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[CFAN38]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=b46ak9f

Celtics send out Rondo, Wilcox, 2013 1st top 5 protected

Celtics get Dragic, Pachulia, Suns 2013 1st unprotected

Suns send out Dragic, Gortat, Dudley 2013 1st

Suns get Josh Smith, Rondo

Atl sends J SMith, Pachulia

Atl get Gortat, Dudley, Wiloox Cs 2013 1st


The Cs get a good 26 year old pg and a center for this year. The suns pick becomes big for the future. Cs target Noel or Len.

Atl gets a starting centers moving horford to PF, A starting SF, a solid back up big, and a middle first round pick.

Suns get Rondo and then have to sign Smith to a max deal. Both player put fans in the seats and make for an exciting suns team.


Question is who says no?

Suns take alot of risk. Rondo injuried and Smith needs to be signed.

Celtics give up Rondo....

Atl do they get enough return for Smith?

[BleedGreen1989]

Bad trade for Boston...did you forget Rondo is injured?

[Who]

Boston

[KG_ended_Bias]

Rather have Gortat & Telfair instead of Dragic & Pachulia

[jdz101]

What if they're using mobile phones or speaker phones in their office?

Then no one hangs up the phone.

[wiley]

It's tempting since the guys we trade play about 7 minutes a game or don't play at all....

Other positives, the Suns pick could net a good player.  I love Pachulia.  Clock ticking with Paul and KG.

We certainly lose big time on talent and the sun win.  But I don't think the team trading the injured guy ever wins the trade.

final answer:  Boston should and does hang up. 

TP for the temptation....

[esel1000]

We say no... thats a terrible trade for the Celts...

[pearljammer10]

I mean, we hang up the phone instantly. I mean there would be no hesitation to hanging up the phone right away for that pitiful offer.

[TheBig5]

Sorry but this is just silly. You are essentially moving up in a weak draft and getting Dragic for Rondo.

[lightspeed5]

everyone hangs up. we trade the 12th best player in the game for garbage?

[CFAN38]

I wouldn't go as fare to call this a pitiful. If this pick lands the celtics Noel or Len then they have the center of the future ( sorry melo), sg of future in ab, pf of future in sully, a 26 yr old starting pg, a 27 yr old sf in green , and keep the two vets who are the heart of the team pp and kg. zaza is a solid role player to play next to kg this year to make one last run at a ring.

[Q_FBE]

I think that Boston hangs up the phone here.

[Moranis]

How about my 3 team trade I have been posting for weeks

PHO - Smith, Rondo, Terry
ATL - Dragic, Gortat, Bass, Lee
BOS - Teague, L. Williams, Dudley, Pachulia, W. Johnson, I. Johnson

Phoenix picks up 2 stars to build around.

Atlanta replaces Teague with a slightly lesser PG, but one locked up long term on a fairly reasonable contract, adds the true center they want to pair with Horford and picks up some very solid bench/spot starters in Bass and Lee on reasonable deals.

Boston is a lot more competitive this year and has a lot more long term flexibility and assets going forward.  So for the rest of this year Boston would be:

PG - Teague, Bradley, Barbosa
SG - Dudley, Bradley, W. Johnson
SF - Pierce, Green, Dudley
PF - Garnett, Green, I. Johnson
C - Pachulia, Garnett, Wilcox, Collins, Melo

Next year Boston adds back in Williams and Sullinger, and presumably would re-sign Teague, Pachulia, and maybe the Johnson's plus adds the draft pick and would be in a pretty good spot moving forward as well

[CelticConcourse]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=b46ak9f

Celtics send out Rondo, Wilcox, 2013 1st top 5 protected

Celtics get Dragic, Pachulia, Suns 2013 1st unprotected

Suns send out Dragic, Gortat, Dudley 2013 1st

Suns get Josh Smith, Rondo

Atl sends J SMith, Pachulia

Atl get Gortat, Dudley, Wiloox Cs 2013 1st


The Cs get a good 26 year old pg and a center for this year. The suns pick becomes big for the future. Cs target Noel or Len.

Atl gets a starting centers moving horford to PF, A starting SF, a solid back up big, and a middle first round pick.

Suns get Rondo and then have to sign Smith to a max deal. Both player put fans in the seats and make for an exciting suns team.


Question is who says no?

Suns take alot of risk. Rondo injuried and Smith needs to be signed.

Celtics give up Rondo....

Atl do they get enough return for Smith?

Suns get way too much out of this deal and become a playoff team immediately... o.O

[crimson_stallion]

Terrible, terrible trade for us!

We have a plethora of small guards and have proven we can win without a natural PG, and critical as I've been of Rondo this season he's still a clear cut all-star and I would demand an all-star (al at least future all-star) calibre player in return.

I would trade for Eric Gordon long before I'd do this, simply because we are desperate for scoring and I see him as a potential ~25 PPG (in the mould of AI, Monta Ellis, Dwyne Wade) calibee scoring a few years from now if he can stay relatively healthy.