Peter Vecsey: Boston, New Orelans, Pacers 3 way was done deal until CP3 said ...

[rondohondo]

He wouldn't sign a contract extension .

How many of you believe Danny Ainge’s claim he has not been shopping Rajon Rondo or offered him for Chris Paul? How many believe a reporter fantasized the threesome involving the Celtics, Hornets and Pacers, whose $23 million in cap space make them a critically desirable partner?

Well, according to one pretty piped-in informer, it was a done deal until CP3 Knixed it by refusing to sign an extension.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/paul_bearers_usJv0a3BfKbuaWRwGBAAtM

I know it's Vescey, but thought that this was worth posting. If it's true that a deal was done before CP3 said he wouldn't resign and now Danny is say he will trade without an extension in place then I think a deal is bound to get done with Boston. Especially with the reports of the clippers and Golden State not wanting to give up Gordon and curry without having an extension in place with paul.


So what was the 3 way deal then? I am assuming Collison, George and maybe Hibbert to New Orleans along with 2 1st rd picks from the c's and Jeff Green.


Paul to Boston

Rondo and filler to Indiana?

I can't wait til friday!

[Roy H.]

Yeah, worth posting, but Vecsey is one of the least reliable reporters out there. He routinely seems to make stuff up. This rumor makes no sense.

[perks-a-beast]

Give me a guy who wants to be here over a guy who does not. Let this motivate Rondo to torch Paul when they face eachother which he's had no problem doing before. Rondo has more heart than Paul.

[Roy H.]

Give me a guy who wants to be here over a guy who does not. Let this motivate Rondo to torch Paul when he's on the Knicks. Rondo has more heart than Paul.

KG didn't want to be here; Big Al was heartbroken when he was traded.

Nobody in Boston is asking for a mulligan on that trade, are they?

[BballTim]

Give me a guy who wants to be here over a guy who does not. Let this motivate Rondo to torch Paul when he's on the Knicks. Rondo has more heart than Paul.

KG didn't want to be here; Big Al was heartbroken when he was traded.

Nobody in Boston is asking for a mulligan on that trade, are they?

  KG wanted to be here when the trade was made.

[Moranis]

Yeah, worth posting, but Vecsey is one of the least reliable reporters out there. He routinely seems to make stuff up. This rumor makes no sense.

I actually think it makes a lot of sense.  Indiana has plenty of young pieces that would entice New Orleans, Boston wants Paul, and New Orleans wants to trade Paul. 

[Fafnir]

Yeah, worth posting, but Vecsey is one of the least reliable reporters out there. He routinely seems to make stuff up. This rumor makes no sense.

I actually think it makes a lot of sense.  Indiana has plenty of young pieces that would entice New Orleans, Boston wants Paul, and New Orleans wants to trade Paul. 

It makes no sense because every reports has said that Boston doesn't care if CP3 likes coming here they're willing to gamble.

Unless New Orleans decided to promise him to try and trade him to a place more his liking. That'd be foolish if they're trying to max out their return.

[Celtics4ever]

Vecsey makes politicians look honest.   He is the epitome of rumor monger.

rumormonger -NOUN, a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

[Moranis]

Yeah, worth posting, but Vecsey is one of the least reliable reporters out there. He routinely seems to make stuff up. This rumor makes no sense.

I actually think it makes a lot of sense.  Indiana has plenty of young pieces that would entice New Orleans, Boston wants Paul, and New Orleans wants to trade Paul. 

It makes no sense because every reports has said that Boston doesn't care if CP3 likes coming here they're willing to gamble.

Unless New Orleans decided to promise him to try and trade him to a place more his liking. That'd be foolish if they're trying to max out their return.

The initial reports were that Boston wouldn't take him without an extension, it was only in the past couple of days that reports came out that they didn't care.  Probably because of Rondo's reaction to the news and the Celtics realizing he will be problematic now.  All it took was Boston to have a slight hiccup for other teams to come into the fray which muddled New Orleans thinking.  I totally buy the story.

[33_Larry Legend_33]

Vecsey is a 1980's dinosaur that continually spouted stuff that wasn't true... I take what he says with much less than even a grain of salt. 

(His rumors were always fun to listen to, but he was full of crap.  I remember the night he gave the rumor, that ESPN ran with, that Brian Shaw had been traded on a draft night to Sacramento for Wayman Tisdale.  I could barely sleep that night I was so excited... Only to find out he entirely missed the boat on that one).  Not sure why the guy keeps hanging around...