welp that's that. No trade. Cue the months of speculation about draft-day Rondo deals.
I speculate that Rondo won't be traded on draft day unless the Celtics get back a superstar or a package that includes a 2014 top-eight pick, an unprotected future first with lottery potential, and a young player with All-Star potential who is good enough that some fans of the opposing team say they wouldn't trade him straight up for Rondo.
Good luck. I'd be very pleased with 2/3 of those assets.
I'm predicting Ainge will hold out for 3/3 (which is what I would do).
Give me a hypothetical. Do you mean, say, 2011 Paul George, the Toronto pick Houston got for Harden and the 2018 pick we got from BKN?
Chandler Parsons, a top-eight pick in 2014, and a future completely unprotected pick.
Jared Sullinger, the Celtics 2014 pick, and the 2018 Nets pick.
The rights to Nikola Mirotic and the Bulls' 2015 and 2017 picks without protection.