**2025-26 Official Boston Celtics No Tatum No Problem Thread**

[4barrel]

Originally Posted by Torro

You are the guy who kept saying Tatum is like 3rd or 4th best Celtics. Just couple months later you are saying no Tatum = no playoff, what changed lol

Mega troll. I have him on ignore.

[Delta5]

Originally Posted by Torro

You are the guy who kept saying Tatum is like 3rd or 4th best Celtics. Just couple months later you are saying no Tatum = no playoff, what changed lol

I never said that.. Tatum is the second best player on a good but not great team

[pac213up]

Solid start to the offseason for the Celtics. The JT injury really changed the priorities for the season. Getting under the 2nd Apron had to be done. Getting a solid young piece back in the process is more than I expected. Sam is probably the next chip to fall.

[Delta5]

Originally Posted by pac213up

Solid start to the offseason for the Celtics. The JT injury really changed the priorities for the season. Getting under the 2nd Apron had to be done. Getting a solid young piece back in the process is more than I expected. Sam is probably the next chip to fall.

White might be going out too

[drobfan8]

Originally Posted by Torro

KP for Niang, cmon he is worth more than that... Dayson Daniels for example

Lol..

As if anyone is giving up Dyson for Porzingis.

Porz is a negative to your squad at this point. Until he proves otherwise

[pac213up]

Originally Posted by Delta5

White might be going out too

Seems very, very unlikely unless it is part a bigger deal. No reason to trade White.

[Scottish Punk]

Originally Posted by pac213up

Seems very, very unlikely unless it is part a bigger deal. No reason to trade White.

Agree, probably trade Brown before White. I doubt either is being moved. You might see some minor pieces like Houser getting moved to clear more salary. Trading White would indicate a complete tear down. This just an apron salary reset for a "lost" year.

[Delta5]

Originally Posted by pac213up

Seems very, very unlikely unless it is part a bigger deal. No reason to trade White.

Otherwise, I dont see them winning or being over .500 with Aferne simons, Brown, white, niang, horford as their starting 5.

[Torro]

Originally Posted by Delta5

I never said that.. Tatum is the second best player on a good but not great team

So team that won cant even get to the playoffs without their 2nd best player?

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by Torro

So team that won cant even get to the playoffs without their 2nd best player?

Just ignore him and he'll go back to trolling the football boards where he belongs.

[4barrel]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

Just ignore him and he'll go back to trolling the football boards where he belongs.

Co-signed.

[Delta5]

Originally Posted by Torro

So team that won cant even get to the playoffs without their 2nd best player?

You dont just "lost" Tatum but also KP and Jrue, both while not as good as Tatum but have very important role to Celtics success. Good luck cracking playoff with starting lineup of Afernee simons, JB, white, niang and Tillman as Center. I dont think they'll even crack .500..Might as well sell white while the price is high and get someone else next season when they can truly contend

[Fastfalcon94]

I wish they could of kept Luke. He was constantly getting better and always healthy. Queta is decent but he hacks a lot and gets into foul trouble quick. Hopefully they work on that over the summer.

KP and Jrue were obvious to let go. JT could be back for playoffs. They are already posting workout videos of him. I hope this is the year they let Pritchard cook. They will need more offense from him without JT.

Some of my best Pritchard cards. Flawless is his only RPA that has a real game used patch which is why I chose to double up on them.

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by Fastfalcon94

I wish they could of kept Luke. He was constantly getting better and always healthy. Queta is decent but he hacks a lot and gets into foul trouble quick. Hopefully they work on that over the summer.

KP and Jrue were obvious to let go. JT could be back for playoffs. They are already posting workout videos of him. I hope this is the year they let Pritchard cook. They will need more offense from him without JT.

Some of my best Pritchard cards. Flawless is his only RPA that has a real game used patch which is why I chose to double up on them.

Bringing the 6th Man HEAT!

[Ismael80]

Awesome Pritchard collection man!

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

Bringing the 6th Man HEAT!

I have the black flux incoming 1/1 if you want it. Minty raw. Not sure of comparable prices but I am open to trades. One of the nicest looking cards I have ever seen in hand.

After hitting it in my usual Celtics spot in a break, I went out and got four other black 1/1s of that set. Unfortunately Precious Achiuwa, Xavier Tillman, Theo Maledon, and I forget. But actually a pretty nice memento of a great class.

I like that gold Prizm, that's one thing I am looking to trade up into with Nesmith.

The select checkered gold RPA is classic as well.

When I got that gold Optic Donruss RR I felt that frustrating part of my collection was complete. Green Dragon just didn't do it for me, though I really like black velocity in hand.

I didn't know the gold mosaic looked so cool. I have a gold of the Rookies subset and that looks meh. I think it doesn't have the silver edges. Oh wait, the one on the top left looks normal. So the graded one is some kind of burst pattern. But why do they simply call it Gold Mosaic?

The gold Recon Rookie has to be my single favorite insert, tied with Incoming. I mean Flux Capacitor is the champion, but that's all GOATs and top 8 draft picks.

Call me a vert snob, but all I see is a bunch of horizontal flawless RPA. Is that a rainbow?

Ah now I remember, when they had two players from a team in the rookie set, only one of them would get vertical true treatment. That was Nesmith, though for several years Pritchard fans thought he should have got it. I think the same applies to Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels.

I notice the Spectra gold and the RPA. I actually got a couple /8 die cuts of that and the goldfish and red Asia cell phone, etc. And I like it as probably, along with Crown Royale, the best die cut set Panini makes. Even the RPA pops with its multicolor pulsar thing. I am a Spectra convert, though the square cards don't do anything for me.

[Nomad]

Ok that Pritchard collection was nice, let me throw something Nesmith to rub it in.


Now Paul Pierce extolling, we legit.

Jersey Numbers 26/ RC (upper left) and 23/ (upper right), Color Match 6/8 green scope center. Rest is filler, except of course bronze discos /20 I have a soft spot for, as there is really no prize for 3rd.*

And that's the promise.


*Wait... if Nesmith was second, is he now first? I know Siakam won't be orchestrating defense and Myles gone. Nembhard is great but introspective. Mathurin... you watch him long enough, you'll know why I vacillate from buy to PC only.

[Bosoxfan5990]

Rumblings of the Celtics being interested in Dame...

[Nomad]

That totally makes sense actually. Great sixth man potential, if he will accept that role. I think you need Pritchard to lead the front unit.

[Brazenways]

Celts can’t be serious about staying in the contenders circle if they go after Dame.

[Nomad]

Maybe the new owners don't have license to operate a trad. business. They want a showcase for stars.

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by Brazenways

Celts can’t be serious about staying in the contenders circle if they go after Dame.

Huh? They would get him for the vet minimum with Mikwaukee paying his salary and he's on the same recovery timetable as Tatum...

[Nomad]

What kind of a player is Dame actually? I mean I never saw him in his prime. Could never quite get what set him apart. All I remember is him doing a Ty, martyring himself on the floor with a bad ankle.

[boxbuster7]

random question but do all the 2017/2018 optic checkerboards have some kind of print line...one ending on ebay has it slightly higher but looks like most have it like this one


2017-18 Panini Donruss Optic - [Base] - Checkerboard Prizm #198 - Rated Rookie - Jayson Tatum
Courtesy of COMC.com

[Ismael80]

[IMG]2024Hoops_Champions_CompleteSet copy by Ismael Sandiego, on Flickr[/IMG]


2024 Hoops Championship Moments complete set. Including the Champions card. All numbered to /99