Celtics trade #1 pick to Sixers

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daywalker02 · Jun 30, 2017

It is really quiet around the Celtics org

They got to do something

basketballholic · Aug 2, 2018

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I'm very concerned about Embiid's long term viability. If he can't stay healthy the Sixers are basically wasting a decade.

And secondly, if he does stay healthy, the Colangelos are going to waste the decade. They've lost every trade since Hinkie was booted.

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Guys, Butler is not Ainge's trade target. Ainge is planning on signing Hayward in free agency. Ainge's trade target is Anthony Davis. He's going to make a kings ransom offer for AD on draft night. If the Pels say no, he'll trade #3 and possibly other assets for more and better picks in future drafts. And he'll go to war next season with Hayward while continuing to dangle the asset pile for Davis. If the Pels don't bite, Ainge will go after DeMarcus in free agency next season and then he's got a huge pile of assets for somebody else.
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What an unmitigated disaster the Colangelos were in Philly.

Adam Silver should be held in account for forcing that move which led to forcing out Hinkie. Then BC puts the trip on his wife???????????? Totally low down. No sane person believes that cheap.

Yo, shout out to the great @SamFisher. Weren't you the big Colangelo advocate and Hinkie hater????

Sixers fans are blessed that this mess with the Colangelos came out as soon as it did. At least now they've got a fighting chance to stabilize the ship.

If they are smart.....they'd bring Hinkie back on a kings ransom to finish the job and make it good to him.

plutoblue11 · Aug 2, 2018

Kobe Bryant asked why the Lakers didn’t draft Jayson Tatum over Lonzo Ball

Retired Lakers star Kobe Bryant reportedly asked why his former team didn't draft Jayson Tatum over Lonzo Ball.–Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
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Mark Dunphy

July 30, 2018
Jayson Tatum idolized Kobe Bryant growing up. Now that the retired Laker has seen Tatum up close and in person, Bryant is reportedly wondering why his former team didn’t draft the Celtics’ rising star with the No. 1 overall pick.

On “The Sidelines with Evan Daniels” podcast, NBA skills trainer Drew Hanlen described showing Bryant a video of Tatum mimicking some of Bryant’s moves. The 5-time champion was impressed.
“It was cool,” Hanlen said. “We actually showed Kobe it yesterday and he was like, ‘Why didn’t the Lakers draft him?’, which was pretty funny, after seeing that.”

Los Angeles, of course, selected Lonzo Ball with the second overall pick. Danny Ainge and the Celtics — who would have taken Tatum with the first pick anyways — moved down to the No. 3 slot, where they got the player they wanted and an additional first-rounder.

Tatum was mimicking Bryant for a long time before the Lakers star ever heard of him. Hanlen initially worked with Tatum when he was a 13-year-old prospect on the St. Louis scene. In their first workout together, Hanlen says he “tried to kill [Tatum]”, but despite looking sluggish and near feinting, the youngster never gave in.

The trainer received a text from Tatum’s mother, Brandy, after the workout concluded. She told Hanlen that her son had said, “Mom they were going to have to carry me off the court before I gave up.”

From there, the pair worked on adding Bryant’s signature jab-step to Tatum’s game. They worked out each morning before school, polishing the pace and rhythm of the jab. Tatum played in a tournament a couple weeks later. His jab-step was already being described as “lethal.”

At that point, Hanlen said he knew he was tutoring the No. 1 player in the country for his age-group. Tatum had talent to spare, but he also had the right mentality for the game and a insatiable craving for improvement. Although some observers were shocked by the rookie’s ability to score off the bat in the NBA, Hanlen was not. He believes his pupil is a future MVP-candidate.
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Hmm.

JW86 · Aug 2, 2018

Anyone drafting Lonzo in top 10 given his father and talent would’ve been a fool.

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