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The New Orleans Pelicans have followed a positive postseason with a rather disappointing offseason, missing out on re-signing their All-Star DeMarcus Cousins only a year after trading for him, and their point guard Rajon Rondo, who agreed to ink a one-year, $9 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. Franchise star Anthony Davis was reportedly […]

Brad Wanamaker is getting his first crack at the NBA after spending years playing overseas. Although Wanamaker is a newcomer for the Boston Celtics, he’ll be wearing a familiar number. Wanamaker will don No. 9 for the Celtics, but this has nothing to do with the Celtics legend Rajon Rondo. Wanamaker pointed out that he […]

It seems that New Orleans Pelicans forward Nikola Mirotic is not enamored by Rajon Rondo’s move to the Los Angeles Lakers. After news broke that the four-time All-Star point guard has agreed to a one-year deal worth $9 million with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, Mirotic tried to express his feelings about the transaction […]

There’s a new sheriff in LA county now following LeBron James’ decision to join the Los Angeles Lakers take his talents to La La Land beginning next season. Apparently, there’s also going to be a new point guard for the Purple and Gold with Rajon Rondo also agreeing to a deal with the team. According […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have just renounced the rights to Julius Randle, and their first move since doing so is agreeing to a one year deal with former Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo. Rondo is signing a one-year deal with Lakers, per source. https://t.co/wDG7BO7hLk — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2018 The deal will be […]

After luring point guard Elfrid Payton to a one-year deal, the New Orleans Pelicans remain hopeful in retaining court general Rajon Rondo. As per Marc Stein of the New York Times: The Pelicans remain hopeful of re-signing point guard Rajon Rondo, league sources say, even after coming to terms tonight with free-agent guard Elfrid Payton […]

It goes without saying that the New Orleans Pelicans have a big offseason ahead of them this summer. Among their notable key players set to hit the market is point guard Rajon Rondo. History would suggest that the veteran could be seeking another one-year deal. However, according to John Gambadoro from ArizonaSports.com, Rondo is reportedly looking for a […]

The Washington Wizards maintained their mantle as one of the most perplexing teams in the league. The top-heavy nature of their roster remained a saving grace and a problem, with and without John Wall. Their starting unit was among the best in the league. Their bench was awful and cost them games. The locker room was uneven. Scott […]

Rajon Rondo is a divisive figure. NBA fans either love him or wish he would be rocketed off the face of the earth. There is no in between. And that’s totally fine. Rondo shined with the Boston Celtics and even won a championship there. Everywhere else he’s been, he was largely a major disappointment. However, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have some crucial decisions to make in the offseason, including the re-signing of some of their key stars. Head coach Alvin Gentry and general managed Dell Demps said the team will like to bring back center DeMarcus Cousins as well as point guard Rajon Rondo this offseason, according to the team. […]

Following a 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, the New Orleans Pelicans will have a myriad of decisions to make in the offseason. The signing of DeMarcus Cousins is bound to be priority No. 1 in the books, while other impending free agents like Rajon Rondo and Ian Clark could be […]

If you are wondering what happened to Rajon Rondo after halftime during the New Orleans Pelicans’ critical must-win homestand against the Golden State Warriors, it is not a strategic line-up adjustment or (worse) a tiff with another head coach in the middle of a playoff game. Rather, it was an old familiar foe. Head Coach […]

After sending the New Orleans Pelicans home in five games, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green commended Rajon Rondo as one of the smartest players in the league. As posted by Dime on UPROXX, Green tipped his hat off to Rondo: “I got much respect for Rondo, man. That guy’s been great for a lot […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Golden State Warriors series has seemed to turn into a one on one series between Draymond Green and Rajon Rondo with all the media attention that it has received. Steve Kerr wasn’t happy with some of the things that Rajon Rondo has done during the series. It appeared near the […]

For superstar point guard Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, it’s no secret that Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the New Orleans Pelicans got out of hand and resulted in a lopsided 119-100 loss. However, early in the game, a certain play with Curry and Pelicans veteran point guard Rajon Rondo […]

Down 0-2, the New Orleans Pelicans came out firing at home in Game 3 of their second round series against the Golden State Warriors. Anthony Davis led the way with 33 points, 18 rebounds, three assists, and four steals. Jrue Holiday added 21 points, seven rebounds, five assists, two steals, and two blocks. Even Nikola […]

New Orleans Pelicans Rajon Rondo has been involved in a lot of playoffs wars in his career, but this second-round series with the Golden State Warriors could end up as among the most memorable ones he’s been part of – especially if he and Draymond Green continue their antics. In Game 3 of the series, […]

Since leaving the Boston Celtics via a trade to the Dallas Mavericks four years ago and subsequently departing Texas on a sour note, Rajon Rondo has spent the last few seasons jumping from team to team with stays that alternate between good and mediocre. Teams are also concerned with the mercurial point guard that they […]

The deeper the series between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Golden State Warriors gets, the more entertaining the rift between Rajon Rondo and Draymond Green becomes. Rondo and Green appear to be playing a game within a game in this Western Conference semifinals matchup, as both have been seemingly trying to get underneath each […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and New Orleans Pelicans guard Rajon Rondo have made it very clear already in this series that they won’t be doing any golfing together when the season is over. They have been going at it all series and during the fourth quarter, it really came to a light. After […]

The New Orleans Pelicans made sure that the Golden State Warriors are not going up 3-0 in the two teams’ Western Conference semifinals series by scoring a 119-100 win over the defending champions Friday night. Rajon Rondo played his part in that, thanks to putting up the most Rondo-like stat sheet in the history of […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have successfully avoided falling down the dreaded 0-3 hole in the playoffs after scoring a convincing 119-100 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of their series at home on Friday. Key to the Pelicans’ victory was Rajon Rondo, who probably manufactured the greatest 4-point performance in the history […]

Rajon Rondo has gone from one of the most prolific dime enthusiasts to a veteran point guard labeled a “selfish” ball-dsitributor, a ball-stopping, coach-killing, mercurial player that has great intellect, but poor ability to remain content with a team. While some of his teammates have raved about him and his leadership, some others; most notably […]

Despite being unable to steal home court advantage during the opening part of their series against the Golden State Warriors, the New Orleans Pelicans are confident their adjustments will translate into wins during their home stretch. “We’ll go home. Our crowd will be into it,” said forward Anthony Davis, according to William Guillory of the […]

Rajon Rondo has had a borderline Hall of Fame career in the NBA and although he doesn’t know when he wants to hang up the sneakers, he does know that once he retires, he doesn’t want to stay too far away from the NBA. “I want to be a general manager, and I want to […]

The legend of “Playoff Rondo” still lives on, perhaps even more so after an impressive first-round sweep of the series against the Portland Trail Blazers. Rajon Rondo put up an impressive 11.3 points and a league-leading 13.3 assists per game in four games against the Blazers, quarterbacking this team to very convincing wins against a […]

Jrue Holiday’s emergence as one of the key difference-makers has been perhaps the main spark fueling the New Orleans Pelicans’ quick sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers, surprisingly booting out the third seed in convincing fashion and becoming the first team to secure a ticket to the next round of the postseason. The 6-foot-4 guard […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had plenty of time to rest after sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers 4-0 in their first-round series. They are using this time to try and get their bodies right, and also watch film on their next opponent. They will be facing the winner of the series between the San Antonio […]

We’ve learned a lot through the first week of the NBA Playoffs. Here are the 10 biggest takeaways so far: 10. Terry Stotts is on the hot seat Portland should feel embarrassed. They seemingly solidified their position as the third best team in the West after an impressive regular season and were clear favorites against […]

If there is a player in the NBA that has the license to bestow “Big 3” titles, it’s probably Rajon Rondo. The ex-Boston Celtic after all, played not too long ago alongside the trio of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and the now-estranged Ray Allen, and won a title and multiple trips to the NBA Finals. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans made quick work of the Portland Trail Blazers after putting the finishing touches on a series sweep. Among the integral parts of their success thus far has been the performance of point guard Rajon Rondo. It is no secret that Rondo is one of the most intelligent players in the NBA. Milwaukee […]

The New Orleans Pelicans completed an impressive four-game sweep over the Portland Trail Blazers in their first-round series on Saturday afternoon. It was a dominating offensive performance through the four contests that led to the Pelicans reaching the Western Conference semifinals for the first time since the 2007-08 campaign. New Orleans was led by two […]

The underdog New Orleans Pelicans put together a convincing four-game sweep over the Portland Trail Blazers that has propelled them to the Western Conference semifinals for the first time in over a decade. It has been largely accomplished behind a balanced offensive effort with their core group leading the way. Among those is veteran point […]

The New Orleans Pelicans wrapped an impressive four-game sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday behind another collective offensive effort. Much of this came in the way of their starting unit taking charge in the first-round series. Veteran point guard Rajon Rondo was at the forefront of that, putting together a highly-productive four-game set […]

The New Orleans Pelicans entered Game 4 of their first-round playoff with a chance to close out the Portland Trail Blazers in a sweep. This has placed a great amount of tension and intensity between both sides with what is at stake on Saturday afternoon. In the final second of the second quarter, Pelicans veteran […]

Want to see a classic Rajon Rondo type of play? Look no further than what the 32-year-old point guard did during the first quarter of Game 4 between the New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday evening. With 7:02 left in the first quarter of action, Rondo turned the clock back with a […]

It has been almost 10 years since New Orleans Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo won a championship with the Boston Celtics back in June of 2008, but the 32-year-old is still making a huge impact in the playoffs for his current team. During the Pelicans’ 119-102 rout over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 3 […]

Rajon Rondo is perhaps one of the most enigmatic personalities of the sport. Players love him, coaches… eh, not so much. So how does a coach combat such a brilliant mind as the floor general? He doesn’t and that’s the conclusion New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry took on Saturday night, giving his point man […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are rounding into form heading into the conclusion of the regular season. They need to be just that considering that they are fighting for playoff security in the dog-eat-dog world of the Western Conference. On Saturday, the Pelicans sustained their late-season steam with a 126-120 road win over the Golden State […]