Chris Broussard: Rondo wouldn't resign with Toronto if traded there

[Celtics18]

For me, the ideal scenario is that Rondo remains a Celtic through the upcoming trade deadline and signs an extension this summer that is friendly to both Rondo and the team. 

[LarBrd33]

He'd prob sign with the Lakers, Knicks or Rockets.

Who wants to play in Sac or Toronto?

[mmmmm]

I know, next to sherrod this guy is the worst , but I figured I would post anyways just for fun.

I guess he was on espn a little while ago on coast to coast and said it, read it on twitter

https://twitter.com/search?q=chris%20broussard&src=typd

not that they had much to offer anyways...

Are there any other teams Rondo wouldn't Re-sign with ? . This is getting annoying now , memo to rondo you don't have a no trade clause so you have no say on where Danny should trade you to. Rondo is using scare tactics to nix any trade danny has planned by refusing to re-sign with that team. Smh.

I dunno, if Trader Dan can (and will) discuss trading Rondo with all interested parties, I have a hard time criticizing Rondo for giving signals about who he'd resign with.

It all seems like fair game (and good bargaining strategy) to me.

This^

Why on earth should Rondo pretend he would resign in a city if he has no intention of doing so?  That would be a way uncool thing to do to that city and it's fans, as well as, as you point out, hurting his own position.   Being honest about this is by far the best thing he can do for all involved.

[barefacedmonk]

Who wants to play in Sac or Toronto?

Don't diss Toronto. Its an awesome city to live in. The taxes and weather suck though.

[Kane3387]

I've always thought Sacramento was the most realistic partner.

This deal with Utah, Sac, and Boston makes sense.

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=mt878mc

Boston gets Sacramentos lottery pick this year. They dump Wallace. They get a nice desired prospect in Hayward.

Utah gets mclemore to replace Hayward, they get Thomas as a nice PG option, and bring fredette home to Utah. Mclemore and Thomas for Hayward is nice tho. They have the option to keep Williams.

Sac gets rondo to go with gay and cousins. They only give up this years lottery pick. Terms say it's ours if it's in the top 12.

[LarBrd33]

Who wants to play in Sac or Toronto?

Don't diss Toronto. Its an awesome city to live in. The taxes and weather suck though.

The best thing you can say about Rondo is that he gets it up for games on the big stage.  Nationally televised game?  Trip doub.  Playoff game?  Trip doub. 

Toronto and Sacramento are small stage NBA destinations.   He wants to play somewhere relevant.   

Think of the teams you've heard Rondo's name attached to this week.  You know what destinations his agent hasn't leaked "rondo will not sign an extension" for?... New York and Houston.   Why not?... cuz they are relevant NBA destinations.  NBA stages that Rondo would probably be willing to play for. 

[rondohondo]

Who wants to play in Sac or Toronto?

Don't diss Toronto. Its an awesome city to live in. The taxes and weather suck though.

The best thing you can say about Rondo is that he gets it up for games on the big stage.  Nationally televised game?  Trip doub.  Playoff game?  Trip doub. 

Toronto and Sacramento are small stage NBA destinations.   He wants to play somewhere relevant.   

Think of the teams you've heard Rondo's name attached to this week.  You know what destinations his agent hasn't leaked "rondo will not sign an extension" for?... New York and Houston.   Why not?... cuz they are relevant NBA destinations.  NBA stages that Rondo would probably be willing to play for.

those teams don't have anything Danny wants though

Lakers would make the most sense if they will give up their 2014 lottery pick, but on draft day when we know where they are picking , and so Rondo doesn't improve their record for the rest of the year . I only do it if it is a top 6 pick though .

[barefacedmonk]

Who wants to play in Sac or Toronto?

Don't diss Toronto. Its an awesome city to live in. The taxes and weather suck though.

The best thing you can say about Rondo is that he gets it up for games on the big stage.  Nationally televised game?  Trip doub.  Playoff game?  Trip doub. 

Toronto and Sacramento are small stage NBA destinations.   He wants to play somewhere relevant.   

Think of the teams you've heard Rondo's name attached to this week.  You know what destinations his agent hasn't leaked "rondo will not sign an extension" for?... New York and Houston.   Why not?... cuz they are relevant NBA destinations.  NBA stages that Rondo would probably be willing to play for.

His agent has leaked so and so is nonsense. He won't sign an extension with Toronto because they have a bad team (make the playoffs this year probably because the East sucks). Market size isn't all that important if you are a winning club. Look at Indiana. Good players will still get their $$. If you are winning and get paid, everything else becomes secondary. Look at San Antonio and Tim Duncan.

[barefacedmonk]

Can't believe a thread that mentions Chris Blowhard is so active.

[LooseCannon]

Can't believe a thread that mentions Chris Blowhard is so active.

I can't believe it has yet to reach five pages of mocking him.

[barefacedmonk]

Can't believe a thread that mentions Chris Blowhard is so active.

I can't believe it has yet to reach five pages of mocking him.

Do you disagree that Chris Broussard is one of the worst when it comes to breaking news of any kind?

Chris Broussard = Gary Tanguay's gut.

[bruinsandceltics]

While Chris Broussard is a clown and there is know chance he knows where and where not Rondo will sign....I'm not sure why anyone would sign in Toronto.

That franchise is a joke.

[LarBrd33]

Who wants to play in Sac or Toronto?

Don't diss Toronto. Its an awesome city to live in. The taxes and weather suck though.

The best thing you can say about Rondo is that he gets it up for games on the big stage.  Nationally televised game?  Trip doub.  Playoff game?  Trip doub. 

Toronto and Sacramento are small stage NBA destinations.   He wants to play somewhere relevant.   

Think of the teams you've heard Rondo's name attached to this week.  You know what destinations his agent hasn't leaked "rondo will not sign an extension" for?... New York and Houston.   Why not?... cuz they are relevant NBA destinations.  NBA stages that Rondo would probably be willing to play for.

His agent has leaked so and so is nonsense. He won't sign an extension with Toronto because they have a bad team (make the playoffs this year probably because the East sucks). Market size isn't all that important if you are a winning club. Look at Indiana. Good players will still get their $$. If you are winning and get paid, everything else becomes secondary. Look at San Antonio and Tim Duncan.

Where do you guys think this information is coming from?  Where is the info coming from that "Rondo will not sign an extension in Sacramento or Toronto"?   

Is your hypothesis that the media is just making it up out of thin air?

Is your hypothesis that the Celtics have gone so far down the trade path with those teams that they actually had to approach Rondo about signing an extension (much like when Boston and Minnesota agreed to a trade, but KG refused an extension with Boston initially?)


Is your hypothesis that Rondo's agent is hearing these rumblings and is leaking it out to the media that Rondo refuses to sign there... so that they can have some control over Rondo's eventual destination?


Is your hypothesis that someone from the media called Rondo to ask him directly, "Hey we hear you might get traded to the Kings... would you sign there?"


I'm curious, because it seems like everyone is sort of in denial or ignoring this pretty glaring news.   

Question is... why haven't we heard any leaks about Rondo signing an extension in New York or Houston?  Supposedly both teams have talked to Boston about Rondo... What do you make of that?  Is your hypothesis that those trades didn't get serious enough for Rondo to be alerted? And if that's the case, doesn't that then by default make the Rondo-to-Toronto and Rondo-to-Sacramento rumors far more serious?  Or are you suggesting that Rondo is comfortable signing an extension with those teams and that's why we haven't heard any refusal?

This will all be over in a couple days.  It's starting to seem pretty likely Rondo is going to be traded... but we've been hearing that since the offseason.

[barefacedmonk]

@LarBrd33 - See this:

Question: why would Rondo extend with any team right now?

If he plays out his current contract, can't he command more money when he hits free agency? If he extends now, he leaves money on the table, doesn't he?

Toronto doesn't have the assets to acquire Rondo. Plus their team sucks. Their best asset is probably Masai Ujiri. I don't think he is going to trade himself.

[LarBrd33]

@LarBrd33 - See this:

Question: why would Rondo extend with any team right now?

If he plays out his current contract, can't he command more money when he hits free agency? If he extends now, he leaves money on the table, doesn't he?

Toronto doesn't have the assets to acquire Rondo. Plus their team sucks. Their best asset is probably Masai Ujiri. I don't think he is going to trade himself.

I actually agree with Lucky's point, but I don't think that's what they are reporting on.  If so, it's very misleading.  They might as well just say, "Rondo will not sign an extension until his current contract expires, because he can get more money" ...  not "Rondo will not sign an extension in Toronto".   To me, that's very clearly a suggestion that Rondo is not interested in playing in Sacramento or Toronto.  So I'm wondering where you believe this information is coming from... because the rumors surrounding the Knicks/Rockets don't seem to be coming with the same, "Rondo refuses to sign an extension with New York/Houston" warning.

And if it was as simple as "well all that really means is that he's more open to signing an extension later when he can get more money", it wouldn't deter teams from trading for him now.