Chances are it won’t happen which is probably a good thing unless we are getting back a Chris Paul or Stoudemire type franchise player

oh ok sorry I just woke up I was half asleep when I read it

Just a point of clarification. It was “a team source”.

Though Ainge declined to discuss the rumors involving Rondo, a team source sniffed at the speculation involving the young floor leader, saying, “Rondo’s not going to be traded.”

The question is, how to accomplish that goal? With a maturing team, it means bolstering the bench: good backup center, good backup point guard who defends, good wing player off the bench to give Pierce more rest.

I don’t see how Ainge can assemble championship-quality depth without trading Ray Allen. But maybe he can pull it off if Rasheed Wallace can be enticed to play for the MLE.

makes no sense unless you get a player like Chris Paul or Deron Williams in return. Or maybe Derrick Rose.

They were talking on WEEI yesterday about Ainge being in love with Flynn not Evans. Supposedly last year Danny and Doc alluded to the fact that “A guard in the tourney that would start for us right now”… and by process of elimination it had to be Flynn.

I keep hearing trade R. Allen, Trade Rondo. who’s going to score the points in Ray’s place and be a good teamate. Just because we trade for a point guard does not mean he is good for this team….PAT ATTENTION (we have not had a good point guard in twenty years) . The point guard can be good for someone else but not good for us. DUMB…DUMB

Why not sign Marcin Gortat for 5 or 6mil. He’s young he’s already 6’11 not 6’7 likes to play in the paint…can spell either Garnett or Perk for long periods of time. If winning is what’s important, there it is. Where is the money going to com from…Big Baby wants upwards of 5mil. He wont get it but thats what he wants. Big Baby never will be 6.11and he still has to learn to play in the paint….remember play defence and rebound. Thats what Doc wants him to work on this summer. Gortat does these things already. Throw in McDyees let the kids play and we have a championship.

Of course we need to get rid of T. Allen, Scal. Mikki Moore, and hope Mr. House opts out of his contract. Our problem is not with the starting five but the bench.

If your name isn’t Blake Griffin, I’m not all that interested. Dump the 58 on someone, see if we can move Turnover Tony and Scal and let’s sign some authentic proven vets.

Not what happens in 2011, or 5 years from now. IT’s all about getting that number 18 this coming season. SO if you wanna worry about that, come back on 2011. Unless,its going to be improving our team more than what it is now, let alone our starting 5, no one in the starting 5 will be traded.

in short, keep rondo. good pgs are in short supply and he has the potential to be great.

With the big 3 aging, Rondo is the only other person on that roster with the potential to be a major superstar in the league. In addition to his playing ability, once the big three are gone, as the roster currently stands, Rondo will be the only person on that roster that can sell jersey’s and other Celtics merchandise. In addition, the kid is just flat out fun to watch play. He will always be able to fill the seats. Trading Rondo borders on lunacy. He is the future of the franchise.

bordering on great. The Celtics need to sign him to a (well deserved) extension this summer, somewhere in the $10-13 million/year for three years range (ala Andrew Bynum). It won’t handcuff the C’s too bad and it will keep Rajon feeling respected.

Pay him, pay him, pay him.

The Celtics will regret it for YEARS if Rondo falls through their fingers. He has flaws, sure, like all other basketball players. His strengths can’t be taught and his weaknesses can and will be improved.

He loves making moves, it`s in his blood!

Last year, no moves…season ends badly.
Two years ago, major moves…season ends with a parade

Make no mistake, Danny will be making moves this summer!
Afterall, he`s got Ray`s $20M expiring contract burning a hole in his pocket.

Judge him by what he does…not by what he says.

Strong drafts are never as strong as you think they are, and weak drafts are never as weak as you think they are.

Blake Griffin will be a decent pro, and Rubio can become a star. I’m not so sure about Thrabeet.

The thing about this draft is that after the first few picks, most of the interesting players are guards: Curry, Evans, Flynn, Holiday, Jennings, Lawson, Collison, Maynor … the list goes on. The big people in this draft are not particularly impressive.

But I do see some interesting players projected to go in the second round. In fact picks 30-60 will be almost as talented as picks 5-30. Players I like that are projected to go in the second round include Josh Heytvelt, Jon Brockman, A.J. Price, Dante Cunningham, Robert Dozier and Brookline’s own Jeff Adrian, who reminds me a little of Jared Dudley. There appear to be some good international 2nd rounders as well, although I haven’t followed them as closely as I have in previous years.

So yes, if you are looking for size it’s a weak draft. But I think it will produce a dozen or so good pros anyway, mostly among the guards.

it would not surprise me if Ainge tries to trade up or buy a 1st round pick in the 20’s. He would take someone based on potential to try and stockpile some more chips for the next big deal he could / would have to make in a couple of years. Earl Clark is a pick that comes to mind.

I just hope they don’t trade into the draft. This draft is terrible. Blake Griffin is going to be a good NBA player. After him, there will no doubt be by shere numbers a few good players. But there are not any stars in this draft and a ton of duds. Good year not to have a first round pick.

every year people say it’s a terrible draft and every year good players come out of it. Ainge may want to take a chance on someone late who he can use as a chip for the future. i trust his talent evaluation skills.

If you like flash over substance…he`s your man!

He`ll be the favorite target of every NBA guard.
Each one will be seeking to “school” him.

Well they tried schooling Rubio in the Olympics and failed.

You don’t get it. Rubio is THAT good. He has plenty of substance— in fact he’s very fundamentally sound.