He may have fallen off in recent years and that may have cost him the No. 1 spot in this re-draft but Rondo’s resume speaks for itself – an NBA championship, four All-Star games, a All-NBA nod, four All-Defensive selections, three assists titles and one steals title.
If not for his recent decline, Rondo would be a surefire bet to be declared the best player from this draft class. Apart from one assists title in Sacramento in 2015-16, all of Rondo’s achievements were accumulated in Boston, where he also had much postseason success.
In 2008, he won the championship. In 2009, he nearly averaged a triple double (16.9/9.8/9.7) over fourteen playoff games and in 2012, he averaged 17.3 points and 11.9 assists, both postseason career-highs.
However, ever since leaving Beantown, Rondo just hasn’t been the same. He is still a starting point guard but he has shown no sign of returning to his days of all-stardom.