The Rajon Rondo era in Boston is over
BREAKING: Celtics agree in principle to deal sending Rajon Rondo to Dallas for Wright, Nelson, Crowder & 2 picks. (via @ESPNSteinLine)
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 18, 2014
According to Woj:
Boston will send Rajon Rondo and Dwight Powell to Dallas for Brandan Wright, Jae Crowder, Jamar Nelson, 2015 first-round and future second.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) December 18, 2014
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsI’m not a fan of this trade because it feels like the Celtics really sold low on Rondo, but that just goes to show how the market dried up. Brandan Wright will have an opportunity to prove he can be a big man who sticks around for the future, but if not, his $5 million can go away next year. Crowder is due a qualifying offer next season and he can come off the books as well. Nelson makes $2.7 million this year and has a $2.9 million player option next season. Considering his performance this year, he’ll probably exercise that.
As for Rondo, he leaves Boston with the fourth-most assists in team history but the team’s best in assists per game. He also is #1 in steals per game and third in total steals.
Rondo’s legacy in Boston depends on who you ask. I’ll save that for another time. In my opinion,this trade sets back the Celtics rebuild quite a bit, and it leaves the team without a single star around whom a team can be built. Meanwhile, the Mavericks have to be vaulted into contention for the West’s top seed with this mood.
Rondo could very well be wearing green and white and holding up a trophy in June… he’d just be hugging Mark Cuban instead of Wyc Grousbeck.
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