The question is as frustrating as the player himself: Is Rajon Rondo a Hall of Fame-caliber player?
Rondo has played in the NBA for seven years. He’s a four-time All-Star, a one-time champion, a one-time runner-up and a triple-double threat every night. With his gaudy stats and playoff resume, assuming he comes back from injury anywhere close to the same player, he should be a Hall of Fame lock.
The problem with that statement is that Rondo’s career stats aren’t nearly as gaudy as one would think, especially for a player supposedly so obsessed with his own stats:
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
5,251
2,156
3,943
913
Fine, but he’s only played in the league for seven years, and one of those years was cut short by the ACL tear.
So let’s double his stats, assuming he’s able to stay at or near his current level, with declining numbers at the end, for the next seven years.
That’s 10,502 points, 7,886 assists, 4,312 rebounds and 1,826 steals. The only noteworthy number there is the assists total, which would put him 10th all time if Andre Miller retired tomorrow. Still though, nothin ...
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Boston Celtics: Is Rajon Rondo a Hall of Fame Point Guard?
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