Would I trade Rondo straight-up for Big Al right now?
Yeah, probably. Quality size ALWAYS is more important in this league than great passing.
Thing is, if KG and Pierce retire, this team is in the dumps regardless. Seriously. Those two are our best players. If they bail and we're left with Rondo as our cornerstone player, there is pretty much zero chance of us winning a title. If anything, Rondo would just prolong our suffering by keeping us from a top 5 draft pick.
#1 - Rondo is injured. Nobody even wanted to trade for him while he was healthy... who in their right mind would trade from him now? I'd go for it if offered Big Al.
#2 - Big Al will make for a fun finish to the season. I'd love to see how he and KG co-exist. He'd be the best big KG has ever played next to.
#3 - Big Al is a free agent. If the whole thing fails, KG and Pierce could retire and we'll start our super-tank rebuild off right with nothing but cap space and lottery dreams.
#4 - Expanding on the above... if you're looking to go for broke and roll the dice... if we moved Rondo for Big Al and the whole thing failed miserably leading to Pierce and KG retiring... we'd have like only 30 million on the books this offseason (Green, Bass, Lee, Terry, Bradley, Sully, Melo). Chris Paul and Dwight Howard are unrestricted free agents. Go after them in a package deal.