ESPN: Celtics and Mavs discussing Rondo trade

[CsBanner18]

I think this story was given to the media to solicit serious offers early on in the process from the other teams.

I don't think the Mavs first Aminu, Wright and Harris is enough for Rondo.

Houston has New Orlean's potential lottery pick this year, that is the asset I'm hoping for in any Rondo deal.

My thoughts EXACTLY. Go get that Pelicans lottery pick, and maybe Terrence Jones, Capela, & Jet. Houston has that Trade Exception, so they could use it on Bass. We also could offer Turner because of his cap friendly contract. 

[Dino Pitino]

· Western conference is brutal, so a 2015 first from Dallas could be in the low to mid 20's, sure, but if any of Dirk, Chandler, Ellis, or Rondo go down with an injury it's possible the Mavs could slip out of the playoff picture and then it's a lottery pick.
· Conversely, a 2018 first sounds real tempting if you picture the Mavs rebuilding, but that's a lot of time for a team to get lucky in the draft, and Cuban has a lot of money. That pick could be higher than the 2015 pick.
· Rondo's value is not what it used to be, he's older, he's had a major injury, his already subpar shooting has regressed this year, and he's a free agent so whoever trades for him is probably only renting him. I love Rondo. But us fans have to lower our expectations.
· Brandan Wright is a major sleeper. He's been playing this well consistently for years on a per minute basis. Give him starter's minutes and he could give you 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, and a steal, with way above average efficiency. Not just a player for this year, which would be a tankfest, naturally, so who cares how productive he is this year for us. But if you sign him in the offseason using Bird Rights to come over the top of any other rival offer, which would still probably be a low-ish salary, and then if you let him put up really good numbers, then you have a really valuable commodity, especially if the contract winds up looking like a bargain, while he's still only 28 years old, and with reduced mileage on his body so a young 28. By really good numbers, I mean a PER of 20+, which he's been doing in each of the last four seasons, in limited but substantial minutes. I don't trust PER, but that track record is kind of astonishing. This year it's 26. And he protects the rim. Don't the C's need a rim protector?
· If Ainge can get Knight plus a 2015 first plus a 2017 first? Be thrilled. If he gets an even better offer and bypasses the Mavs, be ecstatic, because that would mean we're getting absolute max return for Rondo's current value. Knight and two firsts would be pretty close to that, anyway.

[jpotter33]

Apparently Ainge and Pagliuca were outside of the locker room as Rondo was finishing up his press conference. Reaallllllyyyyyyy hope this Dallas deal doesn't go through. I'd much rather keep him than try trade him for twenty cents on the dollar.

[255 Rings]

No way for the Mavs deal. Ainge should go hard after McLemore and Stauskas. He should throw a few of those picks he has as sweeteners. Don't understand why some of y'all hate the idea of Rondo getting traded. He's overrated and is an anemic offensive player. Nice passing and playmaking yes, but Brad philosophies a different type of offense than the one Doc placed here once. If Rondo is gone I could care less. There's a reason why we have Smart. I can see him being better than Rondo ever was in the future and can actually be a franchise player that leads and not one that pretends to lead. Rondo+ picks for McLemore+ Stauskas, win-win. Kings will have Rondo, Gay and Cousins. Pretty legit Big 3.

[TheFlex]

Apparently Ainge and Pagliuca were outside of the locker room as Rondo was finishing up his press conference. Reaallllllyyyyyyy hope this Dallas deal doesn't go through. I'd much rather keep him than try trade him for twenty cents on the dollar.

Source?

[Kadin]

Apparently Ainge and Pagliuca were outside of the locker room as Rondo was finishing up his press conference. Reaallllllyyyyyyy hope this Dallas deal doesn't go through. I'd much rather keep him than try trade him for twenty cents on the dollar.

Source?

If he's anything like the other folks here salivating over a rondo trade, he probably just made it up. 

[jpotter33]

Apparently Ainge and Pagliuca were outside of the locker room as Rondo was finishing up his press conference. Reaallllllyyyyyyy hope this Dallas deal doesn't go through. I'd much rather keep him than try trade him for twenty cents on the dollar.

Source?

Sorry, Brian Robb. 3/4's of the way down in this article.

http://www.celticsblog.com/2014/12/18/7414089/stein-woj-brandan-wright-centerpiece-of-mavericks-offer-for-rondo

[jpotter33]

Apparently Ainge and Pagliuca were outside of the locker room as Rondo was finishing up his press conference. Reaallllllyyyyyyy hope this Dallas deal doesn't go through. I'd much rather keep him than try trade him for twenty cents on the dollar.

Source?

If he's anything like the other folks here salivating over a rondo trade, he probably just made it up. 

Definitely not. I'd only make up one that doesn't take us behind the wood shed! 

[TheFlex]

Apparently Ainge and Pagliuca were outside of the locker room as Rondo was finishing up his press conference. Reaallllllyyyyyyy hope this Dallas deal doesn't go through. I'd much rather keep him than try trade him for twenty cents on the dollar.

Source?

Sorry, Brian Robb. 3/4's of the way down in this article.

http://www.celticsblog.com/2014/12/18/7414089/stein-woj-brandan-wright-centerpiece-of-mavericks-offer-for-rondo

Wow. Tomorrow morning will be an interesting one.

[indeedproceed]

This trade is not happening. This return is terrible unless Brendan Wright is the real deal.

And he ain't.

[Kane3387]

Forget Dallas. I think he's eyeing that Pelicans 1st rounder that Houston has it's hands on.

What's the protection on it?

Top 3 and bottom 20.

So its 4-19, and the Pelicans are projected to be in the low lottery this year based on their current level of play.

Ah I see. That's a nice pick faf. Thanks. Tp.

[jpotter33]

This trade is not happening. This return is terrible unless Brendan Wright is the real deal.

And he ain't.

Yeah, I don't really see that particular deal happening. Ainge and Pagliuca probably just wanted to inform Rondo of what's going on: whatever that may be.

[TheFlex]

This trade is not happening. This return is terrible unless Brendan Wright is the real deal.

And he ain't.

Yeah, I don't really see that particular deal happening. Ainge and Pagliuca probably just wanted to inform Rondo of what's going on: whatever that may be.

From the link you provided:

And this tidbit from CSNNE's A. Sherrod Blakely:

Brandan Wright and Jae Crowder were just a couple of names to possibly be included in the deal, but a source told CSNNE.com that the Celtics would be seeking "much more than that" either in the form of better players (Monta Ellis?), draft picks or a third team entering the mix.

[Kane3387]

Brandan Wright and Jae Crowder were just a couple of names to possibly be included in the deal, but a source told CSNNE.com that the Celtics would be seeking "much more than that" either in the form of better players (Monta Ellis?), draft picks or a third team entering the mix.

Figured. Ainge is no idiot. Offers get better the closer we get to the deadline.

[jpotter33]

This trade is not happening. This return is terrible unless Brendan Wright is the real deal.

And he ain't.

Yeah, I don't really see that particular deal happening. Ainge and Pagliuca probably just wanted to inform Rondo of what's going on: whatever that may be.

From the link you provided:

And this tidbit from CSNNE's A. Sherrod Blakely:

Brandan Wright and Jae Crowder were just a couple of names to possibly be included in the deal, but a source told CSNNE.com that the Celtics would be seeking "much more than that" either in the form of better players (Monta Ellis?), draft picks or a third team entering the mix.

Yeah, I saw that, and I didn't know what to make of it. Ellis isn't going anywhere, so it'd have to be an additional future first or a third team to negotiate something like this: http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=mfaf6jf