Will Walker Be Bought Out?

Simien had a staph infection. That’s what kept him out of action. Large amounts of those infections are fatal.

I read Pat Riley was going to be playing him this season so I presume he’s back and able to play. I forget most of the last update on him.

Simien at this point isn’t any better than Davis or Powe.

If they cut Doleac he’d be a solid pickup, he’s better than Pollard.

If he’s cut there’s 5-6 teams who will be calling him.

Sorry I thought you were talking last year.

No idea. He had surgery in July, came back to practice … played one game and wasn’t right. Has been out injured since with knee soreness. He’s not listed as out for any period of time.

I expect Doleac and Jaric to be buyout victims with Doleac being picked up by us to add depth to the 5.

You’ll know if McHale wants a competitive team or a 20 win team as soon as you see the roster. If Walker is cut, I wonder who will want him?

Oh Great One, I watched a few of Kansas’ games during Simien’s tenure. A little undersized but a very solid player. Agree with Scotty though. And to their “benefit”, Powe and Davis know Rivers’ “system”…..Now if only the rest of us could figure it out….

Doleac wouldn’t be a bad pick up at all.

They might be a worse team with Walker on the roster

If McHale cuts Walker he’s a fool. Walker’s contract will be very valuable next year. Plus Walker and Jefferson like each other, plus Walker is probably the best point guard MN has.

Foye can bring the ball up and give it to Walker. That’s all Foye is capable of doing anyway when it comes to running an NBA offense.

So Edwards and Simien will probably be cut, which leaves one more player to take care of. In my opinion, either they have a trade waiting or one of Howard/Toine/Doleac gets bought out.

Nah Simien must be safe. Why take Simien when you can take one of their non-guarenteed contracts and avoid the luxury tax implications.

Minny want him. Be very surprised if it turns out otherwise.

Expiring contracts are only valuable on the market when there is a player who wants to play for the team trading for him and that player’s longer contract is acceptable to the receiving team….Minny isn’t going to be acquiring large contract players for a while as they’ll be sifting through their own youth and finding a core before committing dollars to players who are on the trading block…don’t expect Minny to be using any of their contracts to acquire high-priced talent…

Don’t know if he gets bought, but the thought of AW in Boston for a 3rd tour make me wonder about the follwing; We took 20 3ptrs last couple of games. Can you imagine AW comming back? Will RAllen ever see the ball again? :o

Walker’s contract is only valuable if Minny want to add future salary in a trade. With so many rookie contracts on the payroll waiting to get extended I don’t see that happening.

the big question, if toine is bought out, is, who do you want coming off the bench, toine or scal?

Doleac would be excellent Pollard insurance. Antoine is not needed on this team. You’ll get more out of GD if they give him the chance.

Let’s trade Scal for Walker!!!….

Antoine will be granted a buyout. Minnesota doesn’t want him and they aren’t looking to take on other players via another trade. Part of the deal was Walker agreeing to a buyout.

Toine would be much better than Scal off the bench. In his disastrous championship hangover season last year, Toine shot 50% from inside the three point arc. As the first guy off the Boston bench, Toine could focus on setting up teammates, a role which he is still well suited. He would have to get away from taking so many three point shots, unless he’s hitting him at the percentage he did his first year in Miami (36) than last year (27).

Minny will cut Edwards and buy out Doleac. They then have to choose where to eat a bunch of money; Toin 2/$18m. Howard 2/$14m, Jaric 4/$26m or Buckner 4/$16m. The other option is to buy out Theo, but I doubt they will buy out 2 centers (or centres, as a certain Brit Who likes to write on this board, annoyingly lol). They could cut either Chris Richards, Simien, or Craig Smith along with Doleac and Edwards.

I’m guessing that Miami had to send the maximum $3 million to Minny for the Doleac buyout (He will get $2m from Minny and the other million from his new team.) Boston should take any of Doleac, Theo, Toine or Howard if they shake loose from Minny.

plus Walker is probably the best point guard MN has.
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No on Walker in Boston.

Who, there is no way the Wolves are a worst team with Walker on their roster.

If he is coming off the bench to play with the stars, then I want Scal. At least he isn’t going to try and shoot it every time down. Walker would be a disaster out there with the big three.

If all three, or at least 2 of the 3, are on the bench, then I’d rather have Walker out there than Scal.

They aren’t going to cut him, but if they do, it would be a bad move to bring him back in here as much as I liked him.

I will be surprise if Walker is not in Celtic green by openning night.

Walker was horrific last year and he is in even worse shape this season.

I don’t think old Antoine is coming back. So new Toine. Yeah I think Wolves are better off giving minutes elsewhere.

They might just be worse with Toine. I certainly wouldn’t rule it out.

Toine, is he better than Scal for Scal’s role? I’m not sure. He can’t defend. He can’t shoot. He has some redeeming features but enough? Not sure.

I would go with toine over scal. He has a lot of defficiencies, as does scal, but so far when we go to the bench we lose a ton of scoring, and I think toine can help with that, without losing (or gaining) anny defense by replacing scal with him.

For the record I don’t want Walker back I much rather go after Chris Webber and P.J. Brown. However it’s more likely that Walker will be wearing green then those two at this point.

I would LOVE THIS MOVE if we could get him back. We have more heart than ever.

Perfect 6th man.

Jeff, why you got to give exposure to celticthug? He’s a bum!

At first I would say this will never happen. But then again I said the same thing about getting KG after the Allen trade so what do I know. I think I would enjoy having him back here as long as he is used in the right way (no 3’s!!!)I believe he was shipped out (the 2nd time) because they felt he would never adjust to a back up roll. I think he has shown he can be used as a back up type player. He did give us a lot of heart when he was here. He loves playing here with Paul. He could be used on this team I think.

Wow these Celtic Thug rumors are hot! He’s making it sound like we’ll have Antoine in less than a week.

The 2 points he makes which would be good: he would accept the minimum offer that Boston has to offer and he would embrace the role of 6th / 7th man. Those are necessary in order for this to work.

Roy Hobbs is rolling over in his grave right now.

Doleac is barely an average defender. He’s a big body though. After being bashed around by Shaq every day he may have improved his D a bit. But in the past it was distinctly average at best. He has a nice mid range jumper.

imagine if we had walker(4 the 4th time)playin’ scal’s minutes…it would be perfect the chemistry

Antoine Walker is not walking through that door, fans. Wayne Simien is not walking through that door, and Micheal Doleac is not walking through that door. And if you expect them to walk through that door, they’re going to be wearing Minny uniforms. What we are is mature, exciting, hard-working, and we’re going to win games. People don’t realize that, and as soon as they realize those three guys are not very good players, the better this town will be for all of us because there are talented guys in that (locker) room ready to win.

I’d take AW in a flash over Scal.

Toine and Big Baby?? how entertaining would that be?? AWESOME!!!!!!

Are you people insane? Walker is terrible, has been terrible and now is in terrible shape. Keep him away from this team at ALL COSTS.

I don’t need to see his whining anymore. Bad enough he rubbed off on Pierce. I don’t want to see whining on the court.

Toine and Bib Baby would be entertaining indeed. I wouldn’t mind having Antoine back, as long as he was willing to play an M.L. Carr towel-waving role. We could also use him to provide some leadership to the second unit. Again, it’s all about what role he wants to play. A grumpy Toine would do us no good. But, a happy Antoine would be fun. Of course, coaxing P.J. Brown back to the hardwood is preferable by far.

Hey, anyone remember when people actually used to compare Antoine and KG with straight faces?

Does that guy over at CelticsThug know about a thing called spell check?

CelticsThug says:

‘’My sources told me that Walker was very greatful to Danny Ainge and the Celtics Ownership group for allowing him a chance to go to Miami, given him a chance at a ring.’’

Get real. CelticsThug’s sources are the same as mine: ESPN, CelticsBlog and an active imagination.

Ainge did go out of his way to get Walker in a Heat uniform, but since that time Walker’s game has fallen off the face of the earth…still, Walker does have a skill set and versatility that could be useful with the 2nd unit since nobody on the 2nd unit is capable of being a 6th man…i’m sure Walker is out of shape, but he’s a veteran and he has been a part of a title run before…Boston fans would go crazy as well…

The team looks like it needs a center, but only Ainge and company no what condition Scott Pollard is in…if Pollard is good for 10-15 mpg he and Perkins should hold down the 5 nicely—-and that doesn’t even take into consideration the match ups where the team won’t need a legit 5…

As speculative and wortheless as CThugs info typically is, I could see this working out as a low-cost, low-risk option…as far as Walker has fallen, he’s still the best talent the team is going to get for minimum money and he can do some things that would help this team…and he can be dumped no-problem if he is a problem…

I actually think Celtics Thug does have inside info. I also think he’s an intelligent guy— the spelling mistakes are intentional, as he uses them as a decoy. Call me a conspiracy theorist.

I wonder what life would be like if Pitino never made the “walk through that door” reference…

And hey Migit I totally remember that comparison with Garnett and Walker. I think I used to keep Abdur-Rahim in that discussion too lol

The biggest concern with Antoine’s possible return to Boston remains the same reason he was shipped out before. Like Ricky Davis, he walks to his own tune.

As for what he COULD contribute if he had a substantial attitude adjustment, possibly a few steps closer to #17. Doc had trouble managing him before but he similarly had trouble with Pierce and that worked out well.

The big danger would be to upset the developing chemistry and selfless attitude that characterizes this team. There are risks/rewards in all trades but the potential payoff just might be worth it “the third time around”!

“I much rather go after Chris Webber and P.J. Brown.”

Roger, that. Someone who can bang but pass out of the post.

Chris Webber hasn’t seen anything but the top of the key in years. Come on people. There is a complete washed up player if there ever was one…

PJ, Maybe?!

Pitino ruined that guy’s career.

Brickowski said:
  If McHale cuts Walker he’s a fool. Walker’s contract will be very valuable next year. Plus Walker and Jefferson like each other, plus Walker is probably the best point guard MN has.

Foye can bring the ball up and give it to Walker. That’s all Foye is capable of doing anyway when it comes to running an NBA offense.

I agree with you except on one thing. Why would Foye bring the ball up and give it to Walker. Cut out the middle man and just have Walker bring it up. Actually, point guard could very well be ’Toine’s best position, especially on that team. You make an expecially good point on the value of Walker’s contract. Also, he’s the only vet on the team, as far as I know, and the point you make about he and Big Al is important.