He's a headcase. He's had issues with coaches, teammates, and front office personnel virtually everywhere he's been. He's also someone whose drive is questionable. He always seems to turn it on in big games and the playoffs but when you're supposed to be a veteran setting an example for the younger players you shouldn't be taking games off.
If the Suns weren't so young I'd take a chance on him, because of his issues he won't command a high salary, but I'd rather not have him around our youngsters. He's in a good spot with the Pelicans, a team on the rise that he can contribute positively to that already has a few veteran leaders in Davis, Holiday, and Cousins. Rondo is just another veteran there rather than someone who is viewed as a star, which is for the best. Everyone knows that is Davis' team, and Rondo has had to fall in line behind him. That's part of why he was sent packing in Sacramento, they had a young Cousins as their leader and he wasn't going to tell Rondo to fall in line. Cousins was a different sort of headcase back then. In Dallas he butted heads with Rick Carlisle, who is a well respected coach around the league. In Chicago last year he had issues with Hoiberg but they had Wade to keep Rondo in line to a certain degree. He turned it on in the playoffs though and it looked like they were going to upset the Celtics until he went down.
