The Real 2014-15 NBA Regular Season Thread

[snipezo]

I jinxed it

 

[elcheato]

You me'd it.

 

[snipezo]

Like father like son

 

[Mexi]

James, Goran and Dwight
Nice

 

[BwareDWare94]

The Rockets fucking suck if they can't beat the Pels.

 

[snipezo]

That's a bit of an overreaction.

Pelicans arent a shitty team by any means. Plus there's not a lot you can do when Davis is on his game like that.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

That's a bit of an overreaction.
Pelicans arent a shitty team by any means. Plus there's not a lot you can do when Davis is on his game like that.

Right? Especially with how we have played as of late, 5-2 in our last seven and really should be 6-1 because we should have snapped Golden States win streak. This is a good team that's starting to come together, led by a top 3 player in the game.

And I talked about it last season, but this isn't a bad matchup for us. Jrue can contain Harden.

 

[Pugz]

The Rockets fucking suck if they can't beat the Pels.

championship teams have their down nights.


/sarcasm

 

[bosoxlover12]

The 1st round pick Boston acquires is protected

2015: protected 1-3, 15-30 (CURRENTLY PROTECTED)
2016-2020: protected 1-7

 

[Hurricane Season]

What kind of role will Wright have in Boston?  I've always wanted to see how he does with an expanded role.  Dude has always been lights out in a severely limited amount of minutes. 

 

[elcheato]

Russell Westbrook is averaging 27 ppg, 7 apg, 6 rpg, 2 spg
 
in 30 MINUTES A GAME
 

 

[bosoxlover12]

What kind of role will Wright have in Boston?  I've always wanted to see how he does with an expanded role.  Dude has always been lights out in a severely limited amount of minutes. 

He'll replace Bass as our backup big next to Olynyk, as Zeller and Sully are the starters. He might end up starting at C too over Zeller, since we have no rim protection on this team

 

[bosoxlover12]

Russell Westbrook is averaging 27 ppg, 7 apg, 6 rpg, 2 spg
 
in 30 MINUTES A GAME
 

KD put up 30 in 19 minutes

 

[elcheato]

 
Durant swearin he's on top, but Westbrook comin for that number one spot 

 

[CameronCrazy06]

The Pelicans are this year's Suns

 

[bosoxlover12]

I'm not sure if this was intended by Danny Ainge as his ultimate plan, or if it just worked out this way, but 2016 is his set goal for now.
 
Contracts going into the 2016-17 season:
Avery Bradley: $8.3M
Marcus Smart: $3.6M (team option)
Kelly Olynyk: $3.1M (team option)
Tyler Zeller: $3.7M (RFA)
James Young: $1.8M (team option)
Jared Sullinger: $3.3M (RFA)
Phil Pressey: $1.2M (RFA)
2015 BOS 1st (est $3M)
2015 LAC 1st (est $1M)
2015 PHL 2nd (est $600K)
__________________________
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]anywhere from $13M to $28M towards 2016[/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=14.4444446563721px]2016 Celtics Draft Picks:[/SIZE]
BOS 1st
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]BKN 1st[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]CLE 1st (Top 10 protected)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]DAL 1st (Top 7 protected)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]BOS 2nd[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]CLE 2nd[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]MIA 2nd[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]PHL 2nd [/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=14.4444446563721px]This is the year the cap is projected currently to jump to about $91.2M, which means the Celtics, before the draft, would have almost $60M in cap space. Add in a top pick in 2016, a potential good pick from Brooklyn, and 2 late 1sts, with 4 second rounders, and the Celtics have mad assets to use.[/SIZE]
 
[SIZE=14.4444446563721px]Notable 2016 FAs (potentially):[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Kevin Durant[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Lebron James[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Chris Paul[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Dwight Howard[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Kevin Love[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Mike Conley Jr[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Joakim Noah[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Al Horford[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Demar DeRozan[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Al Jefferson[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Goran Dragic[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Nic Batum[/SIZE]
 
 
[SIZE=14.4444446563721px]I'm not saying at all that Boston will end up with all of these guys, and win a title in 2017. But Ainge has it beautifully set up, where he can have Marcus Smart, two other Top 10 picks (2015,2016), plus maybe another if Brooklyn sucks next year be a nice young core, and it would be an attractive place for free agents to come to. Most likely, this goal will fail poorly. But it has a really high upside[/SIZE]

 

[travesy3]

If Durant is going anywhere it is Toronto, bud.
 

 

[Pugz]

I'm not sure if this was intended by Danny Ainge as his ultimate plan, or if it just worked out this way, but 2016 is his set goal for now.
 
Contracts going into the 2016-17 season:
Avery Bradley: $8.3M
Marcus Smart: $3.6M (team option)
Kelly Olynyk: $3.1M (team option)
Tyler Zeller: $3.7M (RFA)
James Young: $1.8M (team option)
Jared Sullinger: $3.3M (RFA)
Phil Pressey: $1.2M (RFA)
2015 BOS 1st (est $3M)
2015 LAC 1st (est $1M)
2015 PHL 2nd (est $600K)
__________________________
anywhere from $13M to $28M towards 2016
 
2016 Celtics Draft Picks:
BOS 1st
BKN 1st
CLE 1st (Top 10 protected)
DAL 1st (Top 7 protected)
BOS 2nd
CLE 2nd
MIA 2nd
PHL 2nd 
 
This is the year the cap is projected currently to jump to about $91.2M, which means the Celtics, before the draft, would have almost $60M in cap space. Add in a top pick in 2016, a potential good pick from Brooklyn, and 2 late 1sts, with 4 second rounders, and the Celtics have mad assets to use.
 
Notable 2016 FAs (potentially):
Kevin Durant
Lebron James
Chris Paul
Dwight Howard
Kevin Love
Mike Conley Jr
Joakim Noah
Al Horford
Demar DeRozan
Al Jefferson
Goran Dragic
Nic Batum
 
 
I'm not saying at all that Boston will end up with all of these guys, and win a title in 2017. But Ainge has it beautifully set up, where he can have Marcus Smart, two other Top 10 picks (2015,2016), plus maybe another if Brooklyn sucks next year be a nice young core, and it would be an attractive place for free agents to come to. Most likely, this goal will fail poorly. But it has a really high upside

gonna fail.

 

[elcheato]

Shawn Marion taken out of the starting lineup
 

 

[buzzy]

Is it Waiting time?