If there was any doubt about Rajon Rondo’s future in Dallas, it ended Wednesday afternoon.
“No, I don’t,” Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said, responding to a question asking whether he thought Rondo – an unrestricted free agent this summer – would ever wear a Mavericks uniform again.
Those three words ended a marriage that seemed destined to be rocky from the get-go after the Mavericks gave up a first-round pick plus Jameer Nelson, Jae Crowder and Brandan Wright to acquire Rondo from the Celtics in December.
Rondo – a deliberate, ball-dominant guard who can’t shoot – was a poor fit for the scheme Carlisle has developed in Dallas, which relies on pace, ball movement and shooting from at least four spots on the floor (along with a pick-and-roll big).