Rajon Rondo
Career highlights...
Attended Eastern HS in Louisville, Kentucky and the Oak Hill Academy.
Played college ball at Kentucky till 2006.
Selected by the Phoenix Suns as 21st overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. Draft rights traded to the Boston Celtics.
Signed with the Boston Celtics in July 2006. Assigned to the Maine Red Claws during the 2013-14 season.
Played the McDonald's All-America Game in 2004.
Won the Global Games with the US Team in 2005.
Led the 2005 Under 21 World Championship in steals.
Named 2nd Team All-SEC in 2006. Led the conference in steals.
Selected to the NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team in 2006-07.
Selected to the NBA Rookie All-Star Game in 2008.
Won the NBA title with the Boston Celtics in 2008.
Selected to the NBA All-Defensive 1st Team in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Selected to the NBA All-Defensive 2nd Team in 2008-09 and 2011-12.
Selected to the NBA All-Star Game in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Led the NBA in steals in 2009-10.
Led the NBA in assists in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
Named to the All-NBA 3rd Team in 2011-12.
Skills and attributes
Outstanding playmaker... Very good vision of the court... Plays with great confidence...Quick... Can really get to the basket... Long arms... Excellent defender... Gets lots of layups... Good with the floaters too... Manages to grab quite a few rebounds despite his lack of size... A triple-double waiting to happen.
Like I said when I drafted Rondo. "I needed a bad *** added to my team". Rondo is a true competitor who absolutely hates to lose. Rondo is a fiery type of player that will let his team know what's up if someone isn't playing like they should, but on a team of all time greats... That shouldn't be the problem, what he will do is fire up his team and add a competitive edge to this team, and adds a defensive dimension to the pg spot that Nash just doesn't have. Very unselfish player, and willing passer. Unlike Nash... Rondo isn't a shooter, but can drive to the hoop at will, pretty much whenever he wants to, and is a true stat stuffer, and triple double waiting to happen. Rondo is fearless in all fassets of the game, point in case at 6-1 he is a great rebounder not just for his size but for any player on the wing or pg spot, he expects perfection from himself and his teamates, and demands it. On a team of all time greats this is a positive.
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