We just signed Kantor

gyso wrote:Boston Celtics Agree to Terms With Enes Kanter

https://thebiglead.com/2019/07/01/celtics-enes-kanter-signs-free-agent/

The Boston Celtics made a complete 180 in the last week and a half; fans went from despairing over the departures of Al Horford and (to a significantly lesser extent) Kyrie Irving to celebrating the arrival of new franchise face Kemba Walker.

While the outlook is much brighter in July than it was in June, the Celtics still have a few obvious holes in their roster, the biggest being at center. With Horford leaving and Aron Baynes on his way to Phoenix via a draft-day trade, Boston was left with only Robert Williams and Daniel Theis as true centers. Williams is still as raw as they come, while Theis doesn’t have the bulk to play regular minutes at the five in the NBA.

They solved that problem to some degree on Monday afternoon as Shams Charania announced the team agreed to terms with center Enes Kanter.

Given the Celtics desperately needed somebody to just soak up minutes, this is a good signing. Kanter will bring more than simply an able body, though; he’s a double-double machine on good nights who will be a big contributor in the rebounding effort, a nightly struggle for the Celtics over the last two seasons.

Kanter is also a sieve defensively who gives up more points than he provides. But the tutelage of Brad Stevens should go a long way there. Stevens had a tough year last season, but we’re only two years removed from him making Jordan Crawford Player of the Week. He’s still got it.

Overall, a good fit for Boston, and Kanter earned a $10 million contract, even if that’s a little lower than he was looking for.

Ktronic1 wrote:

gyso wrote:Boston Celtics Agree to Terms With Enes Kanter

https://thebiglead.com/2019/07/01/celtics-enes-kanter-signs-free-agent/

The Boston Celtics made a complete 180 in the last week and a half; fans went from despairing over the departures of Al Horford and (to a significantly lesser extent) Kyrie Irving to celebrating the arrival of new franchise face Kemba Walker.

While the outlook is much brighter in July than it was in June, the Celtics still have a few obvious holes in their roster, the biggest being at center. With Horford leaving and Aron Baynes on his way to Phoenix via a draft-day trade, Boston was left with only Robert Williams and Daniel Theis as true centers. Williams is still as raw as they come, while Theis doesn’t have the bulk to play regular minutes at the five in the NBA.

They solved that problem to some degree on Monday afternoon as Shams Charania announced the team agreed to terms with center Enes Kanter.

Given the Celtics desperately needed somebody to just soak up minutes, this is a good signing. Kanter will bring more than simply an able body, though; he’s a double-double machine on good nights who will be a big contributor in the rebounding effort, a nightly struggle for the Celtics over the last two seasons.

Kanter is also a sieve defensively who gives up more points than he provides. But the tutelage of Brad Stevens should go a long way there. Stevens had a tough year last season, but we’re only two years removed from him making Jordan Crawford Player of the Week. He’s still got it.

Overall, a good fit for Boston, and Kanter earned a $10 million contract, even if that’s a little lower than he was looking for.

Yay. I guess that answers my question I was just getting ready to ask. All morning long on NBA radio, SAS (Stupid Ass Scal) was saying we only had 4.6 mil to spend. I was pretty sure it was the 10 mil because of the Rozier deal. Am I correct or did something else go down?
Either way, that frigging Scal is a useless waste of money!

Ktronic1 wrote:

gyso wrote:Boston Celtics Agree to Terms With Enes Kanter

https://thebiglead.com/2019/07/01/celtics-enes-kanter-signs-free-agent/

The Boston Celtics made a complete 180 in the last week and a half; fans went from despairing over the departures of Al Horford and (to a significantly lesser extent) Kyrie Irving to celebrating the arrival of new franchise face Kemba Walker.

While the outlook is much brighter in July than it was in June, the Celtics still have a few obvious holes in their roster, the biggest being at center. With Horford leaving and Aron Baynes on his way to Phoenix via a draft-day trade, Boston was left with only Robert Williams and Daniel Theis as true centers. Williams is still as raw as they come, while Theis doesn’t have the bulk to play regular minutes at the five in the NBA.

They solved that problem to some degree on Monday afternoon as Shams Charania announced the team agreed to terms with center Enes Kanter.

Given the Celtics desperately needed somebody to just soak up minutes, this is a good signing. Kanter will bring more than simply an able body, though; he’s a double-double machine on good nights who will be a big contributor in the rebounding effort, a nightly struggle for the Celtics over the last two seasons.

Kanter is also a sieve defensively who gives up more points than he provides. But the tutelage of Brad Stevens should go a long way there. Stevens had a tough year last season, but we’re only two years removed from him making Jordan Crawford Player of the Week. He’s still got it.

Overall, a good fit for Boston, and Kanter earned a $10 million contract, even if that’s a little lower than he was looking for.

Yay. I guess that answers my question I was just getting ready to ask. All morning long on NBA radio, SAS (Stupid Ass Scal) was saying we only had 4.6 mil to spend. I was pretty sure it was the 10 mil because of the Rozier deal. Am I correct or did something else go down?
Either way, that frigging Scal is a useless waste of money!

Larry Coon's NBA Salary Cap FAQ wrote:BI-ANNUAL EXCEPTION -- This exception is available only when a team is below the "Apron" (see question number 20). This determination is made after the exception is used, so a team below the Apron cannot use this exception if doing so takes it above the Apron. It cannot be used by a team that has already used its Taxpayer Mid-Level or Room Mid-Level exception. It allows a team to sign any free agent to a contract with a starting salary up to the following:

Season  First-year salary

2017-18  $3.290 million

2018-19  $3.382 million

2019-20  $3.623 million

The Bi-Annual exception amount for the 2017-18 season was negotiated into the agreement. For each subsequent season the exception amount is determined by applying the percentage change in the salary cap to the previous exception amount. For example, if the salary cap increases by 4% from 2017-18 to 2018-19, then the exception amount also will increase by 4% from 2017-18 to 2018-19.

This exception may not be used two years in a row (and if this exception was used under the previous CBA in 2016-17, it may not be used in 2017-18). It may be split and given to more than one player, and can be used to sign players for up to two years, with raises limited to 5% of the salary in the first season of the contract. Also see question number 26 for more information on the availability and use of this exception.

A team that uses its Bi-Annual exception cannot go above the Apron for the remainder of that season. In other words, once a team uses its Bi-Annual exception, it is hard-capped at the Apron (see question 20 for more information).
A different team salary definition is used for determining whether a team is above or below the Apron. See question number 13 for details. In addition, this exception begins to pro-rate downward daily starting on January 10 each season (see question numbers 26 and 28), and expires following the last day of the regular season.

cowens/oldschool wrote:Noel?

dboss wrote:Fantastic.  He can rebound and score in the post.

dboss wrote:

cowens/oldschool wrote:Noel?

I read this weekend that Noel was going to stay in OKC

bobheckler wrote:What we are still lacking is a high post/perimeter big.  Kanter is a much better interior scorer and rebounder than either Horford or Baynes but a much worse defender than either.  He is not an outside threat.  We still need someone big who can stretch the floor and then pass.

Danny's pulling rabbits out of his hat (or, in this case, he's pulling Turkish taffy).


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bobheckler wrote:What we are still lacking is a high post/perimeter big.  Kanter is a much better interior scorer and rebounder than either Horford or Baynes but a much worse defender than either.  He is not an outside threat.  We still need someone big who can stretch the floor and then pass.

Danny's pulling rabbits out of his hat (or, in this case, he's pulling Turkish taffy).


bob



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