Celtics Will Talk Extension With Rondo

More photos » by Nam Y Huh - AP Rondo hopes to be tossing oops to KG for more years. Browse more photos » The Globe reports: Asked if he was optimistic about an upcoming contract negotiation, Rondo replied: "Not really. I'm just playing it out, trying to get better every day." A league source said the Celtics plan to hold talks with Rondo before the start of training camp later this month. Rondo has one year and an option remaining on his contract. Ainge said earlier in the offseason that he would conduct talks with Rondo and Ray about contract extensions but this is the first word that we've gotten about those talks actually starting. At one point Cedric Maxwell reported that Rondo would be willing to sign for 5 years, $50 million.  Should be interesting to see how close they come to those numbers....