Donny Marshall: Celts still considering trading Rondo (merged)

[TheReaLPuba]

They might be listening to Kobe's frustration about not landing the coveted point guard that they hoped for...

We'll probably get Bynum and / or Paul Gasol and a 1st round draft pick to cover our needs no and in the future.

The quote from Donny's pregame (via Red's Army) & CelticsBlog Home Page.

Donny Marshall: I don't think it's off the radar yet to say Rondo is going to be with this team for the entire season. I spoke with an agent earlier in the week who said this thing is still hot. To have people pay attention to Rondo's temperment, to see how he goes and plays, to see if he leaves it all out there....

They're still talking about this, about maybe moving Rondo somewhere out west... in a warm spot.

Gary Tanguay: Have we anticipated the location?

Donny Marshall: I think a lot of people would be surprised.

This will never happen.

[JustAfam]

that pic scared me.lol

[Moranis]

my gut feeling is that this trade would be centered around..

Rondo + JO
  for
Nash + Gortat + 1st rd pick

maybe pull the clippers in the trade by taking the pick from phoenix and avery and sending them to clip for bledsoe?

Cs do this because with nash they are not really stepping it down for this season nash is the better offencive player rondo is better defensive. With Gortat they get a 27 yr old starting caliber big who is getting reletivly cheap $ for 2 yrs. I would expect a 1st thrown in (possibly where a 3rd team comes into play) do to the fact that the Cs give up more long term talent in rondo.

Phoenix will drop rondo right into nashes role and continue to play there fast pasted style for years to come and still have frye and lopez at C.

Another possibility would but GS breaking up the ellis curry back court. However i cant see Rondo playing well with either of them.

I cant see how we could end up with Evans do to Sacs unique perimeter lineup, Jimmer,Thorton and Evans. Out of that 3 i would think they would want to move jimmer or thorton for a SF. Not Evans for a PG

That was my thought as well.  

I also think a three team trade might also be in the works.  Something where JO goes to a third team and Phoenix gets something back.  Maybe with Houston

Boston gets - Nash, Gortat
Phoenix gets - Rondo, Thabeet
Houston gets - O'Neal

Something like that may work for all teams.  Maybe some future draft picks change hands as well.  

[hwangjini_1]

They might be listening to Kobe's frustration about not landing the coveted point guard that they hoped for...

We'll probably get Bynum and / or Paul Gasol and a 1st round draft pick to cover our needs no and in the future.

The quote from Donny's pregame (via Red's Army) & CelticsBlog Home Page.

Donny Marshall: I don't think it's off the radar yet to say Rondo is going to be with this team for the entire season. I spoke with an agent earlier in the week who said this thing is still hot. To have people pay attention to Rondo's temperment, to see how he goes and plays, to see if he leaves it all out there....

They're still talking about this, about maybe moving Rondo somewhere out west... in a warm spot.

Gary Tanguay: Have we anticipated the location?

Donny Marshall: I think a lot of people would be surprised.

this is clearly a very, very evil picture.  

[EmilioBonilla]

They might be listening to Kobe's frustration about not landing the coveted point guard that they hoped for...

We'll probably get Bynum and / or Paul Gasol and a 1st round draft pick to cover our needs no and in the future.

The quote from Donny's pregame (via Red's Army) & CelticsBlog Home Page.

Donny Marshall: I don't think it's off the radar yet to say Rondo is going to be with this team for the entire season. I spoke with an agent earlier in the week who said this thing is still hot. To have people pay attention to Rondo's temperment, to see how he goes and plays, to see if he leaves it all out there....

They're still talking about this, about maybe moving Rondo somewhere out west... in a warm spot.

Gary Tanguay: Have we anticipated the location?

Donny Marshall: I think a lot of people would be surprised.

this is clearly a very, very evil picture.  

I better not ever see this picture again. Nuff said.

[JSD]

I know I sound like a broken record but I really hope they move on from Rondo. His lack of a jumper and ft shooting kills them come playoff time.

I would love to see the Celtics get Nash, Lopez and 2012 first rounder from Phoenix in exchange. Their style is perfect for Rondo and they don't have to win championships over there.

[Fafnir]

I know I sound like a broken record but I really hope they move on from Rondo. His lack of a jumper and ft shooting kills them come playoff time.

I would love to see the Celtics get Nash, Lopez and 2012 first rounder from Phoenix in exchange. Their style is perfect for Rondo and they don't have to win championships over there.

If we're giving up Rondo's future for Nash and a big man I'd hope Danny held out for Gortat.

[heyvik]

The quote about it being a team out west that we don't expect makes me think it could be the thunder trading us westbrook for rondo.

Think about this Westbrook becomes and RFA and is gonna need a max contract, but do the thunder really want him at max money with a potential alpha dog issue in okc. Durant is one of the best players in the nba and they okc dont want russ taking his shots

i think they may wait for a bit to see if james harden can replace the scoring that westbrook gives them before trading him, but lets be honest rondo would be perfect on that team

Believe it not...this makes the most sense. I can see Rondo on that team as well, he has a stud in Durant, he'll make Ibaka better and he gets reuited with Perk.
Now for the C's (2012)you could have a line up of Westbrook, RA (back for min), PP, KG (if he doesn't retire)OR JG, ONeil (1 yr deal). not bad....actually, looks a lot better if KG doesn't retire and we can spend another 1/2 max deal (split with Westbrook) for a legit C/PF.

Thoughts?

[JSD]

I know I sound like a broken record but I really hope they move on from Rondo. His lack of a jumper and ft shooting kills them come playoff time.

I would love to see the Celtics get Nash, Lopez and 2012 first rounder from Phoenix in exchange. Their style is perfect for Rondo and they don't have to win championships over there.

If we're giving up Rondo's future for Nash and a big man I'd hope Danny held out for Gortat.

The Celtics would be better off having Lopez and Jermaine this season and cap space to sign and absorb going forward than Gortat.

[elcotte]

Donny Marshall is an idiot.

And a moron.

[Fafnir]

I know I sound like a broken record but I really hope they move on from Rondo. His lack of a jumper and ft shooting kills them come playoff time.

I would love to see the Celtics get Nash, Lopez and 2012 first rounder from Phoenix in exchange. Their style is perfect for Rondo and they don't have to win championships over there.

If we're giving up Rondo's future for Nash and a big man I'd hope Danny held out for Gortat.

The Celtics would be better off having Lopez and Jermaine this season and cap space to sign and absorb going forward than Gortat.

Gortat only makes 6.8 million per year, for a 27 year old center of his talents thats a very good deal. He's a far better player than Robin Lopez.

We'd still have max salary space anyways.

[Moranis]

I know I sound like a broken record but I really hope they move on from Rondo. His lack of a jumper and ft shooting kills them come playoff time.

I would love to see the Celtics get Nash, Lopez and 2012 first rounder from Phoenix in exchange. Their style is perfect for Rondo and they don't have to win championships over there.

If we're giving up Rondo's future for Nash and a big man I'd hope Danny held out for Gortat.

The Celtics would be better off having Lopez and Jermaine this season and cap space to sign and absorb going forward than Gortat.

Gortat only makes 6.8 million per year, for a 27 year old center of his talents thats a very good deal. He's a far better player than Robin Lopez.

We'd still have max salary space anyways.

True, but with Lopez instead of Gortat the C's would be close to 2 max deals, which may make all the difference in the world for someone like Howard and Williams (maybe they see Boston with Pierce as a better place to play than Brooklyn).

[Fafnir]

I know I sound like a broken record but I really hope they move on from Rondo. His lack of a jumper and ft shooting kills them come playoff time.

I would love to see the Celtics get Nash, Lopez and 2012 first rounder from Phoenix in exchange. Their style is perfect for Rondo and they don't have to win championships over there.

If we're giving up Rondo's future for Nash and a big man I'd hope Danny held out for Gortat.

The Celtics would be better off having Lopez and Jermaine this season and cap space to sign and absorb going forward than Gortat.

Gortat only makes 6.8 million per year, for a 27 year old center of his talents thats a very good deal. He's a far better player than Robin Lopez.

We'd still have max salary space anyways.

True, but with Lopez instead of Gortat the C's would be close to 2 max deals, which may make all the difference in the world for someone like Howard and Williams (maybe they see Boston with Pierce as a better place to play than Brooklyn).

Given the financial hit that Williams would have to take I don't think that will happen. Its possible but if we're giving away Rondo to "win now" then lets win now.

The difference to winning now with Gortat and Lopez for this year with Nash/KG/Ray is a huge one.

[heitingas]

Gortat would eat cap space, with no Rondo we would have more than 34 million in cap space even if we kept bradley,moore,JJJ that's enough for 2 max salaries.

[Chris]

My theory is that Donny was not kidding that people would be surprised by the destination, and the C's are reviving 3-way talks with Houston and the Lakers, with the Lakers getting Rondo and Ray, Houston getting Gasol, and the C's getting Martin, Scola, and Dragic.



....and yes, I am kidding, I think Donny knows nothing.