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During his playing career in the NBA, Rajon Rondo played for a lot of different teams and in a lot of different situations, as he had to share the floor with a lot of egos at one time on many different occasions.
Rondo played on nine teams in the NBA and came away with a lot of experiences during those stints, most of them being one year or so.
Although Rondo created a lasting bond with LeBron James during his time with the Los Angeles Lakers and actually won a championship alongside him in the NBA bubble in 2020, the NBA’s new all-time leading scorer wasn’t his favorite on-court teammate.
That distinction went to Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett, who he shared the floor with while playing for the Boston Celtics during the beginning of his career in the league.
Rondo recently opened up to former NBA star J.J. Redick on The Old Man And The Three Podcast about his relationship with Garnett and how it was special compared to other teammates he’s had over the years.
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Ironically enough, Garnett was praised by Rondo for his unselfishness, which he only started to notice after former Celtics head coach Doc Rivers pointed it out, even though he was leading the team in assists.
It wasn’t passing that Rivers was talking about when talking about Garnett’s unselfishness; it was about being a teammate and never complaining about getting the ball despite being the best all-around player on the team.
Rondo went on to say that he learned a lot from the Celtics superstar while he was in Boston.
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