And thats the end of an Era. Rondo was the last of the 2008 NBA championship, such a shame. People are really up in arms about this but i feel Danny Ainge really made the best of the situation. In the past he's really fucked up for the most part (not bringing back James Posey, Perk trade come to mind) but his last two moves seem to be potentially great for the Boston Celtics.
Details from what I understand:
Mavs get Rondo and Dwight Powell (?)
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Celts get Jameer Nelson, Jae Crowder, and Brandan Wright plus a First and Second round pick (at some point).
Jameer's a pro, and from what i know is a professional who hopefully will be an additional mentor to the young core of guards like RR9 had been. Jae Crowder's a tough swingman from Marquette who's worked on his game from being an undersized 4 man to a spot 3 point threat. Brandan Wright i feel will immediately help the Celtics more than the other two. Incredibly long and athletic, a hopeful rim protector the C's have been in search of since the loss of Perk to the Thunder. All in all Ainge is prepping for the future. It feels like theres about 10 guards on the roster and losing Rondo will really give more opportunity and responsibility on Avery Bradley and Marcus Smart. In terms of all the "blah blah wah Rondo" stuff, his injury last season locked up the Celts front office for trades and such. Resigning Rondo probably wouldn't happen, he's not the type to just sit here and be happy with taking L's while dropping triple doubles left and right. With this trade i feel we maxed out the trade potential for him at this stage of the season. This years amount of games reassured and showed other teams that he's healthy and ready to go, which is good and bad for those Rondo die hards. The most important part of this trade is that the 3 guys we got all have expiring contracts (i think), meaning more roster space for the Nets draft picks in the future in particular, as well as freeing up more money to pay for a possible trade away of Jeff Green and/or go and get free agents in the next few summers. Championships were in the far future with or without Rajon Rondo. Either way i still Bleed Green. #UbuntuForever
