I think if you want to deal Rondo, you have to do it on draft night with a team that's afraid to blow a lottery pick and needs star power.
For example:
Henson + Giannis + #2 pick (Parker)?
Would be awfully enticing.
Bucks nation would vomit at a proposal like that.
Henson, Giannis AND their pick?
They would give up Henson, a 2nd rounder and Brandon Knight but that's about it.
Your proposal basically wipes out their future.
I actually made a trade post on the Real GM Bucks forum, offering Rondo, Green & Bradley for Henson, Giannis, a pick and some bad contracts & they ran me outta there with hate haha.
Other teams fans (and educated fans in the Real GM instance) just don't value Rondo like we do. Now that's not to say other GM's don't like him but it gives you perspective.
I mean they scoffed at a starting 5 of Rondo, Green, OJ Mayo,Ilyasova and Larry Sanders like I was high.
A team like them *might* give up their lottery pick+ Henson+bad salary for Rondo,Sully and Avery Bradley.
Don't like your chances in this draft though.
I went and poked around Bucks Real GM to find your post. I found it, and I must say there weren't a lot of responses that I would classify as overly "educated."
I also posted something similar on the general NBA trade discussion thread ( I think it was Rondo to the Bucks- or it was Rondo to the Kings and Pistons in the same vein). They all told me to jump off a bridge.
Anyway-I'm happy if we keep Rondo. My only concern is that he walks in a season and a half.
Now back to the post we are discussing.
Do you think there are any GM's that would give up Henson, Giannis + a top 5 pick in this years draft? Let alone a 10 10 pick in this years draft, for Rondo?
I really don't think I'm over reacting in saying that Giannis+Henson+top 5 pick in one of the best drafts in the last 50 years for an elite pass first point guard- who by the way is coming off ACL surgery- is way too much.
I'm not sure if Celtics4ever is implying I'm the guy with anti- Rondo glasses. If you read 50% of my posts on this site you'll know that I like to present the other side of the spectrum that isn't so popular on a Celtics fan site- that doesn't mean I hate Rondo or want to trade him for pennies on the dollar. Unless we get premium value for him then forget it....
BUT, it is my opinion that Giannis, Henson and a top 10 draft pick in this draft is WAY to much for Rajon Rondo with 18 months left on his contract.
Rondo+Olynyk for their draft pick+Giannis? I think something like that might be fair but again, the Bucks want a franchise player and by grabbing Rondo they're giving away their two assets that are most likely to be that franchise guy in 5 years time.
Even Giannis+lottery pick they'd hurl at because of the value of that lottery pick.
It's the reality of the situation. I really couldn't see a single GM that would give up that top 5 pick + Giannis or Henson for Rondo. MAYBE the Bobcats now they've signed Big Al but they don't have anything that would interest us.
The quotes from random GM's are great, but I've just read Chad Ford's notes about 90% of NBA GM's saying he's shopping and fishing for Rondo trades.
I can see why we'd keep him and I can also see why we'd trade him. All depends on what Danny's plan is.