Rondo inks reported 5/$55m extension
by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 2, 2009 10:51 AM CST
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Rondo’s new deal averages $11 million a season, the same amount San Antonio Spurs All-Star point guard Tony Parker(notes) earned when he signed a six-year, $66 million extension to his rookie contract in 2004. Among members of Rondo’s 2006 rookie class, Portland Trail Blazers All-Star guard Brandon Roy(notes) received a five-year, $80 million contract extension. The Blazers also gave forward LaMarcus Aldridge(notes) a five-year, $65 million extension.
Also, Bargnani got 5/$50.
A pretty fair deal for the Celtics, who knows if Rondo isn't really worth it without his tremendous teammates, but he'll be playing with them for the next couple seasons so that's not much of an issue.
Sort of amazing that Gordon received pretty much the same, though you also can get bargains when you lock up guys earlier than letting them hit UFA.
This was an early extension, the kind that both Gordon AND Deng turned down. Sounds like the Celtics handled their matters differently than giving guys a take-it-or-leave-it offer and then 'expressing disappointment' over their selfishness when they didn't accept:
League sources said the extension is for five years and guarantees Rondo at least $55 million. With the two sides facing a Monday deadline to get a deal done, Duffy said he called Celtics president Danny Ainge on Sunday to inform him Rondo was prepared to play out his contract and become a restricted free agent next summer because they weren’t satisfied with the team’s previous offers. Ainge, however, surprised Duffy by responding that Rondo’s contract hopes would be met.
"As much as we were willing to wait his contract out, the Celtics stepped up to the plate to meet the original request," Duffy said by phone.
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, Portland Trail Blazers All-Star guard Brandon Roy(notes) received a five-year, $80 million contract extension.
I remember Brandon Roy’s contract term for his last year are hilariously comprehensive
The final year is only 75% guaranteed, but becomes fully guaranteed if any one of the following happens:
1) The team obtains a permanent total disability insurance policy of at least $17,000,000 from an insurance company with an AM Best financial strength rating of A- or better.
2) The team secures insurance coverage under the NBA TTD Program.
3) The team wins the NBA Championship in any of the following seasons: 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, or 2013-14.
4) Roy is selected to the NBA All-Star team in at least three of the following seasons: 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, or 2013-14.
5) During the 2013-14 season, Roy plays in at least 55 of the team’s regular season games.
6) During the 2013-14 season, Roy’s team makes the playoffs and Roy plays in 80% of team’s playoff games.
I’m not 100% positive, I might need to check on shamsports, but I’m pretty sure one of Rondo’s contractual terms is “stop looking like a girl.”
by NittanyCub on Nov 2, 2009 11:04 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
why?
he’s a striking young woman.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 2, 2009 11:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
From another dimension?
Seriously, the dude looks like a bad drawing of an alien from the 1950s.
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by Rose Colored Goggles on Nov 2, 2009 4:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No, that is Sam Cassell.
Seriously, the dude looks like a bad drawing of an alien from the 1950s.
Rondo is more Keebler elf.
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by Granny Waiters on Nov 2, 2009 11:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think it makes sense for the Celtics
their window is maybe only open for a few more years so lock him up and win titles.
by SoulEater7 on Nov 2, 2009 11:13 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
This is a really good deal for the Celtics. Even if you discount Rondo's assist numbers
because of his great teammates always making shots, he still plays great defense (always has) and rebounds extremely well for his position (and did so as a rookie, without the awesome teammates). He can also get to the bucket pretty much at will, which is ridiculous given that his jumper is awful.
1. Cut a hole in a box
2. Put your Kirk in that box
3. Make some team open that box
by fundamentallysound on Nov 2, 2009 12:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully his personality problems won't ever flair up again.
They were pretty keen on getting rid of him this off season because he is a wackjob.
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by cranscape on Nov 2, 2009 12:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Tony Parker already had shit jumpshot when he inked his deal
Rondo still doesn’t have one.
If the Celtics stay healthy it’s a great deal. If one the big three goes down and their opponents scheme Rondo into shooting everything they’ll get bounced in the playoffs again.
12/31: Fire Vinny Del Negro.
by NBA Observer on Nov 2, 2009 12:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
He's still an attractive trade piece when the Big 3 fades into oblivion.
Considering how much they bad-mouthed him over the summer and all the exposure the playoffs gave him, it’s a pretty fair deal. Offers similar value compared to Aldridge and is getting paid less.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Nov 2, 2009 12:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
He still looks like a black Keebler elf to me.
by C Smoove on Nov 2, 2009 1:06 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Looks like a very positive deal for the Celtics unless the salary cap just nosedives for the next 2-3 years.
Besides Deron and Paul, is there a point guard you’d rather have on your team for the next 5 years?
Rose could fit that description later this year, but otherwise I don’t see anybody I’d rather have at point for the next 5 years.
by RyPac13 on Nov 2, 2009 3:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
umm
Yeah, let’s see how his assist numbers look when the rest get old.
Rondo aint worth it
by Option27 on Nov 2, 2009 3:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I don't blame Rondo for signing his new contract today
After Chris Paul chased him down last night, he probably realized that he’s made a lot of enemies around the league, and that he should sign before someone takes him out on a drive to the basket one night.
by Big D on Nov 2, 2009 3:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
word
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by Rose Colored Goggles on Nov 2, 2009 4:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
id be intrested to know the list of players that want to give rondo a "hard foul"
hinrich
miller
cp3
are there anymore that i just cant think of?
On Behalf of Sue, Wjb, majoyenrac, Bullshooter and all the other Hinrich fans...Ill keep the Hinrich Hope coming...There will be light!
by piccolomair on Nov 2, 2009 5:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Kirk would settle on another hard box out I think.
I don’t remember him fouling anyone particularly nasty before.
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by cranscape on Nov 2, 2009 6:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
rondo just seems like a punk you wanna hate
especially if you play against him….i mean you look at him and its like this twig? this peon won a championship, he cant shoot, all he can do is run, and he won a championship and is called one of the best pgs, this guy is ranked better/with me in terms of pg ability? Im assuming the cp3 fight went something like that, but one of the two blatantly saying it…
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by piccolomair on Nov 2, 2009 7:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rondo was being a punk during that game and getting into cp3's airspace.
Not sure what the verbal stuff was but I don’t think anyone would react well to a posturing Wanda. He had a good playoff series against Rose who didn’t really guard him at all. He had it easy on half of the court. It is way too early to crown him anything but 4th best on a team stacked with talent.
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by cranscape on Nov 2, 2009 7:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
uh that playoff series
not only did it inflate the bulls in the eyes of the general public but it also propelled rondo as some superstar pg…rondo got his way with a crappy defensive squad with a crappy coach in general…and losing kg was big but they still had pierce, and allen and thats still better than anything the bulls had at the time..
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by piccolomair on Nov 2, 2009 8:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
As much as I hate the doucher, Rondo is the best defensive PG in the game and one of the best passers in the game. Guy can’t shoot but he is very talented. Not a superstar but he’s not a scrub. Having 3 HOF players makes it easy but the elf can ball.
by C Smoove on Nov 2, 2009 8:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If he was passing to our "talented" perimeter shooters
he would not be getting those assists numbers. He is a good PG, but I doubt he is making his teammates better. He’s just doing what a PG to the stars ought to be doing. His unusually good offensive play against the Bulls was just that. Unusual. He had Rose on him. ‘nuff said. He still has holes in his game. Defensively he is pretty good, but how much of that hacking/nonfouling defense is from the Get Out of Jail Free cards handed out to the Celtics every year since this squad assembled? Kirk was great a few years ago (as seen in that Miami series) when the refs were not calling him on his tricks, but now that they are he has been frustrated with fouls. Kirk isn’t doing anything anymore illegal than Rondo (less usually) but Rondo doesn’t get called for it. Rondo could sucker punch you and be “going for the ball”. I am interested in seeing him after the three stars leave and he is trying do his thang with Big Baby and Porkins as his star talent.
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by cranscape on Nov 2, 2009 11:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He only averaged 5.8 assists per 36 mins as a rookie with no big 3.
1. Cut a hole in a box
2. Put your Kirk in that box
3. Make some team open that box
by fundamentallysound on Nov 3, 2009 12:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn! We got get Rose a big 3.
by Basketball Smurf on Nov 3, 2009 3:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Big 3s are costly. Reinsdorf will never pay for that.
We’re boned so long as he’s the owner.
1. Cut a hole in a box
2. Put your Kirk in that box
3. Make some team open that box
by fundamentallysound on Nov 3, 2009 12:08 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I was hoping Rose was one of the big 3.
And Tyrus Thomas, of course.
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by tyger1147 on Nov 3, 2009 3:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, if Rose is part of a big 3, then Boston has a big 4
because Rondo is better than Rose currently, as are KG, Pierce, and Ray Allen.
So we’d still need a big 3 around Rose to compete. But we won’t ever get it, because Reinsdorf hates winning (and spending money).
1. Cut a hole in a box
2. Put your Kirk in that box
3. Make some team open that box
by fundamentallysound on Nov 4, 2009 12:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rondo is intelligent
Why not signup long term… Rondo has the best teachers in the game… Garnett… Allen… and Pierce.
If I was a player… I would love to have those guys as my mentors.
by 420man! on Nov 2, 2009 5:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
You forgot KG's Jutting Chin.
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by cranscape on Nov 2, 2009 6:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Allens the best teacher
He was in the movie “he got game.” I bet he’s teaching Rondo acting skills.
by 420man! on Nov 4, 2009 5:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Better actor:
Rondo or Rose?
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by Prevenge on Nov 5, 2009 12:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rose
For some reason I’ve always felt that Rose has lots of confidence but he holds it back. You never know, that quiet persona he shows off can just be a facade…
But thats assuming it is just that… although people have a tendency to hold off certain aspects of their personality…
But then again Rondo has Ray Allen as his acting coach. Ray Allen was in He Got Game. A Spike Lee joint.
by 420man! on Nov 5, 2009 4:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rose would’ve been an all-star last year if he played with all the weapons Rondo plays with. But, at the same time Rondo fits the mold of their team quite nicely as much as I hate him.
by LoveForTheGame on Nov 2, 2009 10:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I hate this guy so much that I can't even think about this objectively
I was kinda hoping he didn’t sign a deal, then the next game one of his legs just fell off, then the day after that his financial adviser calls and tells him that he just lost all of his money. So now he is forced to sleep on the street, and one rainy day I would see him sitting there begging for money. He’d be holding a cup out and I would bluff like I’m about to give him a dollar, but instead I would snatch it back and run away laughing like a maniac while he just sat there on the street crying. Ahhh, we can all dream, can’t we?
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by Juiceboxjerry on Nov 3, 2009 2:56 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
he could always get into a 'low speed' moped accident.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 3, 2009 9:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll take it!
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by Juiceboxjerry on Nov 3, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Celtics (might) be a major player in 2010 free agency: Wade or Bosh?
Ray Allen is making $18 Million this year in the last year of his contract. If they let him go, won’t they have a decent chance at signing a free agent?
With Garnett and Rondo locked up for the next few years (and Big Baby acting like a big retarded injury with his best friend attacking him and getting him injured), why wouldn’t they bust the coffers for Bosh.
Or sign Wade if Wade accepts a discounted deal (or backloaded) at $15 mill the first year but escalators after the Celtics have more cap room?
by KentuckyBullsFan on Nov 5, 2009 11:36 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
holy crap…next free agency for the bulls already feels like we’re going to get Ron Mercer instead of Tracy McGrady again.
Damn you Vinny.
by KentuckyBullsFan on Nov 5, 2009 11:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no, they won't be under the cap
I think 25 years ago you had a ‘slot’ where if a guy left you’d have that salary space open to sign a free agent. Doesn’t work that way now.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 5, 2009 2:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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