‌Three assisting kings, who had the opportunity to become a famous Celtics and the top ten point guards in history, but he ruined his future with his own hands!

"When we won the championship, we sometimes didn't need Doug Rivers to guide him in tactical arrangements because we had Rajon Rondo." After retiring, Paul Pierce also became a basketball commentator, and in a blog show, Pierce quipped this when talking about the unforgettable memories of the 2007-08 championship journey. Although there may be some exaggeration, it cannot be admitted that Rondo was indeed the team's stabilization in those years, especially as the three giants declined year by year. It was Rondo's appearance that slowed down the team's record to a certain extent. The Celtics were able to enter the finals twice in three years and maintain sufficient competitiveness for a long time, which is inseparable from Rondo's contribution.

And in the years of the Celtics, Rondo has gradually become the top point guard in the league. Looking at the honors he has won, 3 assists, 1 steals, 1 best third team, 2 best first-party lineup, 4 All-Star lineup, all of which are basically won by the Celtics. Therefore, many fans believed at the time that Rondo would definitely be a legendary figure in the team in the future and could even grow into the top ten point guards in history. However, he left the Celtics after all, and because of his strange character, he was disgusted by fans after leaving. Let’s take a look at how Rondo destroyed his future step by step after leaving the Celtics and finally retired in a more regrettable way!

1. Conflicts with the Celtics have been on their way.

Time goes back to the 14-15 season. Rondo is already 29 years old this year, and it has been 9 years since he came to the Celtics. Therefore, as long as he obeys the team's arrangements and makes some concessions, there will be no big problem. It will only be a matter of time for his No. 9 jersey hanging above the TD Garden Stadium in the North Shore. However, Rondo is precisely a restless master. In the era of the Big Three, he had a great conflict with Ray Allen, and once forced the team to send Ray Allen away as a bargaining chip. In the end, the Gentleman Lei chose to leave the team in the summer of 2012. Afterwards, with Pierce and Kevin Garnett leaving one after another, the boss of this team naturally became Rondo. It is precisely because of this that Rondo's irritable personality began to become more and more apparent, which led to the deepening of the conflict between him and the team. In fact, Rondo performed well this season, averaging 8.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 10.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game, which can be said to be quite comprehensive. But he became more and more self-righteous on the court and openly demanded that the contract renewal be a maximum salary. In the end, the team couldn't stand it, so he sent him to the Mavericks in the middle of the season.

After coming to the Mavericks, Rondo not only did not restrain himself, but became even more excessive. He had serious differences with the then coach Rick Carlisle. As the champion coach, Carlisle had very strict discipline requirements for the team. No matter how old you are, when you come to his team, you must implement tactics according to Carlisle's requirements, and even Dirk Nowitzki is no exception. But Rondo is unwilling to obey Carlisle's tactical arrangements. With outstanding ball control, he believes that his playing style can be successful. In the end, the relationship between the generals and coaches was completely broken. Even though Rondo could contribute 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in the Mavericks' 46 games, he was still tragically hidden in the playoffs, and he and Carlisle have almost reached the point of fighting. Therefore, the Mavericks also made a choice, and they gave up Rondo and left Carlisle. After that, Rondo completely started his wandering journey, and his poor personality also made many teams feel ashamed, and his interest in him dropped sharply. Fortunately, the Kings took a fancy to him and signed him to Sacramento.

2. I changed four teams in four years, but unexpectedly won the championship. After coming to the Kings in the 15-16 season, Rondo, who had restrained himself a little, quickly proved his worth. Throughout the season, he averaged 11.9 points, 6 rebounds, 11.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game. Although the team still failed to make the playoffs, it is obvious that when Rondo is on the court, the Kings' offense is very smooth and there is almost no power outage. With Rondo's help, DeMarcus Cousins ​​played very comfortably and quickly became one of the best inside players in the league. Of course, the most impressive thing was that in one game, the Kings' last defensive round, Rondo directed Cousins ​​to defend at the bottom line on the right in advance. The result was indeed true. Cousins ​​successfully completed the defense and helped the team win, which once again proved Rondo's ability to read the horror of the game. Soon, Rondo won the two-year $28 million contract provided by the Bulls, and in his first season with the Bulls, he had a good chemistry with Wade and Butler, averaging 7.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game, helping the team to still make the playoffs without Derek Ross and Jockin Noah.

However, it is difficult to change his personality, let alone Rondo's overly extreme personality. During this season, he and coach Hoiberg have always been in a tense atmosphere. In Rondo's eyes, he believes that Hoiberg's coaching level is too mediocre, so he even directly grabbed the tactical board in the game and arranged his own tactics, which undoubtedly violated the players' taboo. And not only that, his relationship with Wade, Butler and others was also very tense, and he expressed dissatisfaction in public many times. In the end, the Bulls directly cut him after the season ended.. He repeatedly made trouble with the team he played for, which made it difficult for Rondo to get a long contract. In the 17-18 season, he stayed at the Pelicans for a short time and performed well, averaging 10.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 12.2 assists in the playoffs. He returned to the peak and helped the team to beat the Trail Blazers, and returned to the Western Conference semi-finals after many years. But even so, he still did not get a contract renewal, so he joined the Lakers the next year and changed teams four times in four years. It has basically proved that Rondo is indeed not a teammate who is easy to get along with. However, this time he joined the Lakers, he had unexpected gains. He successfully followed the team to win the championship in the 19-20 season. In the playoffs, he could output 8.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.6 assists, which was a championship that he won based on his own strength.

3. Still wandering around, he finally retired.

Not long after following the Lakers to win the championship, Rondo jumped out of the contract and signed a two-year, $15 million contract with the Hawks. The reason why the Hawks signed him was also very simple, that is, they hope to guide Trae Young and improve his transmission ability. However, what was unexpected was that Rondo, who was only 34 years old, had a significant decline. His average data suddenly dropped to 3.9 points, 2 rebounds and 3.5 assists, and he was also troubled by injuries. Therefore, he was sent to the Clippers by the Hawks after only 27 games. During the Clippers' short stay, although the data rose back to 7.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.8 assists, which also helped the team reach the Western Conference Finals, the team still had no plans to keep him and eventually sent him to the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies were in the rising period at that time, and they had no interest in Rondo, so they quickly reached an agreement to lay off Rondo's employees, so he became a free agent again.

This time the Lakers gave him an olive branch. Rondo signed with the team at a basic salary and returned to the Lakers after one year. But what is more obvious is that it is difficult for Rondo to contribute due to constant injuries. After only 18 games, he came to the ninth and last team of his career - the Cavaliers. In the 21 games here, Rondo vaguely lets people see the shadow of that talented point guard, who can contribute 6.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game, and is a trustworthy existence on the team's bench. But unfortunately, the team still failed to make the playoffs, and since then, 36-year-old Rondo left the league and finally announced his retirement. Looking back at Rondo's career, if his personality could be gentler, perhaps his achievements would not be lower than that now, but perhaps this extreme personality has made him successful, so there is no need to sigh too much. After all, this guy has also brought countless classic memories to fans.