This trade is at best a lateral move and at worse we are getting a worse player.
I think you and everyone else calling this a ridiculous trade suggestion is forgetting about a key player in this deal:
Greivis Vasquez.
In his first full year as the starting PG he is averaging 14ppg, 9 assists and 4-5 rebounds a game, which is very similar to the stat lines Rondo has posted the last 3 years which are around 12/11/5. And to top it off he can actually knock down his free throws at 80% from the line.
Now I'm not trying to say that Vasquez is at Rondo's level, but to suggest that this deal boils down to just Rondo for Gordon is a
major mischaracterization.
Vasquez is an excellent passer, decent shooter (solid from 3), a great slasher to the basket and he can finish at the rim and do damage at the foul line. He doesn't have any amazing physical talent but he is big for a PG at 6'6 and uses his size well. He is solid defensively and like Rondo doesn't mind doing some dirty work on the board especially with his size.
Gordon's scoring potential is a major improvement over what we are currently getting from our SGs and would allow Bradley to go back to being a tempo changing defensive force off the bench. Vasquez is admittedly a step down from Rondo and doesn't have that same ability to take over a game but he can do a lot of the same things on a consistent basis.
I still wouldn't make the deal, but its not as ridiculous as people are making it out to be.