Rondo traded for Wright Nelson Crowder and 1st and 2nd

[Clench123]

Ainge panicked.  This is awful.

[merkins]

I also dont think his value was helped by the fact that he has been on the trading block for YEARS. Its been rumored so many times for so long, I wonder if some teams didnt even offer based on the idea he isnt so valued to his home organization.

[Nerf DPOY]

It's hard for me to believe that we couldn't have done at least equally if we'd waited, either until the trade deadline or until the off-season in a sign-and-trade. 

I might have understood this if we dumped Wallace's contract, or got an unprotected #1 a few years down the road.  This return is complete garbage, though.

I'll be rooting for the Mavs, but I don't think Rondo next to Ellis is a good fit.  It's an upgrade over what they had, certainly, but to me it doesn't elevate them significantly.

roy, i understand your disappointment and that of other posters here. but lets face it. if ainge really had a better offer, he would have taken it. if ainge truly believed a better offer was coming up, he would have waited.

dispite what we want to believe, the folks who run teams in the nba do not agree with us. so let's just accept that they live in a delusional world and feel sorry for them. 

I completely agree with this and am still p---ed at the same time. I'm basically mad at life all of a sudden.

[LarBrd33]

I like this deal slightly more if it's followed by a trade for Lance Stephenson.  At least then it shows that Ainge had some kind of reason for making the move when he made it. 

As someone said earlier, though... making the trade today/tomorrow allows us to trade these pieces we receive by the deadline, right?  That's obviously key to the motivation to move him now.

[hwangjini_1]

It's hard for me to believe that we couldn't have done at least equally if we'd waited, either until the trade deadline or until the off-season in a sign-and-trade. 

I might have understood this if we dumped Wallace's contract, or got an unprotected #1 a few years down the road.  This return is complete garbage, though.

I'll be rooting for the Mavs, but I don't think Rondo next to Ellis is a good fit.  It's an upgrade over what they had, certainly, but to me it doesn't elevate them significantly.

roy, i understand your disappointment and that of other posters here. but lets face it. if ainge really had a better offer, he would have taken it. if ainge truly believed a better offer was coming up, he would have waited.

dispite what we want to believe, the folks who run teams in the nba do not agree with us. so let's just accept that they live in a delusional world and feel sorry for them. 

I completely agree with this and am still p---ed at the same time. I'm basically mad at life all of a sudden.

understandable. but we can look at the bright side. there are positives here. for example...

wright might actually be the rim protector the celtics need.
wright might respond to steven's coaching and become a very good center.
we no longer have to have each and every thread in cb end in a debate over trading rondo. 

and finally, we now actually know who here was correct in trying to peg rondo's market value.

[Eddie20]

I like this deal slightly more if it's followed by a trade for Lance Stephenson.  At least then it shows that Ainge had some kind of reason for making the move when he made it. 

As someone said earlier, though... making the trade today/tomorrow allows us to trade these pieces we receive by the deadline, right?  That's obviously key to the motivation to move him now.

Hmmm....interesting. We could actually take him on by absorbing him via the TPE we just acquired.

[Meadowlark_Scal]

you know I bet they never talked to rondo about staying......if they didn't, it was completely stupid.......they were afraid of getting nothing, so then they went out and got nothing...nelson is done........the rest are who.......I am totally disgusted with this....

[inverselock]

I like this deal slightly more if it's followed by a trade for Lance Stephenson.  At least then it shows that Ainge had some kind of reason for making the move when he made it. 

As someone said earlier, though... making the trade today/tomorrow allows us to trade these pieces we receive by the deadline, right?  That's obviously key to the motivation to move him now.

Yep.  60 day re-aggregation window before a player can be traded again.

[Vox_Populi]

That was fast lol

[Tr1boy]

When will we see a press conference from the Mavs and Celtics side regarding this trade??

I want someone to ask Danny, I thought you said Rondo won't be traded last month?

what a sneaky guy. Never going to believe him again. But i'm grateful also for this trade

[Clench123]

That was fast lol

Lol already?

[esel1000]

That was fast lol

Disgusting....

[Tr1boy]

That was fast lol

Lol already?

That is Chinese copy fast

[Meadowlark_Scal]

and as for draft picks...well we aren't good at picking anyway......the ones we get...never pan out......we have a BIG BAG of 2 guards who think they are PG's...yet cannot handlke the ball to save themselves or our team...you'll see.....the only one who can is pressey, and a lot because he moves fast...rondo was just a GREAT ball handler.....unmatched.......oh I am sooooo p---ED....now zeller and many others will suffer as most just LOOK at people moving and pass when THJEY are done with the ball, NOT when the moving person wants and is ready for it......hideous..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SHAQATTACK]

 I predict it now .....just wait and see.

DA  has built the gallows and tied the noose  around his neck with this awful deal.  He dumped the most popular player for peanuts and set the rebuild back by 20 year.  DA won't live that long....to see another celtics team competing for a title.   .....what a moron.

Celtic nation will be calling for Wyc to fire Danny sooner than latter.

Celtics won't be right until 2023 .