Report is that Bledsoe wants the max and Suns don't want to give it to him. I like Bledsoe enough to think he's worth it, and I'm also very high on some of the Suns' other expendable pieces.
-Alex Len could be our long-term solution at center. Excellent size, length, mobility, legit 2-way potential. Didn't get much of a chance last year, and now the Suns have acquired Miles Plumlee, making Len expendable.
-TJ Warren showed the goods in SL. Could be steal of the draft at #14. Read Dean Demakis's rave:
http://deanondraft.com/2014/07/20/tj-warren-operates-with-surgical-precision/. Obviously Pheonix would like to keep him, but they also are on the verge of being legit in the tough West, and Rondo can put them over the edge.
The Suns also have a big hole at PF. I'm proposing Rondo and Sully (or KO) for Bledsoe S&T, Len and TJ.
I think this is a very fair trade. After just missing the playoffs last year, Suns propel themselves into position to not only make the playoffs but land the #4 or 5 seed and advance to round 2 (Spurs, Clips and OKC will likely crush the bottom 3 seeds). They give up a guy that they risk losing for nothing if another team offers the max, plus two players who aren't ready to contribute. They can easily re-sign Rondo since they are way under the luxury tax line.
The Celtics get three exciting young players, all of whom are real building blocks. Bledsoe is a combo guard who can play next to Smart; he's a bit short, but his 6'7.5 wingspan is adequate. With a couple years of development, we'll be looking at a really talented young core:
Guard: Smart, Bledsoe, AB
SF: TJ, Young
PF: Olynyk
C: Len, Zeller
I'd assume that we'll trade Green, Bass, and hopefully Evan "Bust" Turner. I think this is a core that can be a perennial spoiler in the playoffs, one piece away from being a legit contender.