Celtics Preparing Last Minute Offer For Rondo

by Jeff Clark on Oct 26, 2009 8:58 PM EDT in News/Links Comment 14 comments

Rondoooooooooooooooooo

And now for some good news:

Green Street " What a Rondo deal would mean

Now it looks like their might be some movement. WEEI.com learned that the Celtics will offer Rondo a long-term deal and the two sides are expected to talk tonight. Of course "talking" and "signing" are two different things, but presumably the Celtics have an idea where Rondo and his agent, Bill Duffy, want to be on the numbers. Put it this way: There was no indication there would even be talks last week.

If the Celtics are successful in locking up Rondo it would set the franchise’s direction for the post Big 3 era. Although some fans had held out hope for some kind of major foray into the 2o10 free agent class, that scenario realistically went up in smoke when they signed Rasheed Wallace to a 3-year deal in the offseason. An extended Rondo and Kendrick Perkins would become the bridge to the next Celtics era.

Count me as a big fan of the idea behind locking Rondo up long term. I know it has just been a few weeks, but he's handled the criticisms, rumors, and slow moving contract talks like a pro. A sign of, ...wait for it... maturity.

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I guess it makes sense....

I have reservations about locking up Rondo long term given his tardiness issues not only last spring but as documented in that excellent Globe story about him. I also feel that if he had brought his A game more often in the Orlando series, the C’s would have pulled off the upset.

But given the realities of the NBA, I think extending both he and Perk is probably the best way to go. Perk has become a key guy as well and you can build around those two.

by Kuberski33 on Oct 26, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

But given the realities of the NBA, I think extending both he and Perk is probably the best way to go. Perk has become a key guy as well and you can build around those two.

Well put

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by crabchowdah on Oct 26, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree - sort of

I don’t think we can count on Rondo and Perk to be the big 2 down the line, but post Big 3, you could do worse than to have a solid center and one of the better PGs in the league to start with as a foundation

if we can find another star to slot in there with them, you’re talking about the next generation of title contenders

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by Jeff Clark on Oct 26, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Next generation of title contenders"?

Did I misunderstand what you are saying? Rondo, Perk and (player to be named/acquired) are the Big Three of the future and the “next generation of title contenders”?

Well, at least you’re optomistic

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by Max_in_Missouri on Oct 27, 2009 3:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good

I want to get a Rondo jersey as soon as he signs an extension. (Before Turkey Day would be nice, since Thanksgiving break’s pretty much the only time I’m in Boston)

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by crabchowdah on Oct 26, 2009 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

October 31 is the deadline for an extension...

So you’ll know by Sunday.

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by Roy_Hobbs on Oct 26, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

do it, guys and get on with the future.

by nazzbo on Oct 26, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I like this tactic… make him a last minute type of offer so that he can’t think much about it, especially if it looks quite reasonable.

by BudweiserCeltic on Oct 26, 2009 9:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That doesn’t even make any sense.

He’s not an aging vet who might be worried about getting one big last pay day. He’s young, just had a good playoffs and is expecting to perform even better this season. So really in that situation there would be no pressure for him to accept any last minute offer unless it’s an incredible one from the Celtics.

The pressure is on the Celtics, not Rondo…

by Adi C on Oct 27, 2009 6:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If the Celtics...

can manage to sign a Rudy Gay or Kevin Durant type player within the next few years, then they will be set to compete for the next decade assumming Danny can manage to fill out the lineup with serviceable role players. I think Rondo is going to be competing with CP3 and D-Will as the best pure point guard of his generation, and perhaps one of the best of all time. Yeah, I think he’s that good. Perk is turning into a player that you can dump the ball into the post and get points out of at least half the time. Add a pure scorer like Durant or Gay, and you have a contender.

by misterx2day on Oct 26, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Probably Not

Can you really see that happening? I can’t. Teams aren’t gong to let Superstars leave. The way the salary cap is setup the home team has a huge advantage on raises and years. Danny is going to have to rework the roster with small deals, lucky draft choices, taking chances and adding assets until he can make a big trade for a superstar. Maybe he can get lucky using the the big exception and find a young player with potential that another team doesn’t want who turn into a star. But that’s not likely.

What is probably going to make it harder is that the next CBA they are talking about making the cap more of a hard cap than a flexible cap. Some of the exception may go away.

by badax33 on Oct 26, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

well perhaps kevin durant is a stretch, but rudy gay or a wing scorer who is similar to him seems to be entirely in the realm of possibility. i didnt say they have to sign someone immediately, I just think that danny can get somebody in the next 3-4 years

by misterx2day on Oct 26, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just can't see the agent not doing everything he can to keep the signing from happening.

Whatever the Celtics offer, he’ll be telling Rondo that he can get more… that he deserves more. More money, more years, or more of both. Rondo seems fairly sensible, but it’ll be hard for him not to fall for the age-old line.

by no kidding on Oct 26, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

To be fair and just.

4 Years – 46 million. Make the last year a player option.

10, 11, 12, 13(player option).

In the 4th year (2013), this team may be in shambles (PGA is retired) and Rondo may want to leave anyway (Portland, OKC, Clippers, and the team Lebron is on).

Perkins is up for a significant raise next year.

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by QuinielaBox on Oct 27, 2009 12:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs