Ball Don't Lie Ranks Free Agents Left

I want Leon back SO bad

He’s a free agent now. Is he on the list?

how likely is he gonna stay healthy next season, not to say staying at the same intense level as before? sorry to say this but business is business

This thing people keep calling business breeds money first attitude’s in player like Marbury. The fair thing to do is to give Powe a 1 year contract…if he can play keep hom if not so long Leon . I like Big Baby better than Powe but Powe is a better player than Baby

Why do you think Baby wants as much money as he can get “it’s called business”

If he is fit enough to play, then I hope the Celtics will pick him up. He is going to help if he can play. If he is not fit to play anymore, I hope the Celtics will keep him in the organization in some capacity.

The Celtics would be idiots to tie up that much money in BBD. Afterall, on the Celtics he’s due to get like 6 minutes a game. No way he is worth that money.

I fully agree on Powe. I want the Celtics to do the right thing here.

Danny has a lot of work clearing space on the roster for Powe. I am hoping that he is doing that. I know its business, but Danny needs to remember that the income comes from the fans and Powe is a fan favorite. Appease the fans Danny.

  Baby can guard Shaq and Howard. There aren’t many in the league who can.

He can’t adequately guard anyone else. Do you pay BBD money just to guard two people? No, especially since the Celtics already have Perkins. Besides, Shaq will only play like 20min a game.

I agree with him about Powe, but I don’t about Davis. The C’s are going to beyond the MLE for a guy who might get pushed out of the rotation come playoff time? I know people have these Candyland fantasies of this 4 man rotation 4/5 spot, but there’s no way KG is playing less than 36 mpg in the playoffs, that leaves 60 mpg at the 4/5 spots. I think Perk and Wallace should have no time splitting those.

I like Baby and would like him back cheap. But I can’t see ownership paying that much for a 4th big man. Plus, I don’t think the C’s would be that much worse off letting Scal or someone else be the 4th big man and re-signing Powe. By playoff time, in whatever sparse minutes there are for the 4th big man, Powe wouldn’t be much of a downgrade from Baby.

I want Powe back but he deals with injuries most of the time. I say sign and trade baby and bring powe back

I’d love to have Powe back. (But then, it’s not my money.)

i’d be very happy to have rasho or joe smith as our last big. if baby leaves, i’d also be happy to add diogu.

I liked Powe as much as anybody. But you should start thinking “career ending” injury. The draftniks weren’t wrong discounting him to 2nd round because of his knee. He’s a better player than 2nd round but the knee was a huge gamble and I’d say the C’s have lucked out, ie they got real value for Leon but aren’t on the hook for the size of contract his playing would have earned him.

For me its about the Celtics, not about Leon. Players come and players go. I loved that guy’s grit and story but you can only cut a knee so many times. Danny is doing the right, but tough thing, in moving on.

It was our Doctor who did the operation. I would assume Danny has the inside information as to the severity of the injury. And the liklihood of Powe coming back productively. Also, his other knee may be an injury just waiting to happen.

That said: Of anyone, who has the tenacity to rehab and come back, Powe would get my vote. But the risk of him having a career ending injury is now an established possibility. I suspect the Celts are keeping an eye on his rehab progress. And at some point they feel comfortable with their assessment. And either resign him, or go another direction.

already said they’d be willing to bring Powe back sometime in August if it looks like he’s going to be able to play? Depending on what happens with the roster and luxury tax concerns, I find it hard to believe that the Cs will let Leon go if he could contribute this season. His low post game would be a boon in the playoffs, especially against Cleveland and Orlando.

Mike

I like how Danny is handling the Baby situation. Even if he has no intention of paying him 6 million, why let let opposing GM’s think that? His posturing is preventing BBD from getting offers, and will likely lead to us keeping him at our QO.

As for Powe, I gotta think every GM is thinking ‘wait and see’. 3 knee surgeries is gnarly. I can’t see anyone making a play for him this offseason. Danny should be in position to bring him back just prior to training camp if he can manage to open up roster spots via some sort of 3 for 1 S&T with Indiana, and I think he will.

I really like Ike Diogu for what we could offer. Seems like the perfect fit for us and unlike Big Baby he can actually rebound. I bet he’d come a lot cheaper than some of the other options too, def worth consideration…