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Back on March 2, reports surfaced that the Boston Celtics were actively trying to trade point guard Rajon Rondo. Then on March 13, Boston general manager Danny Ainge said, "Rondo's not being traded."

That sounds like a pretty definitive statement, but hypothetically, if Rajon Rondo was on the trading block, should the Sacramento Kings try and trade for him?

In a recent article, Bradford Doolittle writes about how the Kings could use Rondo.

"On paper, they have a pair of super-talented building blocks in Tyreke Evans and DeMarcus Cousins. The results, however, remain awful. The offense ranks 25th in efficiency despite a third-place standing in offensive rebound percentage and the defense ranks 28th. The Kings just can't score inside the arc, ranking 29th in 2-point percentage."

As Doolittle points out, the Kings struggle with offensive efficiency and they struggle on defense. He also makes the point that rookie Isaiah Thomas—who has recently been elevated to the starting point guard—is a better fit off the bench.

According to Doolittle, the Kings are in desperate need of a playmaking point guard in order to get the most out of Cousins and Evans.

"The Kings have to continue to develop the Evans-Cousins core and make it work. There is just too much talent there to give up. For that pairing to succeed, the third member of Sacramento's big three needs to be a playmaking point guard, who can make decisions for players who don't make good ones for themselves."

Rajon Rondo is an elite point guard—there's really no debating that. And if the Kings were to somehow acquire Rondo, he would immediately improve the team.

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Rondo is only 26 years old. On top of that, he's got a fairly affordable contract, as he's locked up through the 2014-15 season for $35.85 million.

But, just because Rondo's an enticing player doesn't necessarily mean the Kings could offer enough to get the point guard. Here's how Doolittle proposes the Kings could land Rondo:

"The Kings could offer their first-round pick and a couple of young pieces like Thomas or Hassan Whiteside to the Celtics for Rajon Rondo. The Celtics would be creating even more flexibility for the future, adding a high lottery pick and getting rid of a player they seem to want to move."

Assuming that's all it would take to get Rondo, that would be a solid deal for Sacramento.

Granted, the draft pick is sure to be a high selection based on Sacramento's current record, and the Kings would also be giving up a couple of nice young pieces in Thomas and Whiteside; but, they would be getting an elite point who's just now entering his prime, and is signed for the foreseeable future at a cap friendly number.

In my opinion, the only way Doolittle's proposed package is enough to land Rondo is if Boston desperately wants to move him. If I'm Danny Ainge, I want at least DeMarcus Cousins or Tyreke Evans included in any trade for Rondo.

At that point, dealing for Rondo might be counterproductive for the Kings. Sure, they'd improve at point guard, but they might cancel that out by losing a young asset in Evans or Cousins.

The Kings have been bad for a while now. It looks like they might have a nice young core developing, and though it hasn't resulted in victories yet, I would be wary of breaking that up. Still, if the Kings can somehow land Rondo without giving up Evans or Cousins, then I'm all for it.

What do you think?

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