Last Updated on April 14, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Here’s the detailed information about Rajon Rondo:

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Rajon Pierre Rondo
  • Nationality: American
  • Age: Born February 22, 1986
  • Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
  • Height: 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 meters)
  • Weight: 180 pounds (82 kilograms)
  • Wingspan: 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 meters)
  • Shoe Size: 13 (US)
  • Shoe Brand: Puma RS-Dreamer, Nike Kobe 5 Protro, Anta RR5, Anta RR2
  • Jersey Number: Typically wore #9
  • Position: Point guard
  • High School: Oak Hill Academy (Virginia), previously attended Eastern High School and Louisville’s DuPont Manual High School
  • College: University of Kentucky (2004-2006)
  • Draft: 2006, 1st round, 21st pick overall by the Phoenix Suns (rights traded to the Boston Celtics)
  • Teams Played For:
    1. Boston Celtics (2006–2015)
    2. Dallas Mavericks (2014–2015)
    3. Sacramento Kings (2015–2016)
    4. Chicago Bulls (2016–2017)
    5. New Orleans Pelicans (2017–2018)
    6. Los Angeles Lakers (2018–2020, 2021)
    7. Atlanta Hawks (2020–2021)
    8. Los Angeles Clippers (2021)
    9. Cleveland Cavaliers (2021–2022)
  • Championship Rings: 2 (2008 with the Boston Celtics, 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers)
  • Kids: 2 children — a son, Rajon Rondo Jr., and a daughter, Ryelle Rondo
  • Siblings: 3 siblings (1 brother, William Rondo, and 2 sisters, Antonette and Dymon Rondo)

Rajon Rondo’s player archetype was that of a pass-first floor general: an instinctive point guard who controlled tempo, manipulated defenses, and created offense through vision and timing more than jump shooting. Defensively, he was a disruptive perimeter playmaker who used anticipation, quick hands, and length to pressure ball-handlers, jump passing lanes, and impact games with steals and rotations. Offensively, Rondo’s role was to organize the attack, push the break, feed scorers in their spots, and collapse defenses with dribble penetration, while contributing selective interior finishing rather than functioning as a pure pull-up scorer. Physically, he stood 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds, but his long arms, sharp reflexes, and wiry athleticism helped him play bigger than that frame on both ends. His overall play style was cerebral, crafty, and highly competitive: a table-setting guard whose best stretches came when he was dictating rhythm, reading every layer of the floor, and turning playmaking into control. (Basketball Reference)

Sources:

Basketball-Reference — Rajon Rondo Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more
NBA.com — Rajon Rondo | Guard | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA.com
ESPN — Rajon Rondo Career Stats – NBA