Rajon Rondo has had quite the tumultuous and drama filled summer for a guy who has not agreed to any new contracts, publicly made a statement or even played a semi-important game at all during the summer months.
Rondo reportedly made it known earlier this month that he wants out of Boston, but both the Celtics and Rondo’s camp made it clear that he indeed never asked for a trade. Although it’s been known that Rondo wouldn’t sign an extension with the Kings if he was indeed traded so the C’s are left with no other option but to keep him around.
But according to Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, keeping Rondo might be too much of a headache. Grousbeck talked about Rondo on WBZ-TV, as transcribed by Adam Kauffman of Boston.com:
“He’s super stubborn,” revealed Grousbeck, adding Rondo is a good, generous kid who loves being in Boston. “I don’t know how coachable he really is.
“I know if you ask [former, long-time head coach] Doc [Rivers], ‘Was he the most coachable guy, or in the top half, 50 percent,’ he’d say, ‘No, he’s in the bottom 50 percent of being coachable.’ It’s hard with him,” Grousbeck continued.
Grousbeck was asked by anchor Dan Roche about the captain’s future, and the owner said he’d “absolutely” like Rondo to remain for the long-term.
Pressed as to why, “It’s intangible,” Grousbeck said of the man he called a great Celtic. “You just watch him. He played through sort of a broken elbow, a ripped knee. He’s a gamer, he’s a competitor, and he’s got world-class talent.”
So Rondo is a stubborn person. Every NBA Fan knows this. You have to agree though that Rondo is a hard competitor and has always had a chip on his shoulder, even in his early days with the C’s. Rondo knows how to play the game and what he wants is what he wants, don’t fight him over it. Rondo is just a little more outspoken than most and doesn’t conform very easily. This season in Boston may be a wash into the lottery, according to many ‘experts’, but they will for sure put up a scrappy dog fight with Rondo still leading the way for the green and white in Boston.
