This might belong in the trade threads and if so, apologies to the mods in advance.
Just a thought about our pursuit of David West,
Could we have a scenario where the Pacers signed West and then traded him to the Celtics with Darren Collison for Rondo, Jeff Green and parts? This assuming the numbers work which should be close. I guess I mean if a team other than the Hornets signs West can they do a sign and trade with that player (West) and add players to the deal? I know Roy just stated in another thread that JO couldnt be retraded from the Hornets with a second player but this is a little different.
It seems like Bird would like to have West and/or Rondo. I dont know if he covets one over the other though, so I am not sure if he would or wouldnt do this deal but I think Danny might like it.
Then we keep JO as an asset for the trade deadline or whatever.