In light of the news that Rajon Rondo has suffered a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season, focus is already turning to the decisions the Celtics face at the trade deadline. Ken Berger of CBSSports.com reports (via Twitter) that executives around the NBA expect the Celtics to seriously consider moving Paul Pierce before the February 21 trading deadline.
Pierce is due to be paid $15.3MM next season, but only $4MM of it is guaranteed. That number will become $5MM if he plays in 50 percent of his team's total games, including regular season and playoffs. Barring any injury, that is likely to happen.
Ugh,as an NBA fan I don’t want to see this happen. It’s such a rare thing to see a high quality player stick with one team, it would be a shame to see him finish off his career with a team like Charlotte or Washington.
It would be a shame to see him finish his career with anyone besides Boston.