The announcement of Rajon Rondo's injury on Friday could force the Boston Celtics to finally pull off a deal that would send the All-Star point guard to a new team next season.
The Celtics announced that Rondo will miss training camp after undergoing surgery to repair a broken left hand - an injury he suffered from an accidental fall at his home on Thursday.
"The Celtics said Rondo underwent a surgical fixation of a left metacarpal fracture on Friday morning at New England Baptist Hospital after injuring himself in a fall at his home Thursday evening," according to ESPN.
"Rondo is expected to miss six to eight weeks, leaving the Celtics without their starting point guard for the start of the season."
Rondo's long-term tenure in Beantown has been in question for the past two years, but this hand injury could serve as the trigger for Celtics executive to finally ship the All-Star point guard and usher the start of youth revolution (Marcus Smart, Avery Bradley, and James Young) in the franchise.
However, trading Rondo won't be that simple as Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck stressed that he has no plan in trading his prized point guard anytime soon.
"It's my goal to keep Rondo here," Grousbeck said in an interview with ESPN. "I think we all want that. And I actually honestly think -- he should speak for himself -- I think Rajon wants to stay, or would be very happy to stay.
"And we'll see how this season goes, and how the negotiations go, but he's proud to be a Celtic. I know that. He's proud to wear that [2008 title] ring and he deserved it."
Then again, there are analysts who believed the Celtics will eventually use Rondo as trade bait to get multiple draft picks or a young talent. The Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, Milwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons were linked as possible destination for Rondo, who averaged 11.7 points, 9.8 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game coming off an ACL injury.
