I had an item up on the site yesterday afternoon about Celtics GM Danny Ainge throwing Rajon Rondo under the bus (which mysteriously disappeared into the web’s ether), but no matter, Rondo’s agent is here to keep the story alive.
Rajon’s rep couldn’t understand why Danny Ainge spoke so harshly about his client, and chose such a public forum to do so. From the Boston Globe:
“I am just surprised that Danny is speaking, even if he considers it constructively, in a public setting [about Rondo],’’ agent Bill Duffy said in a phone interview. “I don’t think that it’s appropriate to say that about one of your top players. Even if it’s spoken constructively, I don’t think it should be done in public. I don’t think [Ainge] would like it if [Celtics managing partner] Wyc [Grousbeck] was talking about him in public.
When asked if Ainge’s comments affected Rondo’s contract situation, Duffy said: “It doesn’t sound like a glowing endorsement. You say you love him and then you are critical? You’re certainly not recruiting him.’’
No, Bill Duffy, Ainge doesn’t sound like he’s recruiting Rajon. In fact, it sounds as though he’s actively shopping him around the L. Better start working those phones.
One gets the feeling that this shall not end well for all parties involved.
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The reason they passed on Posey was to save money for Rondo and their other young players.
Now they are talking about Rondo ain’t all that?
So, they basically sacrificed this past season for cap flexibility that they may not even be able to use.
Nobody thinks this was a mistake?
Why do people always pretend that players stick around to the end of their contracts? By the time Posey got that old, he would have probably just been a bargaining chip for another deal.
The Celtics have a limited window of opportunity with the core they have promised most of their money.
They should have maximized that window if they weren’t going to try to sign their young players.
I can’t take credit for it entirely. I first read the point about Posey over at Basketbawful.
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For Ainge to let out what he let out, he was reaching for some Etherous statements with what he said.
Make it happen lebron.
Does this have slightly potential?
Demand a trade, now! Celtics can have anyone but Ninja Al, David Lee, and maybe Jordan Hill…
@ chintao: The Knicks should really stop friggin’ drafting Forwards whenever we clearly need GUARDS.
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