Question to ask yourself is "is Pierce a part of the next Celtics title team?"
If no, then the purely logical thing to do is get the best value you can for him now...
The question Edwardo, "Is that team this year's squad?" Hm?
But if not, and it's really going to be another 22 years between championships, then nobody on this team, or next season's team, or the one after that, is going to be part of the title team. Does it make sense to deal Rondo and the 2012 draft picks now to?
I'll take a puncher's chance in 2012 and Pierce retiring a Celtic, and winning us more games over the next two seasons than any rookie he'd bring back in return.