Danny Ainge denies Rajon Rondo trade rumors
In a classic tale of he-said, she-said, Danny Ainge told the Boston Herald he is not shopping Rajon Rondo and has not mentioned Rondo’s name in trade discussions since the summer.
“I anticipate him being here for a long time,” the Celtics president said when asked about Rondo’s immediate future.
“These rumors have never stopped, but I haven’t made a call mentioning Rondo’s name since last summer,” said Ainge. “That was during all of the Chris Paul stuff.
“Now, this time of year you’re going to get a lot of calls from other teams,” he said. “But that’s just normal. I don’t anticipate anything happening.”
Addressing Rondo’s relationship with Doc Rivers, Ainge said the two have patched things up and become closer.
“Rondo and Doc get along fine,” said Ainge. “That doesn’t mean there aren’t bumps in the road. But I think Rondo and Doc are actually better now than they have ever been. But there are other issues that concern us a lot more than that. There’s nothing new to this.”
I imagine we’ll hear something entirely different in a couple hours. Oh, trade season. How I struggle with your ups and downs.
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Celtics Blog | Thomas King | March 1, 2012
Although I agree with Paul in that Ainge lies about things like this, I think he’s telling the truth. Why would he blatantly lie about trading our best player? That’s the type of stuff that gets you fired. Trade Oneal and a pick for Beasley and move on.
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Read it again, Greg. See how carefully selected those words are. Danny basically just gave Rondo the equivalent to a mafia kiss.
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Think too about the way Pierce and KG looked when they were talking about Rondo last night. It’s over. He’s gone. Everyone has checked out of the Rondo hotel, including Rondo, who I think has realized that it’s over, and seems to feel a bit relieved.
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And I want to say that I have to give KG and PP some credit. Last night, they seemed genuinely sad that things haven’t worked out with Rondo.
But I don’t give them much credit. I mostly blame them, and Doc. The Big Three and Doc refused to let Rondo spread his wings. They kept stuffing him back into his role where they were comfortable having him, like a dormouse. IT could have been different – yeah – they could have been less childish and it would have BEEN different.
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paul…what an amazing ability you have to read between the lines and interpret the thoughts of DA. Hell, I anticipate RR being a Celtic for years but always understand that anyone can be traded. That’s why the word, ‘anticipate’, you are focusing on was used. Go Cs…get over this crap!
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Excellent. DONT TRADE RONDO. Maybe we can trade JO for Perk, and lets get on with the job of winning a title.
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Paul you continue to act like Rondo’s father. Stop it. Nobody has given up on him. Your interpretation and comprehension skills need some serious work.
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Remember too that the C’s hold their players to a higher standard than any other team except maybe the Spurs. That’s what makes them the best franchise. While we’ve had considerably more mercurial PG’s (can anyone say Ricky Davis?) I think that Rondo’s attitude is a point of concern among Celtics fans and management, since we don’t tolerate that here. But this is becoming an annual trend, and it’s all going to be over soon. I’d be surprised of the C’s even MAKE a move this year.
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Just read an article by Jakie McMullen, saying that both Doc and Ainge are going on the record as saying they want Rondo to stay with the C’s. Doc FINALLY said that the trade rumors are unfair and that they’re annoying. That’s the type of support we need!!
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Doc’s comments –
http://espn.go.com/boston/nba/story/_/id/7634903/doc-rivers-confident-rajon-rondo-remain-boston-celtics
Let’s end this crap once and for all. Go Cs…
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Not that I am a big Doc supporter, as you know, nor do I fret over each rumor, but the bulls**t attached to this constant – The Boston Celtics are shopping Rondo – bs is just that…major bs. If and when a move is made is when we should all then chime in. As in, Beasley would be great but again I’m not holding my breath. Too much time wasted on this crap already. Go Cs…beat NJ and then bring it vs the Knicks (yea, I get to watch!).
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Yeah, I’ve read that Doc is, like, 100 % sure that Rondo will stay. Wasn’t he, like, 100% sure that Shaq wouldn’t be back, and didn’t he think The Trade was great, until right after he signed a new deal, after which he rather quietly admitted that The Trade was shite? Yeah, I think so.
Another liar. Another mafia kiss. Seriously, people, do you think Danny and Doc want Rondo to tank now that they are tying up loose ends on whatever crappy deal they get backed into? No.
But I don’t think they are fooling Rondo anymore.
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that Shaq WOULD be back, I meant to say…
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Wow Paul there really is no convincing you. Well, we’ll see in 14 days.
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At this rate…it’s gonna be a long 14 days! Go Cs…and calendar!!!
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This is bullshit trading Rondo would be the biggest mistake Danny Ainge makes…both KG and Paul are getting old and on there way out if they give us two more years it will be a surprises. Danny Ainge should be thinking about making a team around Rajon rondo not trading what we need is a center and to trade O’neal old ass..
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