The 29-year-old Rondo is a four-time All-Star who enjoyed a great deal of success with the Boston Celtics.
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After a disastrous stint with the Dallas Maverick, he’s now joined the Sacramento Kings with a chance to redeem himself. We got into a couple arguments the last couple days.
In an interview with Cowbell Kingdom, a Kings blog affiliated with ESPN, Rondo talked about how his transition with his new team has been going. If the relationship isn’t good, at least we can take solace in the fact that it isn’t affecting his play.
Rondo’s prickly personality has been well-documented over the years, but he hasn’t been considered toxic until now. Despite the statement that things weren’t going well Rondo didn’t seem too peeved in the interview and he also sounded hopeful that things would work themselves out.
Maybe Rondo is stirring up enough controversy in Sacramento to make the Kings do something stupid like trade DeMarcus Cousins.
Rondo hasn’t dazzled in the preseason with averages of 6.2 points and 5.6 assists through five games.
Which, for a player who lacks perimeter shooting, is all the Kings can ask from him right now.
Despite his beef with Karl, Rondo and the Kings have gotten off to a nice start, with a 4-1 record so far in the preseason.
When considering the strength of their roster with the likes of Rondo, Cousins, Rudy Gay, and new additions such as Marco Belinelli, Kosta Koufos and Willie Cauley-Stein, the Kings have more talent and depth than last season. Turns out he didn’t even make it to the season.
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Rondo and Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle were never on the same page, which resulted in Carlisle deciding to deactivate the 2008 National Basketball Association champion during the playoffs.
