We’re living through a golden age of NBA basketball. Players are more athletic and more efficient than ever before, and advanced analytics have changed the game.
No professional athlete wants to admit that another player is better than they are in the midst of competition. But now that Rajon Rondo has stepped away from basketball, he is happy to let the world know what it is like to be on the other side of a LeBron James classic.
Records are made to be broken, as the saying goes. Some NBA marks, though, aren't likely to ever be toppled, whether it's due to unique greatness or changes to the game over the years.
It's hard for everything to go right in the NBA, whether that's due to managerial decisions, bad luck with injuries, or other factors. In league history, there are some moments that stand out, moments that could have gone in a completely different direction and drastically changed the league.
Recent sources reported that former NBA star Rajon Rondo claimed his toughest stint in the league was with the Dallas Mavericks. Here’s why. Rondo is one of the best point guards in NBA history.
Not many teams still have a better roster than the 2008 Boston Celtics. The core of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo served as one of the most star-studded groups in NBA history.
It wouldn’t be a stretch to call the 2008 Boston Celtics an NBA super team. Of course, the squad was not the first from Boston to win a championship. However, the feats they achieved that season, and things that they could have achieved had they not broken up, make the time a rather romantic period for the Boston faithful.
Rajon Rondo joined Doc Rivers’ Milwaukee Bucks coaching staff last summer, bringing with him a wealth of experience and basketball intelligence. Widely respected as one of the smartest and most skilled point guards of his era, the 39-year-old offers invaluable insights to the Bucks’ roster, including guidance for superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Rajon Rondo is a man of many talents. The four-time All-Star was a dynamite passer, a lockdown defender, and a solid scoring option from the point guard position.
Doc Rivers and guard Rajon Rondo were a lethal duo in Boston, where Rivers spent 12 years as the Celtic's head coach and where Rondo had the only four All-Star seasons of his 16-year career.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is not like other NBA players. That much is obvious just by looking at him. After all, you don’t earn the nickname the Greek Freak without being an otherworldly athletic specimen.
You can tell someone has a big heart by their willingness to take a hit just to help a stranger. Imagine this scenario: you’re at the grocery store, minding your own business, when you see a man trying to snatch a woman’s purse.
Aside from winning the NBA championships, players work hard to be good enough to have a case at the James Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Players who have not won titles still get inducted into the Hall of Fame, which is what former Boston Celtics player argued about his former teammate.
The Boston Celtics are nearing a regular season with a ton of roster uncertainty, and without superstar Jayson Tatum, there is no clear identity to the team.
Is Rajon Rondo a Hall of Famer? The former Boston Celtics All-Star point guard may have been on that trajectory prior to a fateful 2013 ACL tear, which effectively ended his reign as one of the elite players at that position.
One of the most beloved Kentucky players is without a doubt Rajon Rondo, who was recently added to the Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame. Rondo went on to a very long and successful NBA career that lasted from 2006 all the way to 2022.
Rajon Rondo was one of the best pure point guards in the league at the height of his career. His playmaking was his biggest strength. Rondo led the league in assists three times, and he also had a stretch of averaging 11+ assists in three consecutive years.
The 2008 Boston Celtics team is one of the favorite title teams in the iconic franchise's history. Not only did the championship break a long drought but Boston took down the rival Los Angeles Lakers in the process.
LeBron James and countless others have campaigned for Rondo to become a head coach in the NBA or at least a voice in the locker room that can rally the troops. The Celtics legend is finally heeding those calls.
Former NBA guard Rajon Rondo avoided jail time with a plea deal related to an unlawful possession of a gun charge in Indiana, Kurt Helin of NBC Sports relays via a report from Indiana’s WDRB.
Rajon Rondo recently confirmed the long-rumored feud between him and Ray Allen, revealing that their rivalry escalated to a physical altercation during their time with the Boston Celtics.
Longtime NBA point guard Rajon Rondo confirmed during an appearance on the "All the Smoke" podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson that he has retired as an NBA player.
LeBron James praised Rajon Rondo on the 'Mind the Game' podcast with JJ Redick, saying that Rondo should be a head coach at 'a high level,' but that the former NBA point guard doesn't want it. “Rajon Rondo.