Posted by Inside Hoops Nov 30 As Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge aggressively pursues possible deals for Rajon Rondo, the Indiana Pacers have emerged as an intriguing suitor for the point guard, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

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As Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge aggressively pursues possible deals for Rajon Rondo(notes), the Indiana Pacers have emerged as an intriguing suitor for the point guard, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. For the past few days, Pacers officials – and third-party surrogates – have been making calls and gathering information and insight into Rondo’s reputation as a teammate and leader, sources said. The Pacers and Celtics have discussed the preliminary framework of a deal, but two sources said Indiana would need a third team to provide Boston with the talent it wants to do a deal.

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Indiana Pacers fans went to sleep on Black Friday faced with another weekend of a suspended NBA season and the prospect of contemplating, again, just how far into their own abyss the Indianapolis Colts can slide before 2012 dawns. When we awoke on Saturday morning, though, the basketball world looked markedly different, and brighter.

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