Why does anyone all of a sudden want to sign Deron and trade Rondo?
Rondo is faster, plays better defense and his is always pass first and is unstoppable when he gets into his agressive mode, let alone Deron has nothing on him when it comes to cutting to the rim. And he is still developing...
Deron plays for one of the top 5 worst teams in the whole league, which is also the worst defensive team in the past 15 years. He is their first scoring option and is mostly a ball-hog unless Lopez or Humphries are under the rim. He relies heavily on his shooting, which will sometimes fail. Rondo can have a crappy shooting night but he'll never fail at layups and assists and that's what keeps this team going.
Plus, Deron has a huge, crappy contract that prevents teams to try and trade for him. The Nets see their future in him, and they would rip every team off gladly for Deron. His stats are highly inflated since he's on a very, very bad team, as I've said up there.
Even if they gave us Lopez with Deron, it would still be a rip off if we gave them Rondo. And I'd hate to send an excellent player to rot in a miserable team and waste his career, like Deron is wasting the past year..
Don't jump on the freaking bandwagon, look at the wider picture.