How about this little ditty from Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports.com.The Boston Celtics appear willing to make major roster changes to balance a chance for a championship run and future financial flexibility.
The Celtics offered Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo to the Detroit Pistons for a package that included Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince and Rodney Stuckey, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
Boston general manager Danny Ainge and Detroit’s Joe Dumars never spoke, but rather the Celtics had a lower-level executive make the pitch to a Pistons official over the past weekend, league sources said. Detroit immediately rejected the idea, and it never advanced to the two top executives speaking about particulars.
This isn’t an uncommon occurrence for a GM like Ainge to dispatch an underling to make that kind of a call, if for no other reason to give the top executive some level of deniability that he’s shopping his stars.
Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge added his take to the situation Tuesday morning on the trade rumor.
“We love Rajon and I’m not going to comment on which rumors are true or not true," Ainge said. "We love this kid and I don’t anticipate trading anyone from our core."
Ainge added, "I've had many conversations. But a rumor that said lower-level executives are talking about a trade rumor pretty much means it doesn't really have any merit or any value, if it's not being discussed at the top."
According to Ainge, no player is untradeable but he most likely will retain the core players while looking for a veteran or two.
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