"I think he's talking about moving everybody. I really do," Mannix said of Ainge. "I've had conversations with different people around the league; I would throw Rajon Rondo on that list as well. … He has explored dealing Rajon Rondo in the past. He has talked to other GMs about him in the past. I'm not saying he's been willing to pull the trigger in the past, but Rajon Rondo has been on the table in the past year or so.

"This is just something that Danny does. He's not afraid to make the blockbuster deal if he thinks it helps him in the long term. So, I think Danny is absolutely working the phones right now. I think every one of those guys is on the table for a potential deal that he's sure is going to help him.



Sounds like a non-story to me

It doesn't sound like these rumors are all that recent; Mannix talks about "the past" and "the past year".

That said, why wouldn't Danny look into trading Rondo?  He's the most valuable trading chip we have; it's good to at least know what his potential value is.

There are only a handful of guys I'd trade Rondo for, but if New Orleans would move Chris Paul, for instance, I'd do it.

I would be shocked if Ainge didn't explore Rondo's trade value.

Quote from: Jeff on June 22, 2011, 09:46:43 AM

can you copy and paste the relevant info?  blocked where I'm at

Here's the gist of it:

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Sports Illustrated NBA writer Chris Mannix checked in with the Dennis & Callahan show Wednesday morning to talk about the Celtics and Thursday's NBA draft.

Mannix said Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge will not shy away from dealing any player in order to avoid a slow descent into mediocrity, and he noted that even the team's young star, Rajon Rondo, has been the subject of trade talks in the recent past.

"I think he's talking about moving everybody. I really do," Mannix said of Ainge. "I've had conversations with different people around the league; I would throw Rajon Rondo on that list as well. … He has explored dealing Rajon Rondo in the past. He has talked to other GMs about him in the past. I'm not saying he's been willing to pull the trigger in the past, but Rajon Rondo has been on the table in the past year or so.

"This is just something that Danny does. He's not afraid to make the blockbuster deal if he thinks it helps him in the long term. So, I think Danny is absolutely working the phones right now. I think every one of those guys is on the table for a potential deal that he's sure is going to help him.

Link

Mannix goes on to talk about how he expects the "big three" to remain intact (in large part due to a potential lockout restricting the timetable to talk trades), and how he thinks Josh Smith's camp is leaking rumors / pushing for a trade.  Mannix says he'd be wary of Smith if he were Boston.

Mannix suggests either Jeremy Tyler or Reggie Jackson for the Celts in the draft, and gently criticizes Danny for not gambling on projects / upside in the draft recently.  (He doesn't seem all that impressed by Bradley's upside, apparently, seeing him as a safer pick than Mannix's preferred James Anderson).

Thanks for doing that Roy. 

I do expect Danny to make some kind of big move.  I expect it to be the kind of nonsense we've seen a lot from him recently.  He's so haunted by what happened to the Celtics in the late eighties and nineties, and seems to forget that two tragic deaths had a lot to do with it.

Even shopping Rondo around is a bad idea.  Folks say it's 'good business' to do this.  Listen, if you want to build anything worth building in life, YOU HAVE TO COMMIT TO SOMETHING.  Danny needs to either commit to the idea that Rondo is this team's future, or ship him out.  Danny doesn't seem to understand this.  You don't build a team by building an atmosphere of constant fear, uncertainty, and disloyalty.  The attutude of "I'll move anyone anytime" is a fundamentally disloyal attitude.  I find it fascinating that many fans are INCREDIBLY onesided about loyalty.  Many get angry at players who show a hint of disloyalty, while praising the gm for disloyalty to the players!

If Danny doesn't see Rondo as the future, he should trade Rondo while Rondo's value is high.  Otherwise, take Rondo off the table, Danny, and keep him off.

I do expect Danny to make some kind of big move.  I expect it to be the kind of nonsense we've seen a lot from him recently.  He's so haunted by what happened to the Celtics in the late eighties and nineties, and seems to forget that two tragic deaths had a lot to do with it.

Even shopping Rondo around is a bad idea.  Folks say it's 'good business' to do this.  Listen, if you want to build anything worth building in life, YOU HAVE TO COMMIT TO SOMETHING.  Danny needs to either commit to the idea that Rondo is this team's future, or ship him out.  Danny doesn't seem to understand this.  You don't build a team by building an atmosphere of constant fear, uncertainty, and disloyalty.  The attutude of "I'll move anyone anytime" is a fundamentally disloyal attitude.  I find it fascinating that many fans are INCREDIBLY onesided about loyalty.  Many get angry at players who show a hint of disloyalty, while praising the gm for disloyalty to the players!

If Danny doesn't see Rondo as the future, he should trade Rondo while Rondo's value is high.  Otherwise, take Rondo off the table, Danny, and keep him off.

Why? 


What if some other team thinks Rondo is worth more then Ainge does? 


Even if Ainge thinks he can build around Rondo, if someone wants to give him a better player...


Good GMs find out.  Unless you have the top player in the league, you check value.

Well duh, if he doesn't he could miss out on a Rondo for Wade or Rondo for CP3 deal. It never hurts to offer.