Let Miami have Giannis Antetokounmpo. He isn’t worth what Miami paid, according to the ridiculous terms reported by the Globe. … The Celts made a very solid offer. But now it’s on to Plan B, which in an ideal world would include landing both a new center and new head coach. 

Yet, an HB reader wonders if the Celts’ offer was indeed solid enough, if keeping Hugo Gonzalez was a possible deal killer (scroll down): “Really, worrying about Hugo Gonzalez when you can get Giannis? It’s like worrying about Ryan Gomes when you can get Kevin Garnett!!!  (And I like Hugo, and I liked Ryan).”

Update –– It looks like the Celts refused to trade both Hugo Gonzalez and Baylor Scheierman. From Hardwood Houdini:

Those are two promising youngsters who had very solid seasons for the Celtics, but ironically, they were two of the players that Joe Mazzulla was bizarrely hesitant to trust during the playoffs.

So, Celtics fans have gone from watching in frustration as Mazzulla refused to play Gonzalez and Scheierman, to now watching as Brad Stevens has refused to include them in a trade for the two-time MVP, Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The Celts are not going to reach their full potential with Joe M at the helm. No way.