Overview
- Rajon Rondo has interviewed for the New Orleans Pelicans job, according to reporting from Marc Stein and Jake Fischer that cites league sources.
- Rondo recently worked as a special assistant under Doc Rivers in Milwaukee and is viewed as a high-IQ former point guard with leadership traits from his playing days.
- He previously played for New Orleans in 2017–18, when the team won its only playoff series since relocating to the city.
- The Pelicans are still evaluating multiple candidates, with James Borrego, Sean Sweeney, Darvin Ham, and Steve Hetzel among the names reported by league insiders.
- New Orleans is seeking a reset after a 26–56 season that included Willie Green’s firing and Borrego’s interim stint, and fan reaction to Rondo’s candidacy is notably split.