Wyc prefers to keep Rondo, tells Danny to set price high

[rondohondo]

According to ESPN's Marc Stein, owner Wyc Grousbeck would like to keep Rondo and has requested that president of basketball operations Danny Ainge demand quite a bit for the star.

One source close to the situation told ESPN.com this week that Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck -- who has long preferred to keep Rondo in Boston even though he'll be an unrestricted free agent in less than 18 months -- is insisting that Ainge set a high trade price for the All-Star point guard.

The thinking goes something like this: If the Celts could score first-round picks in the respective transactions that sent coach Doc Rivers to the Clippers and packaged Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Nets, you can imagine what sort of haul Ainge's bosses believe Rondo could bring.

 http://www.masslive.com/celtics/index.ssf/2014/02/boston_celtics_trade_rumors_20_108.htm

I don't see how houston's offer would meet wyc and danny's demand . All they are offering is role players making a ton of money and up for new contracts soon , and low draft picks


Next offer please....

[ssspence]

It's doable if you involve NYK. See my post on Rockets - Celtics rumor.

[boscel33]

unreliable source.  hey, everyone else says it, i figured i'd join in too.

[Eddie20]

Of course, Rondo sells a lot of jerseys and is far and away the most marketable player on the team.

[FatjohnReturns]

Wyc should keep quite and let Danny do his job. Unless he is planning on becoming the next Jerry Jones.

Your blessed to have the best GM in the game. Sit down, shut up and let Danny work please.

[Celtics18]

Wyc should keep quite and let Danny do his job. Unless he is planning on becoming the next Jerry Jones.

Your blessed to have the best GM in the game. Sit down, shut up and let Danny work please.

What exactly did Wyc say, again? 

[Monkhouse]

Wyc should keep quite and let Danny do his job. Unless he is planning on becoming the next Jerry Jones.

Your blessed to have the best GM in the game. Sit down, shut up and let Danny work please.

So a owner can't express his thoughts or what he wants done? I feel like if I owned something, I should at least have a say in it. I don't think Danny will get annoyed at Wyc expressing final thoughts... Hes always let Danny operate.

[Mr October]

I'm glad wyc is setting the demand high for Rondo. When it comes to moving an allstar, it makes sense that the owner becomes involved. There is a ton of money, team identity, and a fanbase on the line.

If the celtics think they have a shot at becoming very competitive in the playoffs in the next 3 years, rondo has proven he can be a huge weapon and would still be in his prime.

I understand trimming the salary fat off the roster. Trimming rondo, is like trimming bone and muscle, especially when the return is a platter of role players and late first rounders.

[beantownboy171]

I would only trade rondo for a top 8 pick. In terms of teams in the lottery, our options would seem to be the lakers and the kings.

A trade like that can't really happen until draft day because I don't think any team wants to accidentally trade the #1 pick.

If we could walk away from this draft with Exum and Vonleh, you might have a core you can build around.

But in terms of trading rondo for 3-5 'assets'. That to me doesn't make very much sense. Because we no longer have that superstar to build around if we trade those 'assets'.

I think we would actually find ourselves in a relatively weak negotiating position because teams around the league could recognize that we have more assets to trade, then spots on our roster. We could be in the position where we either let jared sullinger or avery bradley walk or trade them for less than they are worth to our team. And vice versa, we may have to give these players long term contracts to hold onto these 'assets', with no clear vision of the future.

The only point guard in this draft I believe the celtic's should have interest in is dante exum.

My feelings on exum are:

- Exum may be able to play along side Rondo.
- Exum will end up being a consensus top 4 pick by draft day.
- Right now the celtics are slotted to pick outside of the top 4.
- If the celtics snag a top 3 pick in the lottery, the celtics would be better suited pairing (embiid, parker, wiggins) with Rondo.
- It is unlikely that the celtics will end up with the #4 pick and have to take Exum as the clear Best Player Available.



Therefore, it is unlikely that having Rondo on the roster will impede the rebuild in the immediate future. In fact Rondo is likely the best man for the job, because he gives the team a clear identity and if we moved him it would be a long time before the team would regain a clear identity due to an influx of rookies (uncertainties).

[gpap]

Looks like Rondo is not going anywhere.

Not sure if it's Wyc/Danny that want to hold onto him or that no other team is looking to give up anything worthwhile, but either way, looks like he's staying.

Regardless, as long as Ainge/Wyc can get the right players around Rondo, then more power to him!

[sed522002]

Wyc should keep quite and let Danny do his job. Unless he is planning on becoming the next Jerry Jones.

Your blessed to have the best GM in the game. Sit down, shut up and let Danny work please.

When it comes to a player of Rondo's caliber, I'm quite sure that management wants to be involved. He's their only legit star left and that's revenue. So I'm sure they want to make sure that they're getting their money's worth.

I doubt Wyc is concerned with lower tier trades like Jordan Crawford or Lee.

[manl_lui]

Wyc should keep quite and let Danny do his job. Unless he is planning on becoming the next Jerry Jones.

Your blessed to have the best GM in the game. Sit down, shut up and let Danny work please.

When it comes to a player of Rondo's caliber, I'm quite sure that management wants to be involved. He's their only legit star left and that's revenue. So I'm sure they want to make sure that they're getting their money's worth.

I doubt Wyc is concerned with lower tier trades like Jordan Crawford or Lee.

Upper management sure do have a say in the matter, however they should put their trust in their GM, hence they hired them. It's like a CEO. He can make big decisions, but at the same time, let's their other execs and VPs/Directors do their job...

I say both of them had done a great job for the last decade.

[D.o.s.]

Wyc almost certainly lets Ainge do his job - I doubt Pierce gets moved otherwise.

[droopdog7]

Wyc should keep quite and let Danny do his job. Unless he is planning on becoming the next Jerry Jones.

Your blessed to have the best GM in the game. Sit down, shut up and let Danny work please.

So a owner can't express his thoughts or what he wants done? I feel like if I owned something, I should at least have a say in it. I don't think Danny will get annoyed at Wyc expressing final thoughts... Hes always let Danny operate.

An owner can do whatever he wants to do.  But that does not mean what he does is a good thing.  Unless Wyc wants to takeover for DA and be GM, then he shouldn't be commenting on GM business publicly.  What purpose are his comments trying to serve anyway? 

Now of course, he can and should commmunicate what he wants to DA in private.

[sed522002]

Wyc should keep quite and let Danny do his job. Unless he is planning on becoming the next Jerry Jones.

Your blessed to have the best GM in the game. Sit down, shut up and let Danny work please.

So a owner can't express his thoughts or what he wants done? I feel like if I owned something, I should at least have a say in it. I don't think Danny will get annoyed at Wyc expressing final thoughts... Hes always let Danny operate.

An owner can do whatever he wants to do.  But that does not mean what he does is a good thing.  Unless Wyc wants to takeover for DA and be GM, then he shouldn't be commenting on GM business publicly.  What purpose are his comments trying to serve anyway? 

Now of course, he can and should commmunicate what he wants to DA in private.

Who says that Wyc said this publicly? It says that a "source" close to the situation said it. Maybe the source knows Wyc thinking and can comment..who knows. That's the thing about "sources", we don't know where the information is really coming from.