Rajon Rondo still open to re-signing with Dallas Mavericks
By Mike Dyce
Point guard Rajon Rondo is still open to re-signing with the Dallas Mavericks, despite the skirmish with head coach Rick Carlisle.
It looked liked relations between the Dallas Mavericks and point guard Rajon Rondo were getting frosty after feuding with Rick Carlisle in a game. That resulted in Rondo being benched for the rest of the game.
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It looked like Rondo would be headed out of town during free agency given the incident, but Rondo is downplaying those rumors and remains adamant that he’d be open to re-signing in Dallas.
“Why would I not be? There are a lot of things that I really love,” Rondo said, via Yahoo Sports. “Even the practices, we listen to music, my type of music. It’s the little things. Say we are going to California, we will play Too $hort and West Coast music. If we are going to Houston we might play chop and screw, Bun B or something like that. If we are going to New Orleans we might play Lil Wayne at practice, during shooting 30 minutes before practice. It’s a cool way they run it. We get our work in.
“It’s a player’s organization. Players first, from our plane, the way we travel. I don’t take that for granted. We eat good. We stay at the best hotels. Of course, it’s the NBA. But this organization has the best. They have PlayStation in the lockers. I don’t play games, but it’s nice to know I got a PlayStation. TVs in your own locker. I heard about it – [Brandon Bass] and J-Terry [Jason Terry] told me – but seeing it and experiencing it.
“I love it here. I don’t dislike anything. I’m not uncomfortable. Of course, the system is different, but I’ve been here for two months. It’s going to take time. Hopefully, sooner rather than later.”
The Mavericks have failed to attract big time free agents to Dallas over the years, missing out on Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony amongst others. The franchise’s amenities and handling of the team has always been a selling point, and with a big NBA star like Rondo coming out and stating it, that could perk the ears of potential free agents who might want to give Dallas a chance in the future.
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