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[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

2013 (tonight) is a garbage draft and Atlanta has the right to swap Brooklyn's 2015 pick with their own. So we'd probably get boned on that one regardless. So the 2017 pick would be the only one with value, and even that's a toss up since it's a ways away.

 

2014 on the other hand is a deep, solid draft, 2016 looks good too but too early to tell.

 

Assuming that protection is minimal of course, which it better be if those Wallace and Humphries contracts are coming back.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 2m

Celtics, Nets deal has reached ownership level, league source tells Y! Jason Terry joins Pierce and Garnett in package, source says.

 

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 1m

The Nets would send back Reggie Evans, sign-and-trade for Keith Bogans and one more minimum level player as part of package, source says.

 

Yeah, it's twatter. And yeah, it's Woj. But...

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 25s

The three first-round picks the Nets propose to send to Boston: 2014, 2016 and 2018.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Chris Sheridan ‏@sheridanhoops 17s

Sources say #Nets-#Celtics deal has better than 50-50 chance of happening but has not yet been presented to KG, who has no-trade clause.

[italstallianion]

 

 

Looks like you'd be happy with that one.

 

Edit: The even year first round picks.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

I approve.

 

Pierce avatar pending.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 6m

Proposed Nets-Celtics trade has been presented to Kevin Garnett to waive his no-trade clause, sources tell ESPN

Hopefully it gets by KG, but it's a cruel bit of irony that NOW we're getting the rebounder we've needed since Leon Powe left (Reggie Evans).

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

So Boston traded up and gave away 2 second-rounders for a homeless man's Brad Miller.

[italstallianion]

I had no idea they were giving up their first round pick (16) and 2 2nd rounders (2014) for Olynyk (at 13).

[italstallianion]

I'm cryin at Lucas Noguiera trying to fit a tiny Celtics hat on a huge ass afro.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

AND reports are we're committed to Rondo for the future.

 

Raptorsville here we come. Should I root for the Spurs, Mavs, or Rockets?

[italstallianion]

I'm a Spurs fan so....anyone but the Heat.

[mvp 78]

Second round picks are meaningless.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Kelly Olynyk is even more meaningless.

[mvp 78]

Kelly Olynyk is even more meaningless.

 

Slow white dude who can dunk, sounds like a fan favorite.

[italstallianion]

Second round picks are meaningless.

 

 

I agree for the most part, with the exception of teams that can scout/stash foreign talent. So I'm not watching the 2nd round, it's been boring as hell rooting for a team that picks at the end of the first round.

[italstallianion]

Slow white dude who can dunk, sounds like a fan favorite.

 

 

If he can shoot 3's he can be the next white mamba. Boston loves unathletic white players. It's as if they live vicariously through them. Hell Kelly seems like as Irish of a name as it can get.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Slow white dude who can dunk, sounds like a fan favorite.

I can't remember, was Vitaly Potapenko a fan favorite?

[italstallianion]

He was to me when I was growing up, mostly just because he had "Italy" in his name.

[mvp 78]

I can't remember, was Vitaly Potapenko a fan favorite?

 

No, he just made fans miss Dino Raja.

[Thunder]

Slow white dude who can dunk, sounds like a fan favorite.

 

He's really not that slow. He's as athletic as Cody Zeller. He's an interesting talent. Olynyk should be pretty fun to watch, but I'm moving more and more to full Oklahoma City Thunder fan hood now.

[mvp 78]

He's really not that slow. He's as athletic as Cody Zeller. He's an interesting talent. Olynyk should be pretty fun to watch, but I'm moving more and more to full Oklahoma City Thunder fan hood now.

 

Yeah, life is a lot easier when you can just hope on a bandwagon.

[italstallianion]

Olynyk used to be a guard and then he grew to 7 feet. I don't think he's a bad player.

[Thunder]

Yeah, life is a lot easier when you can just hope on a bandwagon.

 

So liking them since the move from Seattle, during their two bad years, plus having ties to the OKC area makes me a bandwagoner?

[italstallianion]

Damn, the Nuggets chose the guy I wanted with the pick right before the Spurs pick. I wanted Ruby Gobert.

[Jasonbay44]

Happy Wizards got Otto Porter. If Wall, Beal and Porter can live up to their potential and continue proving, this team is going to be good in a few years.

 

Also very surprised by Cavs taking Bennett #1 overall, Jrue Holiday being traded to the Pelicans and a lot more. Was pretty crazy draft night.

[Palodios]

Celtics added 4 first round draft picks and dumped Jason Terry. I had no idea they were going to be able to add that many picks by trading aging veterans. 2014 will be a tough year for the Celtics, but that's how basketball goes. Hopefully the Nets explode and those picks turn valuable.

[italstallianion]

I guess given the fact that the Spurs picked at 28 and 58 I'm ok with getting Deshaun Thomas and Livio JeanCharles.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

The Nets have a nice ass starting lineup

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Not really. Lopez and Johnson can score but they don't do much else. That's fine with the team they trotted out there last year, but far from ideal with this team where everyone's going to be craving shots. And Jason Kidd has to coach them.

 

Brooklyn is second round maybe for the next two years or so, then they'll fall off the cliff and we get two unprotected picks. Pretty good.