Rondo is double happy! Kuzma and Pope appear! The Lakers finally decided to get started

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2024-06-09 00:32Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

On June 8, Beijing time, Rondo and his wife Latoia Fitzgerald held a wedding party in Italy, and many NBA players came to cheer, including Kuzma, Pope and Troy Daniels. It's worth mentioning that all three are Rondo's teammates with the Lakers. As for whether the Green Army friends have come, I haven't seen the photos yet.

Isn't Rondo already married? Yes, in July 2023, Rondo and Latoia Fitzgerald got married. Since the wife was pregnant at the time, the wedding was relatively small, and only relatives were invited. This party in Italy is equivalent to a make-up wedding. The Rondo couple invited some celebrities and friends to have a few days of excitement in Europe.

Latoia Fitzgerald, a fashion designer with her own clothing brand, has been in love with Rondo since March 2020 and successfully proposed to Rondo in September 2022. In July 2023, Rondo and Latoia Fitzgerald were married, and two months later their daughter Leo was born.

This is the first good news for Rondo, and what is the second? According to Los Angeles Times reporter Dan Woike, no matter who the new head coach of the Lakers is, the Lakers will assemble a luxurious team of assistant coaches, and the shortlist includes Rondo, Dudley, Scott Brooks, Sam Cassel and others.

In April, Rondo announced his retirement, acknowledging that his NBA career was over. "I love every minute on the pitch and for that goal, I'm able to stay focused and disciplined. I hardly ever went to parties in college, and the sacrifices I made were worth it to be able to achieve my goals in life. ”

Rondo played in 957 regular-season games, averaging 9.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game, shooting 45.6 percent from the field, 32.4 percent from three-point range and 61.1 percent from the free throw line. Rondo played in 134 playoff games, averaging 12.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 44 percent from the field, 33 percent from three-point range and 64.9 percent from the free throw line.

2-time champion, 4-time All-Star, 3-time assist king, 1-time steal king. 1 x 3 x Team of the Year, 2 x 1st Team of the Year, 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x Best Defender, 1 x Best of the Week. Ranked 15th in regular season all-time assists and 7th in playoff all-time assists. With Rondo's retirement, the era of pure point guards is over.

Rondo was born on February 22, 1986, is 1.85 meters tall, has an arm span of 2.06 meters, and a pair of big hands. In the 2006 NBA Draft, Rondo was selected by the Suns with the 21st pick in the first round, and was then traded to the Celtics. In his rookie season, Rondo averaged 6.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was selected to the All-Rookie Second Team.

In the summer of 2007, the Celtics formed a big three, and in 2008 Rondo won the championship with the team. In the 2010 Finals, Rondo averaged 13.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game. If the Celtics had won the championship that year, Rondo might have been FMVP, but they lost to the Lakers in a seven-tie break. In December 2014, Rondo was traded to the Mavericks and changed teams five times over the next five years.

In 2020, Rondo won the second championship of his career with the Lakers. Throughout the Finals, Rondo was not very efficient, but he broke out in G6 of the Finals: 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on 8-of-11 shooting, and 3-of-4 three-pointers! Although the Lakers didn't have a long career, Rondo had a strong relationship with teammates such as James, Kuzma, and Pope, and still keeps in touch with each other often.

Many fans hope that Rondo will return to the Lakers as head coach, but the Lakers coach is the favorite to be NCAA coach Dan Hurley, and the Lakers even offered him an eight-year, $100 million contract. It's also a good choice for Rondo to come back as a teaching assistant, what do you think?

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