Remember this, we are trying to add two primary stars.

No direct info. Putting together ancillary facts and understanding what's at stake for Celtics and some info ive been given that Ainge wants to get Hayward gone before free agency if at all possible.


By there are no rumors floating about Ainge wanting to move Hayward by Sunday. Ainge had been pumping Haywood's work and his potentialfor a great season next season.

 

You said it was everywhere. It ain't.

 

Consider me a fraud. I'll join that list.

Tard.

 

So ask yourself

Who told Woj that we were shopping Capela, Ego, and PJ for a pick into another team's cap space?

And why would they leak that to Woj?

Who is Woj? How does Woj get all this info and is able to break trades, and draft picks first?

Let me explain. Woj is the clearinghouse for the NBA teams. Period. Woj has an agreement with the front office of most if not all the teams. If they feed him the trades first when they are agreed to and the draft picks before they occur then they can also use him to propagate rumors to their benefit.

It's basically automatic. Teams agree on a trade, they notify Woj (probably a text), then at some point, they notify the league office. At the draft the process is the same. Notify Woj, make the pick.

This gives Woj great legitimacy. If Woj says it it's happening.

In exchange for that Woj gives the teams the ability to propagate rumors to their advantage.

For example, Team A may be in deep talks with Team B on a trade but Team B is wavering on one little piece of the deal. Team A can text Woj that they have talked to Team C about trading Player X and talks are picking up. Team B then has to decide if its real or not and either fold to get the deal done or back off completely.

Another example, Team A and Team B have agreed to a deal in principle but both teams agree that the deal could possibly be better for each of them if they leak it to Woj that it's almost done, nearing completion, or has been agreed upon to be executed at some future date to allow for other teams to call each team and inquire about other pieces or redirecting some of the trade pieces involved. They can announce a deal without completing the deal and then wait to see what else materializes.

This is what creates most Wojbombs. Teams hold actual transactions tight. They all know how the Woj system works. So most deals come out of nowhere. Two teams enter into trade talks and they go dark. They agree no leaks. If it leaks they know the other team isn't serious about a deal. Meantime both teams will leak misinformation to Woj to get other teams to talk to them. Then they get the deal agreed to with the team that they wanted without leaks and they give it to Woj and boom goes the dynamite. Wojbomb

Woj is a tool, guys. He spreads as much misinformation as he does fact. That's how he's able to get the Wojbombs. Understandomendo????? Because he has created credibility he is also a tool. This is the way the game is played.

So who leaked what to woj in the Houston Philly Butler scenario?

We're shopping 3 guys into cap space for a first round pick to send to Philly for Butlet SnT. And........... wait for it..... Philly is confident that they can re-sign both Butler and Tobias.





So here's facts:

A. Jimmy can walk for nothing.

B. Philly is not guaranteed they can sign a max player.

C. Philly gave up
1. Covington (inferior player)
2. Saric (former #12 pick on 4th season of rookie deal who was just traded along with the 11th pick for the 6th pick. That means his draft pick value is non lottery, perhaps in the twenties)
3. Bayless (salary filler)
4. A future second rounder

when they traded for Butler and a draft bust.


Isn't it reasonable for Philly to take
1. Gordon (a better player than Covington and a player that cam be easily traded for cap space)
2. a couple first rounders

I mean doesn't that make them whole while giving them the option to still recapture capspace? Absolutely it does. And Philly knows it too. They have to cooperate if Butler wants to come here or else Brand should be fired. They're guaranteed nothing in free agency. Snc they are likely not going to attract anybody if Butler and Tobias both walk.

So we leak to Woj we're looking for the highest draft pick possible. We've already got 2 picks. Heck we've got 4 picks. Why do we need another one? Gotta have one to send to Philly and we've got 4 of them?

Are we gonna send Philly 5 picks for Butler?????? Lord no. It's misdirection. We are shopping Capela..... into a teams cap space for the most possible value we can get to synergize a sign and trade deal. And we leaked it this way to get teams to call. We're also shopping EGo for draft pick value on Philly's behalf in case they want to go straight to cap space. And we're also taking advantage of the opportunity to shop PJ for a possible future trade.. in another year.

Philly meanwhile is leaking they think they're gonna sign both guys. Why? Reasons are obvious. They'd like to drive away suitors. They'd like to convince Butler and Tobias to stay. They'd like both guys to stay at a discount. And they'd like to attract another max free agent (Kyrie) if they get Tobias to stay. (Kyrie and Tobias are buds and probably going to Nets together.)

Back to us. Our trade talks for Capela are just a continuation of what's already been happening. We've been working on trading him since the end of the season.
So basically what we can deduce is we are waiting for Saturday, which is opt in day for everybody...Nene, Butler, Horford. If we're looking for a cap space trade for Capela doesn't it make sense that we're simply looking for the best value for Capela we can get? Even if it's a pick and expiring contract or expiring contract and rookie contract guy? We're just hunting maximum assets for Capela and Ego so we'r can get a deal done.... SATURDAY.

If Butler wants to come here it will most likely be an opt- in trade Saturday. And will likely involve all of Capela, Gordon, and Nene with other salary coming back.

If Butler does not opt in we are probably going to pivot to other deals. And that has or will be messaged to Butler through Harden. You've got to read through all the rumors while understanding the team and its cap situation and the players involved. We're going to give Butler an ultimatum if we haven't already. Either opt in and force a trade if you want to come here or we're gone. There's too many other deals to make this summer and even Saturday to wait it out for Butler and then be hamstrung with a hard cap with little space and no further tradeable salaries. The SnT stuff is all false bologna. Not going to happen. An opt-in trade is the ONLY acquisition of Butler that makes sense at this time. And if it happens it'll be a huge out of the blue #Wojbomb Saturday involving several other players that will shock a lot of people who don't really understand the process.

Do you think Harden has 10 mill that he could loan to Butler to tide him over for a couple years?????

 

So today we hear Philly is willing to participate in a sign- and- trade. We're one step from them being willing to participate in an opt in and trade. And when that happens we'll start hearing all sorts of rumors involving 3- way deals with Boston or Brooklyn. Smart and Haywood's names EGo probably start dropping. Maybe even 4- easy deals.

On to the finish line.... Saturday.

 

Obviously now with the report that Philly is willing to cooperate which was true all along (I gave the reasoning above) it is up to Jimmy.

And obviously Jimmy wants his money now... like any player does.

So we already could deduce that. The key is.... will he opt in?


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If he agrees to opt in....... then there's one more nuance waiting to be unfurled. And that will be what happens AFTER the #Wojbomb and before the moratorium.