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Rajon Rondo Rumors
Rose was unaware of his chess-playing peers until his NBA career finished. On Sunday, he had lined them up across the stage, paired with world-renowned grandmasters. Rajon Rondo was once one of his fiercest rivals. Rose and Tony Snell shared a locker room for three seasons. Drew Gooden was one of Chicago’s veterans during Rose’s rookie year; yet they never spoke a word about the game they all secretly loved.
Rose was unaware of his chess-playing peers until his NBA career finished. On Sunday, he had lined them up across the stage, paired with world-renowned grandmasters. Rajon Rondo was once one of his fiercest rivals. Rose and Tony Snell shared a locker room for three seasons. Drew Gooden was one of Chicago’s veterans during Rose’s rookie year; yet they never spoke a word about the game they all secretly loved. His vision was meant to play out at Madison Square Garden a couple years earlier. With patience, Rose’s ambition aligned with the Freestyle Chess Tour and the endeavors of its co-founders, Magnus Carlsen — the top-ranked player in the world — and Jan Henric Buettner.
Ben Golliver: Former NBA stars Derrick Rose and Rajon Rondo are competing in the “Chesstival” tournament in Las Vegas with grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura @chesscom
Clippers a potential destination for Bradley Beal?
According to Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN, the Clippers could be a potential destination for Beal if the Suns decide to copy the Bucks by waiving and stretching the remaining hundreds of millions on the 32-year-old guard's contract. “If Bradley Beal were to be bought out of his contract, perhaps the Clippers would be a player [for him]. The Clippers have always been advantageous about getting stars on the cheap. In the past, they've gotten point guards like John Wall, Rajon Rondo, Russell Westbrook. They could be very advantageous if something like that unforeseen [would happen],” Youngmisuk said on ESPN's NBA Today.
Jorge Sierra: FWIW: Pascal Siakam moved up to No. 100 in playoff scoring in NBA history. Passed George Mikan and Rajon Rondo. Tied Dave Cowens.
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Doc Rivers: I don't think Steph Curry would ever leave Golden State and I'm hoping Giannis Antetokounmpo feels the same way
Bill Simmons: You have a superstar on your team that you guys have been just trying to trade for the last month apparently by reports. Giannis Antetokounmpo is on eBay now! Does anyone make an offer? Doc Rivers: It's so ridiculous. And I've heard all these reports, you hear all this stuff but you don't like it when you hear it because you know it's not true, Bill. But still, your players hear it and everybody else hears it. And I remember telling you the story when I was in Boston: I'm on a treadmill working out. That's when I could run still on a treadmill. And they announced that the Boston Celtics are about to trade Rajon Rondo I think to the Lakers. And I was like, ‘What?!’ And it was absurd. Like we had never had any conversations, but Rondo heard it, you know? And so that's the only thing I don't like about all this now. I don't know how many more times Giannis has to say he wants to be a Buck and he wants to win a title with the Bucks and it's so cool to me because it's not the way it's done anymore. But with certain guys, I don't think Steph Curry would ever leave Golden State ever and I'm hoping obviously Giannis feels the same way. That's the way he's been so far and it's been great. It's been awesome.
Do you think Rajon Rondo would want to do this job? I know the coaching thing—and obviously, the brain—but would he want this job? DeMarcus Cousins: Absolutely. I think he would be the perfect guy for the job. I mean, if we praise JJ—and this is no knock, I think JJ is a really good coach—but if we praise JJ for his level of IQ and his understanding of the game, Rondo is light-years ahead of him. When it comes to any coaching job, I think his name should be in the hat. He's a winner. He knows the game. He's also a great teacher of the game—he was that when he was a player.
Jorge Sierra: Jalen Brunson is now a Top 100 scorer in playoffs history. He passed all these players tonight: George Mikan Rajon Rondo Terry Cummings Tom Chambers Alex English Andre Iguodala Sam Cassell
Yahoo Sports: Former NBA All-Star Rajon Rondo graduated from the University of Kentucky today with a BA in Communication 🎓 Rondo starred for the Wildcats from 2004-06.
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Jorge Sierra: Jimmy Butler moved ahead of Richard Hamilton in playoff scoring for No. 42 all-time. He also passed all these guys in rebounds for No. 88 in NBA history: Marc Gasol James Worthy Cliff Hagan Rajon Rondo
Tony Allen: The next day, man, when he brought those gloves, we had a guy named Patrick O’Bryant on the team. He handed Patrick O’Bryant the gloves, brought everybody in the weight room, and said, 'If anybody got any secret smoke, we letting it out right now.' So guys started picking out who they had secret smoke with. Ray Allen and Rondo — they chose each other. And before you know it — they were scrapping. A good minute and a half scrap.
Rajon Rondo: At times, Doc—there’s no secret—Doc pissed me off. I was frustrated with him a lot. And Sam was that guy who bridged the gap, along with T [Tyronn Lue] years later. Those were the guys that really helped. They helped the relationship—helped me understand, "Okay, this is what Doc is thinking," and then they would go tell him, "This is how Rondo is thinking." It helped a lot. And like I said, Sam was vital and pivotal during those years I was able to play with him. You know, he’s a two-time champ—maybe three. I think he won one before in Houston. But having a guy like that in the locker room, and then being able to go to the coaching staff and translate what’s best for the team and for us as individuals—that’s huge.
Rajon Rondo: 'You can’t have the All-Star Game in cold-ass Indianapolis. Who’s gonna pull up to that?'
I understand, but what do you think about the current state of the All-Star Game? Rajon Rondo: "Obviously, it’s at an all-time low, I believe. I mean, I think some of the cities gotta be better—keep it a buck, man. You can’t have the All-Star Game in cold-ass Indianapolis. Who’s gonna pull up to that? Nobody who doesn’t have to be there wants to be there. So why would I go to Indianapolis for All-Star Weekend just to say I was there? I mean, not to kill all these other cities, but why are we having it in Cleveland in February? It needs to be somewhere warm, somewhere celebrities and people actually want to go. You should be able to be outside, not stuck in a hotel room all weekend. So for me, I think the location needs to change. And for the game itself, I think it starts with the leaders, man.
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