Report: Former Celtics All-Star, NBA Champion Interviews For Head-Coaching Job
TL;DR
Rajon Rondo, former Boston Celtics All-Star and NBA champion, has interviewed for the head-coaching position with the New Orleans Pelicans. He is among the candidates being considered for the role.
Key points
- Rajon Rondo has interviewed for a head-coaching job.
- He is a former All-Star and NBA champion.
- The position is with the New Orleans Pelicans.
- Sean Sweeney is another candidate for the role.
- The coaching search is ongoing.
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Former Boston Celtics All-Star and NBA champion point guard Rajon Rondo
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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.
Rondo played 65 games with the Pelicans during the 2017-2018 season.
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Q&A
Who is Rajon Rondo and what is his NBA background?
Rajon Rondo is a former Boston Celtics All-Star point guard and NBA champion known for his playmaking skills and leadership on the court.
Which team is Rajon Rondo interviewing to coach?
Rajon Rondo is interviewing for the head-coaching job with the New Orleans Pelicans.
What other candidates are being considered for the Pelicans' head-coaching job?
Alongside Rajon Rondo, Sean Sweeney from San Antonio is also among the candidates for the New Orleans Pelicans' head-coaching position.
