Trade rumors have Rajon Rondo, followed by the time it is in the NBA. Followed during the era of the big three and recovery in the following years.
Thursday, "the rumors came true. Celtics have completed a trade that Rondo and underutilized forward Dwight Powell to the Dallas Mavericks starting center for Brandan Wright, a veteran point guard Jameer Nelson, forward Jae Crowder, and the future first and second round.
"We want to thank you for Rajon everything he has done for organizing the Celtics and the success we have experienced during your stay with us," said Danny Ainge, Celtics president of basketball operations.
Trade, confirmed by the Celtics and Mavericks, ending nine years of Rondo Celtics, a strip NBA championship in 2008. That makes the Celtics clearly positioned for future long-term plans with a remarkable array of choices of the design. The near future will be a team that will struggle to break .500 offer.
When he was the perfect complement to Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, Rondo was almost never a full partner. With the Big Three gone, the Celtics tried to build their team around Rondo, naming him captain in January.
But the 28-year-old Rondo has remained an enigmatic leader, and his stats dropped in on a number of key areas for this season. His free throw shooting percentage is a career low .333 average and score fell to 8.3 points per game, his lowest since his rookie season in 2006-07, when he averaged 6.4.
"We all know what he is doing very well," coach Brad Stevens said the Celtics trade was announced on Thursday. "There are few people in the game that some of the things that you can do can do and can probably be expanded - how to pass the ball and the way to get the ball -. You can extend it to the history of the game, he really is a lot of good things ".
In his first full season as the anterior cruciate ligament is torn in 2013, Rondo leads the league in assists, averaging 10.8. He is also the average of a career-high 7.5 rebounds. Has three triple-doubles in the first 22 matches.
New Celtics could get with the team on Saturday. Celtics play the Miami Heat in Miami on Sunday.
Guard Rondo would suspect Evan Turner and Phil Pressey came up Jameer Nelson. Meanwhile'd get Marcus Smart in roller.
Rondo is a four-time All-Star with the Celtics. He led the NBA in assists average three times (2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14) and led the league in steals in 2009-10. He has not played more than 68 games in a season since 2009-10.
Thursday, "the rumors came true. Celtics have completed a trade that Rondo and underutilized forward Dwight Powell to the Dallas Mavericks starting center for Brandan Wright, a veteran point guard Jameer Nelson, forward Jae Crowder, and the future first and second round.
"We want to thank you for Rajon everything he has done for organizing the Celtics and the success we have experienced during your stay with us," said Danny Ainge, Celtics president of basketball operations.
Trade, confirmed by the Celtics and Mavericks, ending nine years of Rondo Celtics, a strip NBA championship in 2008. That makes the Celtics clearly positioned for future long-term plans with a remarkable array of choices of the design. The near future will be a team that will struggle to break .500 offer.
When he was the perfect complement to Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, Rondo was almost never a full partner. With the Big Three gone, the Celtics tried to build their team around Rondo, naming him captain in January.
But the 28-year-old Rondo has remained an enigmatic leader, and his stats dropped in on a number of key areas for this season. His free throw shooting percentage is a career low .333 average and score fell to 8.3 points per game, his lowest since his rookie season in 2006-07, when he averaged 6.4.
"We all know what he is doing very well," coach Brad Stevens said the Celtics trade was announced on Thursday. "There are few people in the game that some of the things that you can do can do and can probably be expanded - how to pass the ball and the way to get the ball -. You can extend it to the history of the game, he really is a lot of good things ".
In his first full season as the anterior cruciate ligament is torn in 2013, Rondo leads the league in assists, averaging 10.8. He is also the average of a career-high 7.5 rebounds. Has three triple-doubles in the first 22 matches.
New Celtics could get with the team on Saturday. Celtics play the Miami Heat in Miami on Sunday.
Guard Rondo would suspect Evan Turner and Phil Pressey came up Jameer Nelson. Meanwhile'd get Marcus Smart in roller.
Rondo is a four-time All-Star with the Celtics. He led the NBA in assists average three times (2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14) and led the league in steals in 2009-10. He has not played more than 68 games in a season since 2009-10.
