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With the news today of the Mavericks being interested in Celtics guard, Rajon Rondo, this potential off-season move is sure to be a blockbuster. The Celtics are already crying uncle in the bowels of TD Garden, and the Mavericks signing Rondo would just add insult to injury. Apparently Rondo wants out. He has already seen his buddies Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry go to the Brooklyn Nets, and he doesn't want to be the only one left. Can anyone blame him? However, the Celtics aren't being hung out to dry. In this possible trade, the Celtics would get Shane Larkin, the Mavericks draft pick, and the Mavericks would acquire Rondo. If this deal happens, and it probably will, Rondo will have his sights set on his second championship; a championship that he just might get in Dallas.
With the possible acquisition of Rondo, the Mavericks could be looking to lure free agent Dwight Howard into the fold to make a playoff run. They are a candidate for where Howard will end up next season, but they aren't the top candidate right now. Currently, it seems like the Rockets are in first place for the Dwight Howard deal, and if the Mavericks don't sign another big name from the free agent market soon, Howard will be most likely heading to Houston. However, if Rondo is signed by the Mavericks and that alone lures Howard to Dallas, this could turn into a different story. The Mavericks would finally have some relatively young players on their roster, and could be playoff contenders once again. Rondo wouldn't have to score, something he would have to do in Boston if he stays there, and Howard would get an unthinkable amount of touches from one of the best point guards in the NBA in Rajon Rondo.
If the offer is on the table for Rondo to be traded to the Mavericks, I do see him taking it because of the evident situation in Boston. But he may just get a signing bonus in Dwight Howard coming to join him.
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