2-18-14 @chris_broussard ESPN aka(multiple sources) "Toronto would love to make a deal for Rajon Rondo, but I'm told Rondo would not re-sign a long-term contract in Toronto after next season..." - well that's kings & raptors out now
Ainge won't show his cards unless a deal is made... which won't happen until Thursday if at all. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>At the moment, however, I'm told no one is truly getting the attention of Cs GM Danny Ainge when it comes to his PG- <a href="http://t.co/UP9oOA2yYz">http://t.co/UP9oOA2yYz</a></p>— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) <a href="https://twitter.com/sam_amick/statuses/435963984189980672">February 19, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
2013 - Houston traded Patrick Patterson, Toney Douglas, Cole Aldrich and $1 million to Sacramento for Thomas Robinson, Francisco Garcia and Tyler Honeycutt. 2012 - Houston traded Jordan Hill to the Los Angeles Lakers for Derek Fisher and a conditional 2012 first-round draft pick. - Houston traded Jonny Flynn, Hasheem Thabeet, and a conditional 2012 second round draft pick to Portland for Marcus Camby. 2011 - Houston traded Aaron Brooks to Phoenix for Goran Dragic and a 2011 first round draft pick. - Houston traded Shane Battier and Ishmael Smith to Memphis for Hasheem Thabeet, DeMarre Carroll and a conditional future first round draft pick. 2010 - Houston traded Tracy McGrady to New York, Houston traded Carl Landry, Joey Dorsey and cash to Sacramento. New York traded Jared Jeffries, Jordan Hill, a condition right to swap 2011 first round draft picks and a future first round draft pick to Houston. New York also traded Larry Hughes to Sacramento and Sacramento traded Kevin Martin and Hilton Armstrong to Houston. Sacramento also traded Sergio Rodriguez to New York. 2009 - Houston traded Rafer Alston to Orlando. Orlando traded Adonal Foyle, Mike Wilks and a 2009 first round draft pick to Memphis and traded Brian Cook to Houston. Memphis traded Kyle Lowry to Houston. 2008 - Houston traded Mike James, Bonzi Wells and cash to New Orleans and traded the draft rights to Malick Badiane and cash to Memphis. New Orleans traded Bobby Jackson, Adam Haluska and a 2008 second round draft pick to Houston. New Orleans traded Marcus Vinicius to Memphis and Memphis traded the draft rights to Sergey Lishouk to Houston. - Houston traded Kirk Snyder, a 2010 second round draft pick and cash to Minnesota for Gerald Green.
If a team is trading for Rondo now, I don't know why they'd fear the "he won't resign threat." Fisrt, presumably, you go after Rondo because you want him as a key cog of a title contending team very soon. So, you have to have some confidence in your ability of assembling such a team and if you do, Rondo shouldn't leave $ on the table to leave your team. Second, even if he still wants to leave next year, you can always trade him in February and recover your investment.
Rondo (and Love, since they both have current interest) should be dealt in the Summer, not now. That's if I'm BOS and MIN. As for cyberx, I trust the dude. My worry? Damned idiots will say "see! not reliable!" if nothing happens. Working the phones/having interest is basically THE main here, not a trade being DONE.
The same reason kings backed out, they didn't want to give up young talent and picks if rondo is not going to be with them long term, they know they are not contenders this year or next. & it's probably more to it, like rondo just doesn't want to go there PERIOD Morey needs to get Howard to give a rondo call tell him he wants to come, then rondo needs to force it since Danny is already dangling him
This post is spot on. We shouldn't even be worrying about whether or not we can lock Rondo up long-term. He guarantees us a contending shot for two years, or one year with a return on investment. Either way, you've got to pull the trigger.
Yup. Before Dwight was traded to LA, Morey was told Dwight wouldn't resign if traded to Houston. Morey was still willing to roll the dice for a SuperStar. And if Rondo leaves? You have cap space.
translation to all this he won't resign = rondo just rather stay in boston now & next year unless he's going to a contender.
Not arguing against trading for Rondo, but it's a real concern because if he re-signs he's probably gonna want 4 years at max in summer of 2015. Can the Rockets afford that? If you're the Rockets, you'd want him over these 3 or 4 seasons Dwight is around. Not necessarily further out, but these 2 years and for him to sign another 2 years. And what about Parsons, then? That's probably the logic of trading Parsons - if they get Rondo, they can't afford to re-sign Parsons.
