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deal!

jeffb

I probably do that as well. Then we draft Lamb and make sure we get Batum or Chandler this summer.


Rondo
Lamb
Chandler or Batum
Bargnani
Valanciunas

TORaptor4Ever

Carter and Bosh were actually 2 very good pieces. Had Carter stayed with us for another couple of years they could have been an awesome duo. Ditto for VC and T-Mac. We've just had some shitty luck... Plus, ORL didn't win with Shaq or D12... and are probably going to lose both for nothing... CLE lost Lebron... NOH lost Paul... it's tough. Just goes to show that GETTING a star player is only half the battle... unless you do a good job with the supporting cast you're probably going to lose him eventually.

Ha! Keeping Jose AND our pick AND getting Rondo in return?

That would be like winning the lottery. lol.

jeffb

Can you imagine Carter being on our team in 2006 when we won 47 games?

thought

there's something sketchy about this dude being on the block every year following the playoffs, and no one biting.

i love dude's game but it makes you wonder..

MikeToronto

It's hard to keep a great player without first getting a great player...

Yes, if Howard leaves, that would mean Orlando had 2 super-centres and let them slip away. But we haven't had a player of that magnitude even once!

MikeToronto

Which Carter? The young stud driver or the whiny bitch shooter?

Snooch

something about a point guard that cant shoot, reportedly has locker room problems with coach and teammates, is arrogant, is 26 years old, has played with 3 allstar/hall of famers who definitely open the floor for him, and is going to be looking for a lot of money shortly and is being aggressively shopped by his current team of aging player leads me to believe that he is exactly the type of player that is NOT wanted

Don Vito

Man these titles are so misleading, I thought Rondo was in Toronto physically.

Kuzzy

I would offer:

Calderon + A.Johnson +Davis + Unconditional 1st
for Rondo + B.Bass

... Rondo/DeRozan/Kleiza (perhaps)/Bargnani/FA....
Bayless/Barbosa/J.Johnson/Bass/Valanciunas...

Calderon/Allen/Pierce/Garnett/Drummond or A.Davis?...

Only way Boston gets screwed is if Raptors pick falls below 5th

MikeToronto

How long have you been a Celtics fan?

pzabby

you're seriously underevaluating rondo.

Don Vito

Yeah lets give away our whole team while we're at it.

EggsToTheBBQ

It's far from likely that we pick top 5.

Right now we're in 6th, which gives us a 6.3% chance at the first pick, a 7.1% chance at the second pick and a 8.1% chance at the third pick.

That makes it a 21.5% chance that we pick top 3 and a 78.5% chance that we pick sixth or worse.

And that's assuming we finish sixth last. We're a very short winning streak away from tenth last, and with Bargnani's return we could well be moving back even further in the draft.

I would say that there are four potential franchise guys in the draft (if MKG declares), after that there's some solid pros, borderline all stars, and some gambles as always. The four guys I would say are potential star players will probably be gone before we pick.

So, in short, I don't think that this years pick will ever be worth more in a trade than it is right now.

jeffb

He's worth Jose, Davis, Amir imo when you also get Bass. No brainer. You still keep Derozan, Valanciunas, Bargnani, JJ, Kleiza 2012 pick + Bass + capspace (SF).

TORaptor4Ever

What's the alternative though Snooch?

Jose puts up great numbers, is a team-first guy, makes a reasonable salary, all while playing on a shitty team... and people STILL hate him and want him gone lol.

If Rondo was a dream and had no faults then why the hell would BOS trade him? One man's problem is another man's solution.... When you have the chance to acquire an all-star who's got championship experience and is still in his prime you do it (IMO).

My thoughts exactly. If Bargs comes back soon and we start to win more games that pick will look A LOT less appealing come draft time.

EggsToTheBBQ

Also, by trading the pick to Boston, that gives our players and the team incentive to win every single game possible for the rest of the year.

Which will be much more fun to watch.

Admiral

if BC follows his general rule he won't trade for him because he requires all rotation players to be able to shoot the ball, especially if it is a backcourt player

Snooch

there are other options and i think there is some decent looking young ins in the draft.

for less than that i think you could get curry.
for alot less than that jennings
wroten jr in the draft

i just have alot of fear that if and when rondo gets traded you see alot different player

Don Vito

With Jose, Davis, Amir and a pick we can get much more than Rondo.