rondo played for new orleans pelicans in the nba.
rondo played for new orleans pelicans in the nba.
who does rondo play for in the nba?
new orleans pelicans
on july 6, 2018, rondo signed a one-year, $9 million contract with the los angeles lakers, who expected him to mentor and compete with second-year point guard lonzo ball. in his debut for the lakers in their season opener on october 18, rondo recorded 13 points and 11 assists in a 128–119 loss to the portland trail blazers. two days later, in a game against the houston rockets, rondo and chris paul got into a fist fight over a shove by brandon ingram delivered to james harden. the conflict, worsened due to paul's claim that rondo spat on him, resulted in rondo receiving a three-game suspension. after breaking his right hand in a 126–117 win over the trail blazers on november 14, rondo was ruled out for four to five weeks. in his return game on december 21 after missing 17 games, rondo had eight points and nine assists off the bench in a 112–104 win over the new orleans pelicans. on december 25 against the golden state warriors, after just three games back from his hand injury, rondo suffered a sprain to his right ring finger. he underwent surgery three days later and was subsequently ruled out for an estimated four to five weeks. he returned to action on january 24, 2019, after missing 14 games, recording 15 points, 13 assists and six rebounds in a 120–105 loss to the minnesota timberwolves. on january 31, he had 14 points and 13 rebounds in a 123–120 overtime win over the los angeles clippers. on february 7, he hit a 20-foot jumper as time expired in boston to lift the lakers to a 129–128 win over the celtics, as he finished with 17 points and 10 assists. it was his first career go-ahead field goal in the final 10 seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime. on march 4, rondo moved to 11th place in triple-doubles in nba history when he recorded his 32nd triple-double with a season-high 24 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists as the lakers lost 113–105 to the clippers. on march 29, he had 17 assists and five steals in a 123–115 win over the charlotte hornets, becoming the first laker with at least 17 assists and five steals since magic johnson in december 1989.
rajon rondo
rajon pierre rondo (born february 22, 1986) is an american professional basketball player for the los angeles lakers of the national basketball association (nba). rondo played two years of college basketball for the kentucky wildcats before he was drafted 21st overall by the phoenix suns in the 2006 nba draft. he was subsequently traded to the celtics, where he played a supporting role during his rookie season. rondo, a four-time nba all-star, had led the league in assists per game three times (2012, 2013, and 2016). he was named to the all-nba third team in 2011–12 and has earned four nba all-defensive team honors, twice on the first team (2009–10 and 2010–11). during his time in boston, rondo helped the celtics advance to the nba finals in 2008 and 2010, winning a championship in 2008 as the team's starting point guard. rondo has long been known as an elite facilitator in the nba, ranking fourth in celtics history in assists and third in steals. he is also considered a stat-sheet stuffer, ranking 11th in nba history for triple-doubles with 32 in the regular season, to go with 10 in the playoffs.
rajon rondo