If someone had told you in July that the Celtics were going to make a deal with Detroit at some point in the off-season, would you have guessed the trade would be Joel Anthony for Will Bynum?
Even if there are serious discussions between the Celtics and Mavericks, that doesn't mean a deal would be made. Maybe Ainge is targeting Brandan Wright and trying to talk about giving up less than Rondo. A lot of posters would be happy if Ainge flipped Brandon Bass into Houston's trade exception for a second-round pick. Is there any way that Bass for Wright makes sense for the Mavs?
I mentioned this in another thread, but what if there is a three-way deal such as Lance Stephenson, Jeff Taylor, and Dwight Powell to Dallas, Brandan Wright and Jae Crowder to Boston, and Brandon Bass and the injured Raymond Felton to Charlotte.
The only people who would be disappointed are the people who want to trade Rondo for the sake of trading Rondo, right?