BlackGhost
Banned
Ainge has made many acts of micro aggression this offseason. I feel he's low key outta controlBG why you gotta treat our C dirty like this?
Ainge has made many acts of micro aggression this offseason. I feel he's low key outta controlBG why you gotta treat our C dirty like this?
Ainge has made many acts of micro aggression this offseason. I feel he's low key outta control
We're not doing anything to IT, he's a future Cav legend. I look forward to seeing him in a Cavs uni. ....Ok, that's fair, but it's not fair to do our boy IT like this and ruin our trade. Tell the Cav front office to cool it pls
I honestly think he could come back because the fans here will love him more than they would anywhere else.
He hasn't talked to me yet thoughSupposedly he and his camp have already said they don't want to come back.
1. I know you're drinking the alcoholI honestly think he could come back because the fans here will love him more than they would anywhere else.
Idk why Tall had to burn his IT jersey like that
If I'm the Celtics GM, I say fuck off, take your pissed off player back and good luck. I'd bet Cleveland backs off after that.
If I'm the Celtics GM, I say fuck off, take your pissed off player back and good luck. I'd bet Cleveland backs off after that.
Gotta feel bad for IT getting his value just murdered by these stories.
Supposedly he and his camp have already said they don't want to come back.
Lol they didn't talk shit about him, give me a break.I'm sure IT will be thrilled to play with the team that sent him packing and then talked shit about him on the way about.
In reality, none of those options includes anything as valuable as the Nets pick.Then Cleveland just trades Kyrie to Phoenix.
There are other options on the table out there for the Cavs.
Lol they didn't talk shit about him, give me a break.
Lol they didn't talk shit about him, give me a break.
weird how teammates had a problem with him after being traded. never was a thing before the many teams he got traded from or even during his playing time with the celtics.
gets traded from boston and an hour later he supposedly rubbed teammates the wrong way.
Im low key outta control right now, sorry.BG y u do dis ;(
In reality, none of those options includes anything as valuable as the Nets pick.
That's because the louder you yell, the righter you become.Seriously, Stephen A is the only one claiming this and everyone just believes him for some reason.
That's because the louder you yell, the righter you become.
In reality, none of those options includes anything as valuable as the Nets pick.
The suns could make an offer that would beat the C's in my opinion. Bledsoe, Jackson and any of their young bigs would be enticing.
Seriously, Stephen A is the only one claiming this and everyone just believes him for some reason.
I wonder if BOS oversold the health of that hip and what his timetables are.
Cleveland should forget the injured Thomas and trade Kyrie to Phoenix for Brandon Knight.
Nothing better than trading for a sure thing, take the uncertainty out of the equation.Cleveland should forget the injured Thomas and trade Kyrie to Phoenix for Brandon Knight.
gary washburn‏Verified account @GwashburnGlobe
Hearing the #Celtics weren't pleased with #Cavs coming back on trade and requesting compensation. May take hard line stance.
maybe Danny can trade IT, Crowder and the Brooklyn pick for Fultz instead.
Tom Westerholm ✔ @Tom_NBA
The Celtics will reportedly draw a line in the sand on the Kyrie Irving trade.
No Tatum.
No Jaylen.
No firsts.
http://www.masslive.com/celtics/index.ssf/2017/08/kyrie_irving_trade_cavaliers_u.html
6:01 PM - Aug 27, 2017
All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas told ESPN that he has made significant progress with his injured hip toward a return in the 2017-18 season and has a message for NBA teams doubting his long-term prognosis.
"I am not damaged," Thomas told ESPN on Tuesday. "I'll be back, and I'll be the same player."
Thomas, a second-team All-NBA player for the Boston Celtics, was included in a trade to Cleveland for four-time All-Star Kyrie Irving on Aug. 22, but uncertainty surrounding his anticipated return to the court has stalled the finalizing of the deal.
Cleveland and Boston officials started to engage each other on a solution Tuesday, league sources told ESPN. The Cavs are no longer seeking one of the Celtics' top young players, but they are still determined to land one of Boston's first-round picks as compensation, and the conversation has included second-round considerations, too, league sources said.
The deadline to report and submit to a physical for the players involved in the trade is 10 a.m. ET Wednesday, and the deadline to pass the physical is 10 a.m. ET Thursday, per league rules.
In an interview with ESPN on Tuesday afternoon, Thomas was forceful in his belief that the labrum injury that ended his season in the Eastern Conference finals against Cleveland would not have a long-term impact on his career.
"There's never been an indication that I wouldn't be back, and there's never been an indication that this is something messing up my career," Thomas told ESPN. "Maybe I am not going to be back as soon this season as everyone wants me to be, but I'm going to be back, and I'm going to be the same player again. No doctor has told me anything different than that."
Thomas, 28, is entering the final year of his contract and has been expected to be in line for a $100 million-plus contract in free agency. He had the best season of his career in 2016-17, averaging 28.9 points per game. In his three seasons with the Celtics, Thomas emerged as one of the NBA's elite guards. He was named an Eastern Conference All-Star twice.
"I haven't had one doctor tell me that this injury is going to hurt my career," Thomas said. "Surgery was not the best option in this case. I aggravated it in March when [Minnesota's] Karl-Anthony Towns fell on me. I kept playing on it and making it worse -- until I couldn't play anymore last season."
The Celtics and Cavaliers agreed on a deal to send Irving to Boston for Thomas, forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Zizic and a 2018 unprotected first-round pick via the Brooklyn Nets.
Thomas said he has been in consistent contact with Cavaliers officials since his physical Friday in Cleveland.
"I don't know what [the organization] is doing," Thomas told ESPN. "It's out of my control. I just want to talk about what I can control, and I know that this [hip] won't be a problem into the future."
Thomas did not yet want to speak about the emotions of a possible departure from Boston or arrival in Cleveland. He has been consulting with renowned hip specialist Dr. Bryan Kelly of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
"He told me, 'I have seen hips worse than yours with guys who played at a high level and had great careers,'" Thomas told ESPN. "At the moment, yes, I am injured, but I have made progress from May."
Because Thomas is in the final year of his contract -- which coincides with James' opt-out next summer -- Cleveland has an urgency to get Thomas on the court this season.
Ever since Thomas' physical with the Cavaliers on Friday, there has been significant uncertainty within the organization about when -- or if -- Thomas could play this season, league sources told ESPN. Those doubts led to Cleveland seeking additional compensation from the Celtics.
All along, Boston has believed that it was clear in its assessment of Thomas' physical status and that the information was communicated to the Cavaliers in conversations before Tuesday's trade, league sources said. In a telephone conference call with reporters after the trade was announced, Celtics general manager Danny Ainge admitted that Thomas' physical condition played "some" role in trading him to Cleveland as part of the Irving package.
Cavaliers officials have made the case that Boston undersold them on the scope of the Thomas injury, and more specifically, how soon Thomas could be prepared to play this season, league sources said. The sides did discuss and share information on Thomas' injury, sources said.
Cleveland had significantly valued the 2018 Nets pick in the trade, and Boston believed it allowed for Thomas' physical uncertainty in the current terms of the deal, league sources said.
Boston is sending Cleveland a 2020 second-round pick to complete the Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade, league source tells ESPN.
Cavs just got a 2020 2nd rounder thrown into the deal.
Per Woj:
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/903081117758185472
Lmao! Cavs front office takes the L again.Cavs just got a 2020 2nd rounder thrown into the deal.
Per Woj:
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/903081117758185472
lololol all this for a 2nd rounder in 3 years. As stated, the Cavs GM comes out of this looking like a chump after he nailed the initial trade. It was always about that BKN pick
lololol all this for a 2nd rounder in 3 years. As stated, the Cavs GM comes out of this looking like a chump after he nailed the initial trade. It was always about that BKN pick
He swindled them to begin with and then got another freebie pick on top of it for all of this garbage. Its a cherry on top.
He swindled them to begin with and then got another freebie pick on top of it for all of this garbage. Its a cherry on top.