Report: Former Celtics All-Star, NBA Champion Interviews For Head-Coaching Job
The 40-year-old played with nine teams in his NBA career, spending eight-plus seasons with the Boston Celtics and making four All-Star teams.
Report: Former Celtics All-Star, NBA Champion Interviews For Head-Coaching Job originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Former Boston Celtics All-Star and NBA champion point guard Rajon Rondo has reportedly interviewed for the head-coaching job with the New Orleans Pelicans.
"San Antonio's Sean Sweeney and former All-Star guard Rajon Rondo are among the candidates to emerge in New Orleans' coaching search, league sources tell @jakelfischer. bsky. social and me," NBA insider Marc Stein posted on Bluesky.
The Pelicans fired Willie Green in November and were led by assistant James Borrego for the rest of the 2025-26 season. New Orleans finished the campaign 26-56 and missed the playoffs for the second straight year. Rondo played with nine teams in his 16-year NBA career, spending the first eight-plus seasons with the Celtics.
The 40-year-old made four All-Star teams in his career, all with Boston between 2009 and 2013, helped the Celtics win an NBA title during his second season in 2007-2008 and made four All-NBA Defensive teams (earning two first teams honors). Rondo won a second NBA title in the "Bubble" with the Los Angeles Lakers during the pandemic-altered 2019-2020 season, last played with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2022 and announced his retirement in 2024. The University of Kentucky product was a special assistant on former Celtics' head coach Doc Rivers' staff with the Milwaukee Bucks last season.