the original deal is a no-go. horrible return for Rondo.
as far as Kyrie goes, I'm not as keen on him as some here are. looking at his abysmal assist performance so far this season calls into question his ability to sublimate his game for his teammates. I'm seeing a me-first player developing right before our eyes while he teams up with the league's prima donna
Seriously? That's a great offer for Rondo. Greek Freak has superstar potential and we get a lotto pick (likely top 7 at least).
We're not getting a Love-esque offer for Rondo. I'd love to pick up a prospect with the potential of Giannis and a high lotto pick. You might not like the deal, but labeling it "horrible" is just stubborn and reveals serious bias against considering Rondo deals.
Edit: Picking up Knight isn't too shabby either. I would argue that he's at least as good as Bradley right now.
Seriously, it's not that great a deal.
Rondo - One of the best PGs in the game.
Ilyasova/Knight/Hayward - journeymen at best. I'm no AB fan but I'd take him over Knight without hesitation.
Giannis - all hype right now. athletic sure. so were JR Giddens, Gerald Green and JJJ. how'd they pan out? The kid's not a natural scorer which we could really use. He's as you stated - an athletic freak. sorry, I need to see some actual basketball skills to begin to get excited about a prospect.
As for
guessing about that pick being a top 7, here's my take on it. Milwaukee's roster drastically underperformed last year. badly. no way they were the worst team in the league on paper. Now this team has added prime Rondo in place of Knight (drastic upgrade), dumped 2 underwhelming role players and a prospect that didn't do anything much last year except look athletic AND they added Parker who can fill it up. Those 2 additions along with getting Sanders back is going to have that team/roster chasing a playoff spot if not in the playoffs.
Rondo feeding Sanders, Parker, Henson, Mayo, Zaza, Bayless, Dudley and Middleton? that's a team that's going to score. look at what Rondo has done with the C's roster and that's without someone who can fill it up like Parker and Mayo when they're on or get good looks.