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Boston Celtics Town Mailbag: Will Rondo Get Traded?

 
Welcome to the first edition of the Celtics Town Boston Celtics mailbag.  Starting this website in the offseason, I thought the news would be dead and the Celtics would remain mostly out of the rumors.  Shows how stupid I am.  Since losing to the Orlando Magic, all hell has broken loose in the Boston Celtics organization.  First, Ray Allen was going to get traded for the second pick in the draft.  Then it was Rondo getting traded for the second pick.  Next, the rumor came that Kendrick Perkins and Bill Walker were headed to Memphis in return for that same second pick.  The Celtics wanted to get rid of Ray Allen’s contract, then they wanted to get rid of Rondo’s contract; now, Danny Ainge is claiming that the Celtics are fine with their current roster and have no need to clean it up.  Meanwhile, the Celts still have to decide what to do with their free agents.  Do they keep Glen Davis?  What about Leon Powe?  What ... (link)

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