So, none of these would actually happen, but it’s the time of year to think about. All of these, of course, assume a similar CBA/the current CBA. Also note that some deals were very very close to working money wise, and needed a reasonably signed Wafer (one of those cheap, not fully guaranteed deals that is a win for him because he gets some guaranteed money at least) to get the last couple bucks.
The Trades:
Philadelphia:
Rondo, Ray, Wafer, JO, Bradley, Future First
For
Iguodala, Holiday, Speights, Brand.
Celtics:
Holiday/West
Iguodala/West/FA
Pierce/Green
KG/Speights/Baby/FA
Brand/Speights
Holiday is not the overall guard that Rondo is, but he’s a better shooter and is younger. He could play a little more off the ball than Rondo does, allowing Pierce, KG and Iggy to initiate some offense while still being the majority PG. Brand is slower than his prime, but he’s beefy enough to play center defensively at a high level, still rebounds, and would benefit from looks created by Pierce, KG, Iggy, Holiday. Speights brings upside and legit post offense, something the C’s lack.
Rondo/Williams
Ray/Williams/Bradley
Turner/FA or Rookie
Young/Songaila/FA or Rookie
JO/Hawes
Philly turns Brand and Iggy (in or past prime on a rebuilding team) into only one long term deal: Rondo’s reasonable one. Philly plays fun, uptempo ball, saves 7 million right away (good for the impending sale!), and completes the rebuild via the draft and FA next season, a full year before they’d otherwise be able to.
Sacramento
Rondo, JO, Bradley
For
Cousins, Udrih, Garcia
Udrih/West
Ray/Garcia
Pierce/Green
KG/Baby
Cousins/FA
Udrih is a solid guard, a guy who can facilitate the offense to Ray, KG, Pierce and Cousins and knock down the open shots. Cousins is a beast; alongside KG he couldn’t be doubled without impunity, and would give the C’s a dimension they’ve seriously lacked in rebounding and post scoring. Garcia deepens the bench.
Rondo/Bradley
Evans
Casspi
Greene
Thompson
With options to bring back Dalembert, Marcus Thornton, and lots of cap room. Sac decides they don’t need Cousins’ headaches (Evans’ are enough), and decides he’s a true 2 guard; they run a super fast paced, guard heavy, fan friendly offense while trying to entice financiers. And lots of capspace.
Portland
Rondo, JO
For
Miller, Oden (resigned on a reasonable 3 yr trial), Fernandez
Miller/West
Ray/Fernandez
Pierce/Green
KG/Baby/Rookie
Oden/FA
Swing for the fences. Miller steps right in and C’s are still in win-now mode. If healthy, Oden is a major major upgrade at center both next year and down the road. It’s a gamble; championship or bust.
Rondo
Roy/Matthews
Wallace/Batum
Aldridge/Wallace
Camby/JO
Portland gets the young PG to run the show and set up their weapons, and gets something for Oden while he still has some value, to guarantee a legit title shot in the next couple years.
New Jersey
Rondo, Ray
For
D Williams, Morrow, Petro
Williams/West
Morrow/West/Bradley
Pierce/Green
KG/Green/Baby
JO/Petro/FA/Rookie
Overall upgrade at the point. Morrow slides into the deadeye shooting roll.
Rondo/Farmar
Ray
Outlaw
Humphries/Wright
Lopez
This trade is predicated on NJ realizing that Derron will not stay with them, so they turn him (and some of their long term money) into a locked-up Rondo and capspace; build with a lockup up rondo, Lopez, and FA space.
Utah
Rondo, JO, Bradley
For
Harris, Raja Bell, Favors
Or
Rondo, JO, Bradley
For
Harris, Millsap
Harris/West
Allen/(Bell)
Pierce/Green
KG
Favors or Millsap
For Boston, they get more scoring punch at PG, and either get a real PF finisher/scorer/rebounder in Millsap, or a young, big, potential defensive stud.
Rondo/Price/Watson
Miles/Bradley
Hayward
Okur/Kirilenko/
Jefferson/JO/Fesenko
For Utah, they replace Williams with a “name” PG, either at the price of Favors or Millsap.
Toronto
Rondo, #25
for
Calderon, Davis, #5
Or
Rondo, JO, Bradley, #25
For
Calderon, Davis, #5, Amir Johnson, Bayless
The general idea is sacrifice PG defense for Offense, Get a legit big in Davis, be able to get a young good player at #5, and add some bench depth in Amir and Bayless in the second deal; the second deal also allows Toronto to save some money. Deal 1 is just Toronto cashing in for a Name PG; the second is the same plus saving Amir’s deal.
Calderon/West
Allen/Bayless
Pierce/Green
KG/Amir
Davis/FA/#5
Rondo/Weems
Weems/Bradley
Derozen/Wright/Kleiza
Bargnani/J Johnson
Evans/Alibi
#25
Cleveland
Rondo, JO, Bradley
For
Baron, Verejao, #4
Baron/West
Allen
Pierce/Green
KG
Verejao
Boston is the type of situation to motivate Baron; motivated Baron is an all-star. Upgrade at center, as well as being able to go big or get a new young PG with the 4th pick.
Rondo/Gibson
Sessions/Parker
D Williams
Hickson/Jamison
JO
For Cleveland, they get a PG and can go with Derrick Williams or can even trade down to #2 to pick up an additional asset perhaps.
A different deal would be to not get a pick back from Cleveland, add in wafer in a small (~1 million) s+t, and do:
Rondo, JO, Bradley, Wafer
For
Baron, Verejao, Hickson
