Teams Not Interested In Rajon Rondo?

Although the Boston Celtics trading point guard Rajon Rondo, a former NBA All-Star, may make sense, it is going to be difficult to get a deal done

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Although both the Boston Celtics and their former All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo have denied reports that he wants out of Boston, many believe it would be in the Celtics’ best interest to deal him.

The Celtics are rebuilding, which is something Rajon Rondo isn’t exactly fond off and they spent the sixth-overall pick on another defensive-minded point guard that struggles on the offensive end, former Oklahoma State Cowboys‘ floor general Marcus Smart.

However, teams may be hesitant to make a deal for Rajon Rondo because he will be a free agent following the season.

“There will certainly be teams that bow out of the Rajon Rondo sweepstakes because they wouldn’t have any shot of keeping him beyond this season, but the teams that are a potential long-term fit will try to trade for him,” writes Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders. “The player can agree (under the table) to re-sign over the summer when their contract is up – like Kevin Love did with Cleveland. And if an arrangement like that isn’t made, a trade would give the team time to sell Rondo on the situation and give them an edge over other teams when he hits free agency.”

Kennedy notes that other teams have dealt for stars without a promise they’d re-sign in the offseason.

“Remember, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul and Deron Williams all got traded without any guarantee of signing long-term,” Kennedy says. “It definitely happens. The bigger problem for Rondo is that there are so many talented point guards around the league now that there aren’t a ton of teams that need his services.”

Any team that can get a deal on Rajon Rondo should probably take the risk. However, if you have to give up anything of real value, it may not be worth it.

In his return from his knee injury, Rajon Rondo averaged 11.7 points, 9.8 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 40.3% from the field, 28.9% from beyond the arc and 62.7% from the free throw line last season.

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