"How many of you believe Danny Ainge's claim he has not been shopping Rajon Rondo or offered him for Chris Paul? How many believe a reporter fantasized the threesome involving the Celtics, Hornets and Pacers, whose $23 million in cap space make them a critically desirable partner?

Well, according to one pretty piped-in informer, it was a done deal until CP3 Knixed it by refusing to sign an extension.

A second source with intimate knowledge of the proposition took a long pause when asked about its validity before saying, "That's very interesting.""