Report: Celtics Have 'Disengaged' From Rajon Rondo Trade Talks After Soliciting Offers in Recent Weeks

Report: Celtics Have ‘Disengaged’ From Rajon Rondo Trade Talks After Soliciting Offers in Recent Weeks

by Ricky Doyle on Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 2:56PM

Thursday can't come soon enough for Rajon Rondo. The Celtics point guard has been the subject of trade rumors for weeks and likely will be up until Thursday's trade deadline.

There's apparently a good chance that Rondo ends up staying put in Boston, though. After soliciting offers for the 26-year-old, the Celtics have "disengaged" on that front, according to CBSSports.com's Ken Berger.

Berger reports that one executive compared the Celtics' posture with Rondo to the Pistons' with Rodney Stuckey, whom Detroit no longer is actively shopping.

A lot could change between now and Thursday's deadline, but a deal is seeming less and less likely for the Celtics, as general manager Danny Ainge has stated that "nothing is even close" at this point.

Ainge, however, did say that he continues to receive a "handful" of calls each day, although it's unclear how many of those are regarding his starting point guard.