You can kiss cousins to Celtics trades goodbye. Cousins dropped triple double on the Celtics. And any trade scenario involving Rondo to the kings forget about them too. Rondo played like hot garbage. His value is plummeting along with Celtics season.
Rondo was also clearly hurt. He's been statistically the second-best PG in the league this year, only behind CP3.
And how does Cousins recording a triple double mean we can't get him? You are aware that GM's look at more than one game when making decisions, right?
I'm aware of that. But teams have one chance to see the player in person. Rondo didn't leave a good impression.
Cousins is beast. A triple double adds to his value a top 3 center right now. Kings can opt to keep him as top3 center are hard to find.
I maintain that Rondo's poor game and Cousins' good game (in which he still only shot 4-12) have no effect on their trade value. It's one thing if these games were part of a trend. But again, Rondo's been the second-best PG in the league this year, and Cousins' triple-double is a clear statistical outlier.
Also, he's averaging 16.5/9.5 while shooting 41% and playing mediocre defense. He has a lot of potential, but he's not really all that close to a top 3 center yet.