Trade Idea: Rondo for Rubio, #2, and filler

[Bankshot]

It's very important that we trade away our best player.

This thread is not about trading Pierce.

[BballTim]

It's very important that we trade away our best player.

This thread is not about trading Pierce.

  It's also not about 2007 or 2009.

[pearljammer10]

Just when I thought I had seen it all, I log on, read this, and my day is completely ruined...

[Big Joe Slow]

I like this trade overall. Wolves would not do it, but they would if we sweetend it with like our first rd 25 etc. Rondo is not high paid and would be worth it to them. He is a sure thing while Rubio a mystery here. Rubio will be good. How good tuff to say..but Williams could help us. I think we would be better with Kanter though. He would plug the middle well.

[BballTim]

I like this trade overall. Wolves would not do it, but they would if we sweetend it with like our first rd 25 etc. Rondo is not high paid and would be worth it to them. He is a sure thing while Rubio a mystery here. Rubio will be good. How good tuff to say..but Williams could help us. I think we would be better with Kanter though. He would plug the middle well.

  If you go through with this trade, make sure any future firsts you throw in are lottery protected.

[wdleehi]

Rondo is to good and to young to trade away for two rolls of the die at this point. 

[Big Joe Slow]

I watched Rubio play for Spain at like 18 years old against team usa and he was impressive. Quick, gutsy, and a gifted passer. Good shooter too! His defense would be my worry.

[BballTim]

I watched Rubio play for Spain at like 18 years old against team usa and he was impressive. Quick, gutsy, and a gifted passer. Good shooter too! His defense would be my worry.

  I can remember Carlos Arroyo looking very impressive against team usa. I guess Rubio should be at least *that* good.

[PosImpos]

Well, this trade would at least make us a lot worse moving forward.  We'd be sure that the #2 pick is not the last high pick we'd be getting in the next few years.

(being kind of facetious -- I don't think this is a good trade)

[Overrated]

Of all the Rondo trade ideas here, this is the silliest one in my opinion. It doesn't make sense to give up a great, young point guard in Rondo for an unproven, young point guard in Rubio. I know he's hyped up and I can't wait to see him play, but he hasn't done anything yet.

Then what do you take with the #2 pick? Another guard wouldn't make sense, and the big man situation isn't exactly a hot bed of talent. Maybe Derrick Williams, but Rondo's still worth more than Rubio and Williams to me.

[KungPoweChicken]

Of all the Rondo trade ideas here, this is the silliest one in my opinion. It doesn't make sense to give up a great, young point guard in Rondo for an unproven, young point guard in Rubio. I know he's hyped up and I can't wait to see him play, but he hasn't done anything yet.

Then what do you take with the #2 pick? Another guard wouldn't make sense, and the big man situation isn't exactly a hot bed of talent. Maybe Derrick Williams, but Rondo's still worth more than Rubio and Williams to me.

You don't think potentially bringing Rubio, Green, and Williams off the bench significantly improves your team? Throw some MLE money at Dalembert or Gray and hope to get lucky.

This is your starting lineup: West, Allen, Pierce, Garnett, and Gray. This is your bench: Rubio, Bradley, Green, Williams, and O'Neal. This is an improved, more athletic, and more versatile team than last year.

[CoachBo]

It's very important that we trade away our best player.

This thread is not about trading Pierce.

TP for a mind read. If Rondo is truly our "best player" - which no player with his offensive limitations seriously is - then this franchise is in big trouble. I'd hope Danny is making and fielding calls about Rondo, but this is not a deal that interests me.

[pearljammer10]

Of all the Rondo trade ideas here, this is the silliest one in my opinion. It doesn't make sense to give up a great, young point guard in Rondo for an unproven, young point guard in Rubio. I know he's hyped up and I can't wait to see him play, but he hasn't done anything yet.

Then what do you take with the #2 pick? Another guard wouldn't make sense, and the big man situation isn't exactly a hot bed of talent. Maybe Derrick Williams, but Rondo's still worth more than Rubio and Williams to me.

You don't think potentially bringing Rubio, Green, and Williams off the bench significantly improves your team? Throw some MLE money at Dalembert or Gray and hope to get lucky.

This is your starting lineup: West, Allen, Pierce, Garnett, and Gray. This is your bench: Rubio, Bradley, Green, Williams, and O'Neal. This is an improved, more athletic, and more versatile team than last year.

The only improvement this team makes over last years team is getting younger. Other than that... This team looks terrible... West running the point with the big three? They would never get the ball. Has Gray even started anywhere before? You want him to start on this team? Rubio, Bradley, and Williams providing us with a significantly improved bench? I don't think Rubio, Bradley, and Williams could make a .500 team in the D league. Absurd.

[KungPoweChicken]

Of all the Rondo trade ideas here, this is the silliest one in my opinion. It doesn't make sense to give up a great, young point guard in Rondo for an unproven, young point guard in Rubio. I know he's hyped up and I can't wait to see him play, but he hasn't done anything yet.

Then what do you take with the #2 pick? Another guard wouldn't make sense, and the big man situation isn't exactly a hot bed of talent. Maybe Derrick Williams, but Rondo's still worth more than Rubio and Williams to me.

You don't think potentially bringing Rubio, Green, and Williams off the bench significantly improves your team? Throw some MLE money at Dalembert or Gray and hope to get lucky.

This is your starting lineup: West, Allen, Pierce, Garnett, and Gray. This is your bench: Rubio, Bradley, Green, Williams, and O'Neal. This is an improved, more athletic, and more versatile team than last year.

The only improvement this team makes over last years team is getting younger. Other than that... This team looks terrible... West running the point with the big three? They would never get the ball. Has Gray even started anywhere before? You want him to start on this team? Rubio, Bradley, and Williams providing us with a significantly improved bench? I don't think Rubio, Bradley, and Williams could make a .500 team in the D league. Absurd.

You don't think Rubio (the best European player), Bradley (someone who has already dominated the D-League defensively), and Williams (The consensus best college basketball player) could be a .500 team? Hyperbole much?


And to add, West often looked better playing with the Big Three than Rondo did.

[Marcus13]

Oh no.

Nope.  Dont like this one at all