Rajon Rondo to sign one-year, $10 million deal with Kings
Free-agent point guard Rajon Rondo has agreed to sign a one-year, $10 million deal with the Sacramento Kings, a source tells SI’s Chris Mannix.
Rondo, 29, signed for just a year after a difficult season in which he appeared in 22 games with the Boston Celtics before he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in December. Rondo had spent the first eight-plus seasons of his NBA career with the Celtics.
Rondo missed six games in February after sustaining nasal and facial fractures in a January 31 collision with teammate Richard Jefferson. Later that month, he was suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team following a confrontation with head coach Rick Carlisle.
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Over 46 games with the Mavericks, Rondo averaged 9.3 points and 6.5 assists over 28.7 minutes per game.
Also on Friday, the Kings reached terms with forward Marco Belinelli on a three-year, $19 million deal.
Earlier in free agency, the Kings created cap space by tradingNik Stauskas, Jason Thompson and Carl Landry to the Philadelphia 76ers. However, Sacramento was unable to land one of its top targets, guard Wesley Matthews, who signed with the Mavericks.
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The Kings also missed out on guard Monta Ellis, who signed with the Indiana Pacers, but did sign former Philadelphia 76ers guard James Anderson to a multi-year deal.
The future of franchise center DeMarcus Cousins also remains murky following reports of a rift with head coach George Karl.
The Kings finished 29–53 last season, third-worst in the Western Conference.
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