What's the market for Rajon Rondo?

Is Rajon Rondo worth over $10 million/year?

  • Yes

    Votes: 29 27.4%
  • No

    Votes: 32 30.2%
  • Hell No

    Votes: 45 42.5%

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TheyCallMeAzul

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So far, two things are clear about Rajon Rondo's season:

1) He's clearly not what he was
2) He probably won't be returning to Dallas

On top of these things, Rondo is hot-headed & has a history of clashing with players, coaches. In my opinion, he's not a top-15 PG in the league. With his contract expiring this season, what is Rondo worth on the free agent market? He's currently making $12.9 million
 

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Not a Max anymore probably, If team where even going to give him that.

With Rondo's shooting %, no way can you have him be one the highest paid players on the team and his passing is overrated. I know dude joke about Cp3 but atleast his offenses are always top 5 in the league.

Rondo dominated offenses dont get you anywhere, Dallas finding that out first hand. Gutted their depth for a dude who most likely wont be back
 

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But if I was the Pacers, I'd trade George Hill; CJ Miles, and a 1st to Philly/Boston and sign Rondo.
No way.....

That would be terrible...Pacers need shooting

I honestly dont think Rondo is a starter anymore. I dont think he'd have a positive impact on any offense playing heavy minutes
 
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Do people realize when boston won that first year rondo was an afterthought he wasnt even that much of a problem in that series
he was to busy gettin
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I think that's a generally accepted fact. He was their best player in 2010 tho & they probably would've won w/o Perkins' ACL tear
 

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Do people realize when boston won that first year rondo was an afterthought he wasnt even that much of a problem in that series
he was to busy gettin
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I think people think of the 2012 series versus the Heat when he went toe to toe with LeBron for the first 5 games for an instance of when Rondo was good.
 

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Nicca is washed. He doesn't deserve more than 7mil, but it just takes one dumb GM. I think he'll get maxed out.
 

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Y'all are ignoring/overlooking an entire host of reasons why you guys could very well be incorrect.

So far, two things are clear about Rajon Rondo's season:

1) He's clearly not what he was
2) He probably won't be returning to Dallas

On top of these things, Rondo is hot-headed & has a history of clashing with players, coaches. In my opinion, he's not a top-15 PG in the league. With his contract expiring this season, what is Rondo worth on the free agent market? He's currently making $12.9 million

first bolded
Rondo hasn't been 100% since the beginning of the 2012/13 season. This is obviously due to multiple injuries (including the one he suffered right before the season started and his more recent injury to his face)

second bolded
to our knowledge, Rondo clashed with Doc Rivers only once (which was when they almost came to blows); since that incident, Doc has been on record praising Rondo as a player and a teammate (even now that he's with the Clippers); the reason Doc left wasn't because of Rondo but was because he didn't want to be part of a rebuilding process; the narrative about Rondo clashing with coaches is shaky at best

Ray Allen and Rondo didn't get along but judging by how they played together, you would've never known; Ray left because he didn't want to be pushed out of the starting lineup and come off the bench (at that point of the career); moreover, Ray was salty that the Celtics were looking to deal him before the trade deadline in his last season; Rondo and Ray's relationship (although far from friendly) was never a major issue...or at leats not to the point where Rondo needs to be question

moreover, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins, Jared Sullinger, and other teammates have nothing but positive things to say about Rondo and remain in frequent contact with him on a personal level.

in short, the whole "Rondo doesn't get along with coaches/players" argument is overblown.

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you're being ridiculous now. :mjlol:

not top 5 (based on this season alone)? most likely. not top 10? arguable. not top 15? you buggin.

dude's still the league leader in triple-doubles, leading rebounder for PGs, and is near the top of the league with assists; before he was dealt, he was the league-leader in assists THIS SEASON with a much poorer supporting cast than the PGs you compare him to

safe to say, had he not been traded, he would've likely been at the top of the league for assists


Not a Max anymore probably, If team where even going to give him that.

With Rondo's shooting %, no way can you have him be one the highest paid players on the team and his passing is overrated. I know dude joke about Cp3 but atleast his offenses are always top 5 in the league.

Rondo dominated offenses dont get you anywhere, Dallas finding that out first hand. Gutted their depth for a dude who most likely wont be back

you focus on his one weakness (his shooting) and overlook a couple of things:
1. EVERYBODY knows Rondo is a pass-first PG; this isn't a secret; however, everybody knows Rondo's beautiful body of work (especially in the playoffs when
he's surrounded by good/great players)...expecting Rondo to dominate on offense (in terms of shooting) is ridiculous and is pointless to mention...Rondo
dominates on offense by being an excellent playmaker/assist man
2. players' free agency value is determined based on teams' needs; arguing that Rondo doesn't deserve to be one of the highest-paid players on his team
because of his shooting % is ridiculous...a healthy Rondo is a top-passer/playmaker and a superb defender, no questions asked...plenty of teams need
a player with Rondo's skill-set (alleged shooting deficiencies aside) and playoffs experience to win...Rondo will get paid.
3. the teams that will be looking at Rondo will presumably be contenders/playoff teams with much superior supporting casts than the one he had in Boston (or
even now in Dallas); the idea of a HEALTHY Rondo on a contender/playoff team with great pieces is enticing to any savvy coach or GM; Rondo will get paid


No way.....

That would be terrible...Pacers need shooting

I honestly dont think Rondo is a starter anymore. I dont think he'd have a positive impact on an offense playing heavy minutes

go take your medicine. seriously. your comment reeks of being "in the moment" and of selective amnesia.

as mentioned before, Rondo hasn't been 100% healthy since the 2012/13 season.

since his return at the end of last season (where he played 30 games), he had to play with a very different team than he had before. the team was practically ready for rebuilding. this points to the fact that Rondo in the past 2 years (aside from being less than 100% healthy) had to play with vastly inferior teammates as compared to, say, Curry, Westbrook, Wall, Lowry, Conley, Lillard, and even Parker. yet, even before he was traded mid-season, he was the league leader in assists

make no mistake about it, Rondo is still a starter and is still a very good PG...if he doesn't finish strong this season, you can count on next season being his best season

hell, name me a PG right now who puts up triple-doubles for fun in the PLAYOFFS and leads his team to conference finals and finals

you saying he's not even a starter is ridiculous


the Rondo disrespect on this site...:scust::scust::scust::scust::scust::scust:
 

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go take your medicine. seriously. your comment reeks of being "in the moment" and of selective amnesia.

as mentioned before, Rondo hasn't been 100% healthy since the 2012/13 season.

since his return at the end of last season (where he played 30 games), he had to play with a very different team than he had before. the team was practically ready for rebuilding. this points to the fact that Rondo in the past 2 years (aside from being less than 100% healthy) had to play with vastly inferior teammates as compared to, say, Curry, Westbrook, Wall, Lowry, Conley, Lillard, and even Parker. yet, even before he was traded mid-season, he was the league leader in assists

make no mistake about it, Rondo is still a starter and is still a very good PG...if he doesn't finish strong this season, you can count on next season being his best season

hell, name me a PG right now who puts up triple-doubles for fun in the PLAYOFFS and leads his team to conference finals and finals

you saying he's not even a starter is ridiculous


the Rondo disrespect on this site...:scust::scust::scust::scust::scust::scust:
He never LED his team to anything

He had Ray Allen Pierce and KG

Damn near any NBA PG in that spot woudve had postseason success
 

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Do people realize when boston won that first year rondo was an afterthought he wasnt even that much of a problem in that series
he was to busy gettin
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while he was in the Big 3's shadow, he certainly wasn't getting carried.

most noticeably, he emerged in the playoffs. he was putting in work averaging 10ppg/7apg/4rpg/2spg in 32mpg throughout that postseason.

in the championship-winning Game 6 vs Lakers: 21pts/8asts/7rebs/6stls

if those numbers are called being carried to you.....:russ:


your implied argument that Rondo was on cruise control that year is dumb.

then there's the fact that after that season, the team basically became Rondo and the Big 3.
 
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