleveland.

Isaiah Thomas would not be able to score on the Warriors like Kyrie could.

Cavs might be adding Thomas to the 22nd ranked defense in the league last year. They also added Jose Calderon, rose and Jeff Green. Durant and curry might average 40 in the finals

>>77754210
Check out every Boston vs Warriors game in the last two years and say that again chump.

Everything is going to start happening now, Melo trade tomorrow

Kyrie lines up better with Celtic's window than the Cavs', which will be in 2-3 years time.

Cavs reload for one final run, get a ticket selling sideshow when they overpay IT when LeBron leaves and get extra picks for down the road.

>IT/Crowder/Zizic combination would save the Cavaliers $19M in taxes. Tax bill goes from $78.4M to $59.2M.

If Dan Gilbert has some power on the trade yall Cavs fans shouldn't be surprised if yall end up trading Kyrie for Kelly Olynyk and a 2nd rounder

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Danny what are you DOING!??

What's the fucking point of trading away IT/Jae/and most importantly PICKS when we have 0.00% chance of beating Golden State for the next 5 years?

What the fuck. You're supposed to stick with IT until he walks or you give him a short term extension, and allow the young kids to develop.

You fucking SNAKE danny.

I can't believe this.

The one player who never got the credit he deserved, the praise he deserved....And you do THIS!? After the postseason he just gave you!? After the recruiting he just did for you!?? After his sister JUST died!????

You fucking SNAKE Danny. You SNAKE!

I don't want crybaby "all about me" flat-earther Kyrie. He's a fucking Lebron baby. I'm PISSED!

>>77754174
Maybe he is overrated. I don't know. I like what I see when I watch him, I think he makes a real positive impact, and also, he put up really good numbers last year and has put up really good defensive numbers his entire career. Statistically, the Celtics played much better defense when he was on the court. That matters a lot to me.

>>77754230
Not to get repetitive, but ignoring Crowder here seems dumb.

looks like isaiah thomas has hit a wall with the celtics

>>77754238
4-12
7-20
7-22
9-20

Yeah nah you're a cunt

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This could be a guy that could potentially help CP3 to reach his first NBA Conference Finals
Assuming that they both stay in Houston and get a nice third scoring option during next offseason
Can they walk away with a championship against the Warriors (who may or may not lose Green or Klay)

>On ESPN, @wojespn reports the Celtics and Cavs are currently on the phone working out salary matching pieces from BOS to CLE.

>>77754210
It really depends on LBJ being able to carry more of the offensive load. I think IT can score against the Warriors as the second option but he's not going to be able to go off the way that Kyrie did and take over and carry them to wins randomly.

I've been said the Thomas for Irving trade makes sense for the Celtics. They're both just scorers, but Kyrie is younger, not as much a liability on defense, and the Celtics will have him for two years. Isaiah is gonna want to get paid next off-season, and I don't think the Celitcs wanna give him $200 mil+. I think the Celtics could have kept Jae Crowder, unless they had to trade him for cap space.

Isaiah Thomas fucked himself when he said he was expecting a max contract lmfao

>Cavs and Celtics now negotiating over a draft pick

Please take the manlet please take the manlet Please take the manlet please take the manlet
Please take the manlet please take the manlet

lmao!!! laker fishies on suicide watch! celtics are a 70 win team next season AND we getting #1 picks

>>77754281
The Rockets will have to play the Spurs, Warriors, or Thunder to advance to the WCF. Not gonna happen.

The other thing about this trade for Cleveland is that it's extremely low risk. The status quo was that they didn't have a real shot against the Warriors and that Kyrie was going to walk. So basically this is a free roll for them - any long term assets they get, any chance they win a championship, it's all gravy for them.

>>77754314
He also should get a max contract with the way the NBA works. And whichever team gives it to him is going to regret it but he deserves the money.

hahahahha loyalty hahahahhahaha

>>77754354
No-one has cap space to give him the max.

>>77754352
they could beat the Spurs

Pelicans will give IT the max next season

Cap this post

>>77754370
Cleveland will have the space.

>>77754370
Any team could easily make a couple trades to get the cap space, and a few teams will have the cap space for it when other contracts expire. If a player you think can be a franchise player for you is available, you make moves to open your roster for him. Whether he's actually worth it is another matter.

>@wojespn: Cleveland has struck out on deals in the western conference and have turned their focus to Boston.

>The @Cavs told @Celtics a couple weeks ago they didn't want to do a deal if Jayson Tatum wasn't part of the package, says league source.Unconfirmed

>Boston has wanted to keep Jayson Tatum out of any deal with Cleveland.

>>77753931
Mine was from CTEball back in HS. Partially torn MCL/meniscus along with a grade 2 ankle sprain after one our landwhale o-linemen rolled up my leg during practice.

>>77754377
No, no they can't.

How is Woj so fast, guys?

>>77754392
They don't have the cap space, even if they stretch Asik. Don't think they could create the cap space either, especially since they want Cousins to re-sign.

>>77754354
Realistically no team should want to give a manlet who now has a hip problem a max contract. Even healthy, giving him a max is questionable.

>>77754249
He's not even in Bombston anymore you mouthbreathing moron.

FREE BOBAN

>>77754449
From a basketball point of view, like most NBA contracts, it's a question of risk and expected value. And the reality of the NBA is that there are nearly always going to be teams who are in a position where the best course of action available to them is going to be to take high-risk bets like giving a max contract to IT. Because, hey, there's a chance it pays off and he plays at a superstar level and you make a conference finals or something where you otherwise wouldn't have.

I don't think that smart, well-managed teams should ever give a player like IT a max, because it's just a really bad bet. But not all teams are smart and well-managed and have good ownership with strong relations to the front office and an accurate understanding of their window for contention.

>>77754471
alternately: ban Reggie Jackson from the league and void his contract

This trade makes the Celtics worse this year IMO

>the closet racist town of boston doesn't want kyrie because he's a flat earther
pot calling the kettle black

does IT make Lebron better?

Cavs really finna be the only competition in the east if Celtics mAkEs this dumbass trade

>>77754551
Explain

Why are the Cavs trading Kyrie Irving to the Celtics for Isaiah Thomas and Joe Crowder

> Isaiah Thomas will have 7 years of service next summer as a FA. Cleveland would inherit his bird rights and could pay him a max salary starting at $30.6M. The Cavaliers a likely tax team next summer if LeBron James returns can exceed the cap/tax to bring back Thomas based on his bird rights.

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>fleeces other teams including his own
What did Danny mean by this?

Kawhi said he added something new to his game this offseason wonder what it is?

>>77754608
Glad this guy got his shit pushed in after all the annoying ass social media "recruiting" and smugness.

Lmao, I remember when Hayward got first reported to sign with the Celtics and he posted some dumb video of him dancing, then it was said that report was false then he deleted the video.

>>77754570
They lose their best player.

And IT was good for them too.

>>77754633
Maybe yelling at refs

>>77754551
Slightly. So they get a better pick and develop their younguns and be serious contenders from next year onwards

Do they want to win or just reach the finals of a historically weak East?

if you're a boston fan and aren't willing to give up IT/rasta dude/some picks for kyrie cause of muh loyalty you do not know anything about basketball

>>77754633
Passing. That's literally all he can add, he's done everything else at an elite level now.

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Hmmmm...

Dave McMenaminVerified account @mcten 2m2 minutes ago
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CLE will receive BKN 2018 1st round pick - unprotected - from BOS in the trade that is currently being discussed, league source tells ESPN

This is a fleecing

>>77754658
Great post

>>77754651

As a Celtics fan, I want this trade to happen. I love Thomas and Crowder, but Kyrie is too great to pass up on. He makes the Celtics favorites to win the East.

>>77754658
>>>reddit

>CLE will receive BKN 2018 1st round pick - unprotected - from BOS in the trade that is currently being discussed, league source tells ESPN

>Cavs and Celtics on verge of a deal: Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and 2018 Nets pick unprotected, sources say

>>77754660
LMAO

>>77754660
If that's true then it's a no-brainer for the Cavs

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An Wy Y'all hating LeBron gone turn D Rose to the old D Rose just wait on it! An he finna get a ring

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Cleveland and Boston have agreement on deal to send Kyrie Irving to the Celtics for Isaiah Thomas package to Cavs, sources tell The Vertical

>Cleveland and Boston have agreement on deal to send Kyrie Irving to the Celtics for Isaiah Thomas package to Cavs, sources tell The Vertical

>Cavs agree to deal Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and 2018 Nets pick, source told ESPN.

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Celtics are sending Thomas, Crowder, Ante Zizic and Brooklyn's 2018 first-round pick for Kyrie Irving, league sources tell The Vertical.

IT'S FUCKING HAPPENEDDDDDDDDD

Isn't Lebron gonna leave after this season anyway?
>tfw a manlet is the face of your franchise within 2 years

>IT, Crowder, Zizic, Tatum
lmao that's way too much is cleveland dumb?

Is MJ still the GOAT?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

IM SCREAMING SPC AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS

AAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

THE CELTICS COULD NOT HAVE FUCKED THIS UP HARDER HOLY FUCKING SHIT

>All-Star Kyrie Irving will waive his trade kicker to complete Cleveland's deal to Boston, league source tells The Vertical

>>77754102
All visible objects, man, are but as pasteboard masks. But in each event—in the living act, the undoubted deed—there, some unknown but still reasoning thing puts forth the mouldings of its features from behind the unreasoning mask. If man will strike, strike through the mask! How can the prisoner reach outside except by thrusting through the wall?

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>>77754471
As a Spurs fan, I miss Boban. He wanted to stay but Pop ran him off and told him he'd be stupid not to take that kind of money

>>77754730
Maybe, but the Celtics fucked up by giving up a top draft pick in the process.

>>77754730
No, Cleveland's smart.

>we gave up the brooklyn pick

WHY WOULDNT YOU GIVE THEM THE LAKERS ONE INSTEAD

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>77754741
Getting rid of the manlet is literally the biggest positive theyve done

celtics gave up some roleplayers, an old manlet and a draft pick that will never be as good as kyrie

celtics won

Cavs Celtics is the opener to the season holy fuck this league

AHAHAHAHA THEY GAVE UP THE NETS PICK TOOOOO OH MY GOD DANNY AINGE JUST OWNED HIMSELF

DANNY AINGE JUST GOT FLEECED BY THE CAVS

Also: Celtics will now have pieces and cap space to be serious contenders in free agency, as they're one of the few teams to have cap space.

Great return for the Cavs. Lots of potential for the Celtics.

>Brooklyn pick gone
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

M-MUH MARVIN BAGLEY

>tfw both sides lost

AAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA

So the Cavs are getting rid of Irving now, Lebron will leave next season and they'll be stuck with only Isaiah Thomas?

>>77754774
>Old manlet
>28

That is the end of the Brooklyn trade.

What the picks brought:

James Young (WEW)
Jaylen Brown
Jayson Tatum
Kyrie Irving

That's pretty fucking good.

Danny Ainge would not give up the draft pick for Paul George. Refused to give it up for Jimmy Butler. And then gives it away for goddamn Kyrie Irving. My GOD.

>Worth noting: Boston, as Brad Stevens said on @TheVertical Pod, still waiting on a September scan to determine when IT available next season

AHAHHA ITS THE BYNUM TRADE ALL OVER AGAIN

>>77754790
Isaiah Thomas and a top-5 pick in a crazy good draft.

>>77754798
Paul George and Jimmy Butler are both 27 while Kyrie Irving is 25. They want a player in their prime during their window.

AHAHAHAHHA

CELTICS CANT STOP WINNING

>u guys cant win with a manlet pg xDD

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
AHAHAHAH

>>77754813
it's still a good trade for Cleveland if IT never plays again IMO.

>>77754834
You literally can't and that's why they traded him you absolute dumbass hahaha

Cleveland gets the Brooklyn pick
Boston gets Kyrie

Good trade for both (leans cleveland)

>>77754522
JAIL REGGIE
FREE BOBAN
JVG CO-COACH WHEN??!!??

lmao

lakers lost

>Jae Bricker, A manlet pg with broken knees and a slav for the best playoff PG in the league


Thank you Cleveland! Enjoy your pick, dont draft a bust

>>77754829
It's a window that they've totally arbitrarily defined. Jimmy Butler and Paul George are much better than Kyrie and would have made them legitimate title contenders right now.

There's just no universe in which the logical thing to do for Boston was to shape all of their decisions around Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum.

Why did Boston do that? Isaiah>Kyrie Crowder Tatum PIcK zizic>Kyrie. Literally one of the of the shittiest trades ever. Atleast the warriors are fucked.

>>77754829
You know who else is 27?

GORDON FUCKING HAYWARD

>>77754879
>legitimate title contenders right now

lol no

>>77754862
Is this bait?

>>77754879
So they were going to beat the Warriors and Cavs this year? They're doing the right thing.

And they're not done yet.

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Enjoy Kyrie Irving Boston!

I'm sure he can be a great team leader just like how he lead his team to 3 straight 1st draft picks without LeBron! LOL

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F L E E C E D

Kyrie moving closer to the edge of the Earth

>>77754471
>>77754522
Will you guys do a straight up trade for Enes Kanter?

>>77754935
Bostfats literally in shambles right now.

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So this means that the Warriors are guaranteed to win for the next 2 years right?

>>77754904
But they got him in free agency rather than giving up assets and they still have cap space to sign someone else.

>trading a top 3 PG for a gimp manlet and a bunch of literally who's

Boston wins.

>>77754570
It could distribute the ball better than Kyrie

>>77754915
I think they would have had a shot against the Cavs and the Warriors. I wouldn't have called them favorites but adding a Jimmy Butler to a team that also has Hayward, IT, and all the role players would be really, really, really strong.

>And they're not done yet.

How many goddamn terrible deals does Danny Ainge have to make for people to stop saying this

>>77754964

IT was the soul of the team

Kyrie is a pre-madonna who is probably just gonna get hurt

Ainge is a genius. He knew the Lebron era is ending in the east and he decided to shift gears into win now mode while also having a good young core and dumping bad players/contracts.

Ainge just finessed the entire league.

YOOOOOOOOO WTF ARE THE CAVS DOING

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>>77754980
>pre-madonna
Hopefully this is some /sp/ meme I'm not acquainted with

>>77754901
tf are you even saying, format your sentence better moron

>>77754963
It still ties up cap space to a player who's at the same stage of his career as Butler and Paul George. If all the Celtics care about is their ~~~window~~~ then why sign Hayward at all?

ITT Celtics fans doing damage control

Somehow the cavs got worse on defense LOLOL

>>77754980
soul don't mean shit if you don't got a hip

>>77754964
No offense but Kyrie is bad. Honestly I'd rather Jae Crowder and a pick over Crypee getting a top 10 player and several roleplayers is literally just icecream on top of the cake. Sorry Boston is too retarded to realize when they lose. Faggot ass bitch douche.

CLEVELAND GOT FLEECED

Okay Spurs fans, what the hell do they do with Tony Parker? He's a 35 year old PG coming off a quad injury.

There's no way he'll ever be the same as he was last year. He has to be the backup PG now, right?

>>77754983
rebuilding after this season jackass

>didnt trade tatum or brown

We won. We literally just won. The warriors are shitting themselves right now making calls. We just won, just like that? Wow, ok. Well then, I guess that's that. Looks like all i gotta do now is wait for that 18th trophy. Cavs are literally not even making the third seed. We just won my celties, this is crazy.

>>77754983
Getting better?

>>77754978
The Celtics still have multiple picks and they will still have cap space. They are in a good situation.

>>77755017
lmao

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>>77754980
>pre-madonna

Nigga you dumb

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im a celtics fan and kyrie is better than bitch ass it stay mad cleveland u just got worse at defense

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>I'll guard Steph
>I'll guard Klay
>I'll guard Draymond

CAVS ARE FUCKING DONE

>isaiah the midget is supposed to stop 7 foot durant

D O N E

>>77755037
CLEVELAND FANS WILL DEFEND THIS

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>>77754980
>pre-madonna

AHAHAHA WHAT A SHITTY ORGANISATION
HOLY FUCK HOW DOES AINGE HAVE A
ALL THAT FOR A FUCKING DUMBASS ISO MERCHANT
LOSING THE POSSIBILITY OF DONCIC/PORTER JR./AYTON
LOSING ALL THAT DEPTH FOR MR 4-13 WITHOUT LEBRON AND SOME AUTISTIC NERD WHITE

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Boston getting fleeeceeeeeeed

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>implying the Nets pick was worth as much after the Dlo trade

That boy finna lead that team to at least the third worst team in the East now. The Lakers pick is worth so much more now that they're going to be shit for at least 3 more years at the bottom of an even more stacked west.

>>77755049
definitely a post-madonna

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>>77754980
IT was truly a post-madonna.

>getting rid of the nets pick

you fucked up boston.. 2018 class is LIT

>>77755024
They're in an OK situation but it was a bad trade for them and Danny Ainge keeps making trades that make no sense but are justified by Boston fans' undying belief in a mythological window that will keep getting pushed back into the future

Kyrie is definitely an improvement over IT but they gave up so much more than they should have been willing to give up for him, especially compared to the various other moves that have been either made or leaked by Ainge over the last year or so

Thomas >Kyrie

>>77754994
How about you read it like it's formatted autisimo jones.

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>>77755045
God works in mysterious ways.

>>77755011
murray showed he was game in the playoffs. i say they need to let him go for it

even if pop doesn't let him start TP is bound to be injured half the time anyways

>>77755060
Cleveland got FLEECED

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ALL THIS CELTIES DAMAGE CONTROL LMAO

>>77755080
but m-m uh handles.

Can someone explain Ainge's thinking behind this?

>Avery Bradley gone
>Jae Crowder gone
>Isaiah Thomas gone
>Amir Johnson gone
>Kelly Olynyk gone

The Celtics got rid of their top 4 starters (excluding Horford) and one of their key bench players and turned it into:

>Kyrie Irving
>Gordon Hayward
>Jayson Tatum
>Marcus Morris
>Aron Baynes

How the FUCK does Danny do it?

>>77755065
>1.3 ws

>>77755021
>>77755021
how are they getting better with isiah 'the exposed manlet' thomas dumbass

>Cleveland fans shitposting about the manlet in the playoffs now forced to defend him

LOL

I can't tell who got the worst of this deal. Is this a rare case where neither team is the winner?

>WAKE UP
>manlet is gone

>>77755125
POTTERY
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So we're all in agreement that Cleveland destroyed this trade right? Isaiah> kyrie alone but when you add the pick it's an absolute blowout isn't it? I mean those of you who aren't bots. Cleveland might beat GSW now tho.

>>77754992
>>77755029
>>77755049
doggy dog world fellas

>>77755116
by giving up a top 3 pick which will probably turn into marvin bagley or micheal porter jr, both of whom will be better than any of the guys they acquired on that list

>>77755048
cleveland can't defend anything

>>77755131
If you honestly think this then you are retarded

>>77755115
Its better to lose in the NBA Finals than in the Eastern Conference Finals.

>>77755116
>morris

>baynes

>tatum

teams kinda bad bro.

>Cleveland gets Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Žižić and 2018 Nets 1st-rounder
>Boston gets a guy who thinks the earth is flat

>>77755131
GSW won. Even with a significant injury to one of their core players, they're still good enough to sleepwalk to the title

>>77755148
>top 3 pick

t. retard

>>77755118
I'm sorry but what the fuck does this even mean?

Lmao

>>77755116
>one-dimensional offensive player
>pretty good player
>unproven rookie
>about to be in prison
>aron fucking baynes
HOW DOES DANNY DO IT

>boston gave up their 1st round pick for kyrie

what the fuck is this shit trade

>>77754947
I would definitely do that if I were Detroit. At least Kanter is a good locker room guy.

>>77755158
not according to muh 6-0 jordan shitters

Chances are the Celtics will still lose in the ECF but will be significantly better in a few years time

Boston loss because they gave up the 2018 unrestricted pick

that pick alone was worth more than kyrie

>>77755132
shut up philippines im not in the mood for your shit

Oh man, I've missed FA bantz.

>>77755183
Kyrie will leave Boston to go play for his favorite teams.

The Celtics will have to flip him again in another season.

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See you next year, Bron

BOTH TEAMS GOT WORSE

W O R S E

>>77755179
I didn't say that's actually the case. That's Ainge's mindset.

>>77755156
You really think that Boston got that much better?

jae crowder is my gf's favorite player

>>77755176
Nets pick isn't worth as much now. Danny is a genius. 3D chess, Lakers pick is now the new Nets pick. They will be the worst team in the West without a doubt, Nets were questionable to be the worst team now that the East is so bad, Atlanta Hawks look to be the worst team now.

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Ummm...so are they gonna change this shit?

>>77755183
I would accept that as a justification if they hadn't given up the Nets pick. If you're building around the future, why do you give up a shot at a Marvin Bagley or DeAndre Ayton?

>>77755183
But... this is stupid because they could have been EVEN better. They consolidated their assets so poorly.

I dont even see how this is bad forfor the celtics can someone explai

BETTER BRING THE BRINKS TRUCK CLEVELAND AHAHAHAHA

>Boston literally delusional

Worst area of the country by far. North Korea should be picked up via helicopter and placed within reach of the northeast.

>>77755219
they'll upload a .jpg online that you can print and replace it with like Madden did with Favre when he went to the vikings after unretiring

>>77754633
Lebron/CP3 tier flopping

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>>77755219

They're just gonna have to use the Canadian cover then.

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>>77755184
Lmao no it wasn't.

Name a prospect in the next draft that will ne better than Kyrie, a guy that came straight into the league as an elite PG and the second coming of Allen Iverson.

>>77755230
They gave up a top-5 pick in a loaded draft and one of their best defensive rotation guys for a marginal upgrade at PG.

CAVS GOT RINSED

BASED AINGE

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>1st seed in the east
>Trade away core

what did he mean by this?

>>77755237
t. Fat flyover

>>77755256
seeds mean fuck all when lebron is in your conference

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>the absolute STATE of Boston haters in this thread right now

LMAO

>>77754678
Ainge is really dogshit if he accepts that

Boston just got raped by Cleveland.
t. Thunder fan.
>>77755178
idk, Can't Coach Gundy likes "muh defense" a little too much

>>77755230
Gave up a pick that's presumably going to be very valuable for a 2 year rental while still not having a snowballs chance in hell at beating GS.

>>77755248
>elite pg
>never averaged more than 6apg in a season

>>77755248
I would expect 2 or 3 of the top 5 picks to be better than Kyrie. Esp Bagley, Porter, and Ayton.

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>cavs
>celts

at least theyve kept mahcus

>>77755229
>>77755183
This. Boston got better but they didn't maximize their potential value.

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>>77755272
You're STILL here? HAHAHAHAHAHA bro do you ever sleep?

>>77755256
Did you not watch the playoffs?

Picks aren't everything.

Boston had #1 and most of the top rookies ducked them.

They could have #1 and #2 next year but it won't matter if the top rookies in that class would pass on them to play on a shitty team.

So how mad is LeBron right now?

They got a bum, a literal who and a nigga who's height starts with 5 all for Uncle drew

Sure they got a 1st round pick from Boston next year but that doesn't help LeBron here and now win a ring.

Best thing LeBron can do now is ask for a trade to the Lakers asap so he can at least spend this season setting up to win a ring next season with lonzo.

>Lelkers were the biggest winners of this trade
Can't make this shit up.

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Porter Jr. = Taller PG13 without the elite D.
Bagley = Smaller AD with a SG's game, not a rebounder and effective C.
Everyone Else = literal who's

Kyrie = Elite PG at 25 yrs old and Tim Hardaway plus AI in one body.

You do the math which is worth more.

LEBRON IS GONE

IM LIFELONG CELTICS FAN AND HYPED FOR THIS TRADE

HOLY SHIT WE GONNA WIN THE EAST

Is this a win-win-win-win WIN?

>lose potentially two #1picks for piss all
lmao ainge
>b-b-but Brooklyn is good now, they've got D-lo
You niggas need to stop playing

So we could potentially see Kyrie Irving vs LeBron James in the playoffs next year. That should be interesting

So this means LeBron is gone after this season right?

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Fuck this

I'm jumping to the pistons bandwagon

LeBron just demanded a trade according to sources

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THE STATE OF LEBRON JANES

>>77755292
Why are you laughing retard? One of these teams are going to be beating you now

APOLOGIZE TO DANNY AINGE RIGHT FUCKING NOW /NBA/

>>77753931
Mine happened in June. I was playing 32 for 3-4 hours and one hard drive to the basket I felt sharp pain on my hamstring. Grade 2 hamstring strain. I'm fine now but still not as strong as before (L hamstring) and slowly getting back the strength and endurance.

>>77755307
But they didn't improve enough to make up for giving it up

>>77755338
lol he was 100% gone regardless

Lebron is fucking retard for letting this shit get to this point

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another win for us /wl/ bros LMAO!

Legit: Is this the biggest trade since the Celtics-Nets trade in 2013?

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Anyone find it funny this was pretty much a salary dump from the Celtics perspective while getting Kyrie who's only 25 and won't be in his prime for at least 3 years so they can build around him even more now?

Lmao, you fat fucks never learn. Consider me a Boston fan now because Kyrie is carrying them to the promised land while LeBum is washed up and retired.

>>77755351
This is great reverse baiting

>>77755088
how about you make some fucking sense idiot

LEBRON TO SPURS NEXT SEASON

>>77755269
If lelbron was in the west he probably doesnt make the wcf

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What did he mean by this?

BREAKING

LEBRON JUST DEMANDED A TRADE TO THE SPURS

>>77755334
>This assblasted bong in total damage control

theres no way lebron approved this

>>77755088
this isnt your gay fucking discord where you can type extra retarded

Socialism is a joke.

Lol. Boston legitmately could of had Jimmy Butler or Paul george but they settle for Kyrie, honest no meme you guys do you think Boston fans are happy with this trade events today? It's a downgrade of a player and it basically destroys all their assets and capspace, the same draft pick that was supposed to land them a superstar was thrown in as bait for their superstar to be traded for a worse player. Thats horrible, this pick was something you guys wanted to keep no matter what and now you're honestly fine with throwing it away for scraps? I honestly don't think Isiah for Kyrie straight up is a good trade but you absolutely blew it by throwing in your entire future and assets just so you could say you landed a "superstar" trade this year.

>>77755385
Calling this a salary dump is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard

If they didn't want to pay IT, they could have just let him walk and kept Crowder and the fucking pick

>>77755415
He started this shit in first place

>>77755403
he's watching someone fuck his wife

Kyrie is overrated and Thomas is a manlet

J U S T

>>77755385
>Kyrie carrying anything

Kyrie is more overrated than paul george

Cavs got worse

Celtics got better

Warriors got better without doing anything

>Turned 2 picks into Kyrie, Tatum and Porter Jr

Ainge is a god

>The shanty town of Boston
JUST

>>77755382

this trade is bigger that that desu senpai

in terms of league landscape this is the biggest trade since at least KG+ray to boston or pau to LA which both resulted in titles

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THEYRE TEAMMATES NOW

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>77755403
Clips4lyfe was married? damn

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>>77755385
Based Kyrie fat fuck poster

>>77755403
He'll be picking up a gun soon

im 100% sure this was lebron's idea LMAOOOOO hes bff's with jae crowder

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Danny ainge might actually be the worst GM I have ever seen in my entire life.

>>77755451
Neither the Celtics or Leaveland is beating the Warriors wtf are you smoking

>>77755430
>If they didn't want to pay IT, they could have just let him walk

Lmao, GMing rule #1, never let players walk and always flip for assets you dumb fat fuck, lol.

You're the most retarded person here.

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>>77755444
Kyrie MVP

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>WINDBAG GETTING DIVORCED


SOMEONE MAKE A JUST PHOTO

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>>77755444

>>77755416
Maybe you should just how learn to read??!?

>>77755484

did i dispute that?

Does Kyrie get booed when he comes to the Q?