This is pure speculation so get your salt and grain.
So I'm pretty sure that Danny is Chummy with Utahs GM...this is known league wide.(right?)
If this Schroeder guarantee rumor is true, then it's very possible that Rondo is on the block and Danny has decided it's time to blow this thing up.
A team that has young assets to go along with that friendship that Danny Has? The Utah Jazz.
With Millsap and Big Al being free agents and their two young big men ready to hit the starting unit, it might be time for them to go for broke and go after an elite PG like Rondo via a trade, whilst signing a solid shooting guard via free agency.
Here's the catch. They might decide that keeping Big Al to pair with Favors is the best route. Or keep Millsap and pair him with Kanter. They do this for the veteran leadership and reliability during the playoffs. They've had the luxury to watch both grow and learn and take their pick of which one they prefer. They will now have the capspace to sign a free agent shooting guard and acquire Rondo via trade to lead the team deep into the playoffs.
The good news is if Rondo is going to the Jazz, we are getting either Favors or Kanter + Alec Burks+picks in some kind of absolute haul.
They'd probably take Bradley or Lee + Bass too and give us DeMare Carol because they will need a solid playoff bench.
It seems like we are getting too much for just Rondo, Avery and someone like Lee or Bass, but the Jazz are ready to contend again in the west and its very hard for them to get free agents to come out there. They dump Marvin Williams and Danny can torch them for a nice haul of treasure, considering we don't know how Rondo will be after this surgery....
Here's an example, give or take a smaller asset or two if you want....
JAZZ SEND:
Kanter
Schroeder (14th pick)
Carol(maybe Burks too if we're lucky/ extra greedy)
One bad contract (Marvin Williams?)
We keep our 16th pick.
BOSTON SENDS:
Rondo
Bradley
Bass
2014 second rounder (we have three extra 2nd rounders from 2014, 15 and 17 from the Kings and the Sam Casell trade)
Melo
Shavlick Randolph
Utah new starting five:
Rondo
Free Agent shooting guard( Iguadala, JR Smith, Kevin Martin )
Hayward or Evans
Favors
Big Al
Bass and Avery or Lee off the bench.
Of course Utah could keep both Favors and Kanter but Danny won't want Millsap or Big Al if we are trading Rondo anyway because we'll be rebuilding so UTAH doesn't get their elite PG.
Would be a great start to a rebuild and we'd have some great assets moving forward with Green and Sully, Kanter and Schroeder and our own 16th pick, whilst sucking enough to have a shot at Parker or Wiggins.
If we cant get any players to help KG this year, and Pierce is gone, Rondos knee is still not 100% then roll the dice Danny!