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Passing through Boston, Rajon Rondo welcomes the arrival of Jrue Holiday

“It’s something that’s done in a lot of college programs, where alumni come back. But in the pros, we don’t do it as much, because guys get traded to so many different teams, and it’s the NBA. That’s why it warmed my heart to receive this email.”

Rajon Rondo was very moved on the occasion of his return to the grounds of the Celtics, in the brand new Auerbach Center, responding to an invitation from Joe Mazzulla to come and share his experience with his group. Others have already responded to the call, such as Satch Sanders, Sam Vincent, Antoine Walker and Eddie House, while Paul Pierce spent a full week with the team, the first of the “training camp”.

It had been more than eight years since he last attended a Celtics practice. On the other hand, Boston remains his favorite franchise, where he stayed the longest in the NBA, from 2006 to 2014. This return to Massachusetts therefore gave him a little pang in his heart.

“It’s like a date,” he added. “You don’t often get asked out and when you go on your first date, you’re so excited. It’s something to come back here, to see the Auerbach Center where I didn’t have the opportunity to train. They are extraordinary facilities, arguably the best of the many teams I have played on.”

A mutual exchange

The former darling of the TD Garden also spoke about the chances of the team in place for this season and naturally welcomed the arrival of Jrue Holiday as leader, a player he worked alongside for a season at New Orleans, and with whom he formed an exceptional doublet.

“I love the arrival of Jrue Holiday”did he declare. “He’s one of my favorite teammates in my career and I can’t wait to see what he can bring game after game. His mentality, his mindset, his professional approach to the game and what he brings to the field. He offers a lot of guarantees, he is a very altruistic guy and pleasant to be around. But it’s a winner. He’s a competitor. There are a lot of guys who are great at what they do. They have a good chance of making it to the end.”

Back in his “alma mater” in Kentucky where he finished his studies in communications, Rajon Rondo also took the opportunity to take notes with Joe Mazzulla. The former leader would gradually like to turn towards a coaching career.

“I have coaching in mind for the future. I wanted to come here this week and learn from Joe, get as much knowledge as I could from him and the rest of the team, and just kind of learn.”he continued. “I don’t want to come off as the guy who knows everything, but I’m going to help as much as I can. I’ll let things happen naturally. Nothing is predetermined. I don’t know exactly what I’m going to say to these guys. If they want my opinion, I’m ready to give it to them.”

Shots Rebounds
Players MJ Min Shots 3pts L.F. Off Def Early Pd Bp Int Ct Party Pts
Jayson Tatum 74 36.9 46.6 35.0 85.4 1.1 7.7 8.8 4.6 2.9 1.1 0.7 2.2 30.1
Jaylen Brown 67 35.9 49.1 33.5 76.5 1.2 5.7 6.9 3.5 2.9 1.1 0.4 2.6 26.6
Malcolm Brogdon 67 26.0 48.4 44.4 87.0 0.6 3.6 4.2 3.7 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.6 14.9
Derrick White 82 28.3 46.2 38.1 87.5 0.6 2.9 3.6 3.9 1.2 0.7 0.9 2.2 12.4
Marcus Smart 61 32.1 41.5 33.6 74.6 0.8 2.4 3.1 6.3 2.3 1.5 0.4 2.8 11.5
Al Horford 63 30.5 47.6 44.6 71.4 1.2 5.0 6.2 3.0 0.6 0.5 1.0 1.9 9.8
Grant Williams 79 25.9 45.4 39.5 77.0 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.7 1.0 0.5 0.4 2.4 8.1
Robert Williams 35 23.5 74.7 0.0 61.0 3.0 5.4 8.3 1.4 1.0 0.6 1.4 1.9 8.0
Sam Hauser 80 16.1 45.5 41.8 70.6 0.4 2.1 2.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.2 6.4
Mike Muscala 20 16.2 47.2 38.5 69.2 0.7 2.7 3.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.4 5.9
Payton Pritchard 48 13.4 41.2 36.4 75.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 5.6
Blake Griffin 41 13.9 48.5 34.8 65.6 1.1 2.6 3.8 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 1.8 4.1
Luke Kornett 69 11.7 66.5 23.1 82.1 1.2 1.6 2.9 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.2 3.8
Justin Champagnie 2 11.7 16.7 20.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.5
Jd Davison 12 5.5 42.1 28.6 50.0 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.6
Mfiondu Kabengele 4 9.1 28.6 0.0 100.0 1.3 1.3 2.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.5
Noah Vonleh 23 7.4 45.8 25.0 100.0 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 1.5 1.1
Justin Jackson 23 4.7 25.9 25.0 50.0 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.9

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