I like both guys but the only thing this does is push us closer to mediocrity. If this happened Chicago would probably win the title next year while we're counting down the days until the draft lottery. Deng is good but is nowhere close to a building block.
Chicago could win the title, but realistically we aren't winning another championship with these guys starting at the 2 and 3 spot unless we can get dwight howard or Chris Paul (some extra scorers who fill rebounding + pick n roll scoring).
Imagine a starting 5 of:
Rondo
Deng
Gibson
Dwight Howard
*TBA 2 guard* (insert potential all star here).
The defensive toughness of that team is unreal and could contend for a good 4-6 years against the Heat.
We would get Taj and Deng long term, as both are entering their prime..Ray and Paul are still great but are declining now and will do so for the next 2-3 years.
Just thinking long term, because they are two guys without huge contracts but who get the job done. Would leave plenty of money leftover to go after a sweet 2 guard to help Dwight score.