2687386, RE: lmao Posted by ThaTruth, Mon Feb-11-19 01:39 AM
>as far as the celtics, it's pretty evident they couldn't keep >the roster from last year. any team would have to consolidate >and ainge's philosophy is always consolidate. not sure where >the comparison lies here. the celtics don't have the minutes >or cap space to keep tatum, brown, irving, hayward, smart and >everyone together. the lakers could, if they felt like it, >have lebron+kuzma+hart+ball+ingram going forward. i am not >saying they should but it isn't an analogous situation to >boston's at all. > >the fallacy with boston is the usual "false sum" thinking. >people thought their overachieving in the playoffs could last >and simply absorb two established stars and get another 45 >points/14 assists/10 rebounds out of them. it doesn't work >that way in a team sport, obviously.
Obviously the Lakers "young core" and Boston's young core are in 2 different spaces.
I feel like some roster decisions for Boston will make themselves. Kyrie will likely opt out this summer and look for a max deal. Boston has to decide whether or not they want to give it to him. They are likely stuck with the Hayward deal. Horford is getting long in the tooth so any major trade Boston is involved in is going to center around Tatum and Brown. I don't think the Pelicans are giving up AD for Smart and Rozier.
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