I like this trade when evaluating it on its merits alone. I am not going to get caught up in the mass hysteria that is enveloping this board right now. I don't think that Danny is an absolute fool who does not do his due diligence. So I am choosing to give him the benefit of the doubt in that this was the best package available at this time.
I am in the camp that Rondo was not going to resign here at the end of this year. That ship sailed when the Kevin Love pursuit went for naught. I believe their plan was a quick rebuild by adding a superstar to play with Rondo and realistically, Love was their only hope. So once again, we can blame Lebron for that.
I actually have more of an issue with that plan of attack. I never thought that was realistic then and I am even more angry now because I would have preferred they go the nuclear route by trading Rondo when they traded KG and Pierce. That didn't happen, and here we are now. So given the choice of a mediocre playoff pursuit with Rondo while hoping that he doesn't leave for nothing and the current route of taking what they can get for him and bottoming out even further, I would make the same trade.