Those two aren't franchise changers. They also aren't anything value wise worth what Rondo is to the Celtics. 3 first rounders would be great, but as everyone stated Knicks cannot trade away their picks, plus Dolan cannot be that stupid enough to commit that far into the future.
Neither is Rondo. Rondo is going to be an albatross contract next time around. 2018 is when the Celtics should start competing again vs Western Conference teams. Id take this deal and run. Clears the decks for the Celtics to get worse for the next few years while accumulating franchise changing talent.
Rondo is a franchise player. I'm amazed at how many people on this forum belittle or want to trade Rondo for scraps of garbage...
Every time I go on Houston Rockets blog when they were praying for the possibility of Rondo in the offseason, they held him in such high regard. Simply hoping his value would drop after his injury. Its amazing how we as Celtics fan can say we want to trade him so readily.
As for Rondo being an albatross contract? Explain? Do you even know if he wants a max contract? Do you know besides him and Joakim Noah, they have two of the best contracts for above average Allstars?
And how do you know if there is franchise changing talent? Are you a mind reader? Do you have a crystal ball?
I'd rather Danny Ainge try to compete next year, and build up an strong team with young core through picks and assets, that can contend for 5-6 years. We'll still have our picks, and plenty of talent to go around.