Rajon Rondo has had enough. He has lost patience.
Enough of the losing and enough of the rebuilding, apparently.
According to a report from Jay King of Masslive.com, Rondo has reportedly told the Boston Celtics that he ‘wants out.’
Jackie MacMullan of ESPN has been reporting the same thing about Rondo as well.
When Frank Isola raised the topic of trading Rondo, MacMullan replied, “Oh, I hope so. Just get it done. And it will happen because he’s told them he wants out. And no one believes me, but that’s the truth.”
MacMullan did not stop there. During some discussion about the trade market for Rondo (more on that later), Isola mentioned the Los Angeles Clippers and their head coach, Doc Rivers.
“He doesn’t like Rondo, remember that,” MacMullan said. “I mean, he’s done with Rondo. They went a good, long way together, but that guy — Rondo drives him nuts. And then (the Clippers have) Chris Paul anyway, they don’t need him.”
This should not come as any surprise. The Celtics are rebuilding, and Rondo has been to the top of the mountain, winning a championship in Boston in 2008. He has not been healthy the past two seasons, but is a four-time All-Star and has proven to be one of the game’s elite point guards during his injury-costless years.
There’s no hurry for Boston to get a deal done, and the team won’t be in any rush. The Celtics want assets in return for Rondo, and his performance in the early months of the season leading up to February’s trade deadline will help dictate what they might be able to get in return.
But he’s put them on notice, now, so expect plenty of rumors to swirl around Rondo until a deal is done — or, at the very least, until the trade deadline passes.