BOSTON – No player on the Boston Celtics roster has spent more time alongside Rajon Rondo than Avery Bradley. The former backcourt starting mates have played the last five seasons together in green, through both the highs of a playoff run and the lows of rebuilding.
After Boston’s 114-98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, Bradley was understandably emotional about the team’s trade of Rondo to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.
“Rondo’s someone I’ve been seeing every single day for the last four-and-a-half years,” Bradley said in his first public comments about the deal. “He’s like an older brother to me, but all I can do is wish all the best for him, tell him I’m going to miss him.”
That kind of reaction was common throughout the Celtics locker room Friday night when Rondo’s name came up. The entire roster respectfully paid tribute to its former captain who was shipped out alongside rookie Dwight Powell for Jae Crowder, Brandan Wright and Jameer Nelson. Despite politely wishing their ex-teammate well in his new home, ...
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