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Boston is open to trading Rondo for an added scoring punch to take the load off Pierce.

LEAGUE SCUTTLEBUTT

League executives say the Utah Jazz's excitement over young big men Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors has them shopping Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap. ... While Boston is not shopping Rajon Rondo, it would be open to trading him in the right deal, sources say. The Celtics feel they need more scoring to take the load off Paul Pierce.

Would you do Rubio and Beasley for Rondo?

Yes. I think Williams & Love can provide the scoring. Hopefully Wes can get some good looks.

Nope, not a chance. Granted I just don't think they are great trade partners...as Minnesota doesn't need a PG of the future when they have one on the cheap.

Krapinsky wrote:Boston is open to trading Rondo for an added scoring punch to take the load off Pierce.

LEAGUE SCUTTLEBUTT

League executives say the Utah Jazz's excitement over young big men Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors has them shopping Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap. ... While Boston is not shopping Rajon Rondo, it would be open to trading him in the right deal, sources say. The Celtics feel they need more scoring to take the load off Paul Pierce.

Would you do Rubio and Beasley for Rondo?

Would Boston?

Esohny wrote:

Krapinsky wrote:Boston is open to trading Rondo for an added scoring punch to take the load off Pierce.

LEAGUE SCUTTLEBUTT

League executives say the Utah Jazz's excitement over young big men Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors has them shopping Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap. ... While Boston is not shopping Rajon Rondo, it would be open to trading him in the right deal, sources say. The Celtics feel they need more scoring to take the load off Paul Pierce.

Would you do Rubio and Beasley for Rondo?

Would Boston?

I don't know. Ainge is highly unpredictable. I'm not sure if they'd get a better offer for Rondo than that.

i wouldn't personally....i'd rather keep ricky on his 4 year rookie scale...i'm REALLY high on beas having a really good year.

Rondo was a nice fit in Boston with that group, but I think he's very overrated as a player outside of it. I'm afraid he'd look alot like Jonny Flynn on this team.

How is Beasley taking the scoring load out of Paul Pierce hands when he's sitting on the bench behind Paul Pierce?

WesJ4 wrote:Rondo was a nice fit in Boston with that group, but I think he's very overrated as a player outside of it. I'm afraid he'd look alot like Jonny Flynn on this team.

Unlike Flynn, Rondo provides at least good defense.

No. I wouldn't trade Rubio & Beasley for him.

wolves2011 would be all over the trade - if he wasn't banned

This is the kind of trade that could very much make a team look deeply incompetent when the player traded away is awesome on their new team. The weird thing is, this trade could do that for either team.

Foye wrote:How is Beasley taking the scoring load out of Paul Pierce hands when he's sitting on the bench behind Paul Pierce?

WesJ4 wrote:Rondo was a nice fit in Boston with that group, but I think he's very overrated as a player outside of it. I'm afraid he'd look alot like Jonny Flynn on this team.

Unlike Flynn, Rondo provides at least good defense.

They found minutes for Jeff Green, didn't they? Green doesn't create his own offense.

I wouldn't. I have a good feeling about Beas this year and I've been waiting to watch Rubio for what feels like a lifetime. Plus, as others have said, we have Rubio for 4 years on a rookie contract.

Krapinsky wrote:They found minutes for Jeff Green, didn't they? Green doesn't create his own offense.

The thing is, by trading for a scoring option C's would want either scoring a PG or a low-post big not a poor man's version of what they already have in Pierce.

I wanna see what we got in Rubio anyway. Let Rondo stay with the C's his price will be too high anyway.

I know this is a homer thing to say but I'm really excited to see Rubio on the Wolves so, no.

Krapinsky wrote:Boston is open to trading Rondo for an added scoring punch to take the load off Pierce.

LEAGUE SCUTTLEBUTT

League executives say the Utah Jazz's excitement over young big men Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors has them shopping Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap. ... While Boston is not shopping Rajon Rondo, it would be open to trading him in the right deal, sources say. The Celtics feel they need more scoring to take the load off Paul Pierce.

Would you do Rubio and Beasley for Rondo?

No, but I'd trade for Pierce (not to include the Rube, Williams, or Love).

C.lupus wrote:I know this is a homer thing to say but I'm really excited to see Rubio on the Wolves so, no.

Same here. We have waited a long time for it.


Lets say we traded Williams+Pek to PHX and they sent Nash+Gortat to Boston. Anyway a Rondo and Rubio backcourt could coexist for 16min or so a game? We have the right frontcourt players to make it work if any team does (Johnson/Webster sf, Beasley sf/pf, Love/Tolliver pf/c). Other teams would get easy buckets/fouls with both Rondo and Rubio playing the passing lanes but the possible fast breaks they would create makes me want to see it. Two flashy point guards that can play defense sounds like something Kahn would buy into.