The beloved Los Angeles role player is making inroads toward a long-expected head coaching career.
Former 2020 Los Angeles Lakers champion Rajon Rondo, long considered one of the game's brightest minds when he was playing, is taking the first step towards a potential head coaching trajectory.
"Get your ass to camp," the now-Milwaukee Bucks head coach told Rondo. Rondo has served as a "guest coach" for the club's UC Irvine training camp this week. "There's a lot of factors that go into coaching," Rondo said. "You just can't say, I'm going to be a coach, and then everything works out and that's how it happens. So certain personalities have to mesh, a lot of sacrifice. There are certain things that I'm learning. The morning meetings, the amount of hours you're spending watching film, it's a lot.
"You see people go from not coaching to head-coaching jobs all the time," Rondo said. "A lot of people go straight to becoming assistant coaches. So there's just no path. I just want to seek as much information as possible.""He's the smartest player I've ever coached -- and not just smart," Rivers told Holmes. "He knows when to and when not to say stuff. He's a great team builder. It's just fun, and it's great to have him around.
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