Former Boston Celtics and current Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers believes that the Celtics will make a major run in free agency next season and point guard Rajon Rondo will have a stellar 2014-15 season.
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Rivers spoke to the Boston Globe and said that Rondo is poised to explode back on the scene after his ACL surgery.
“Rondo’s going to be great this year,” Rivers said. “He’s going to be healthy. It’s the following year [after ACL surgery] that you become who you were. So I think Rondo will have a great year. And I think that will be great for the team.
“I do talk to Rondo. I don’t get into [his contract] because that’s an uncomfortable area for me and him, probably. So we don’t even touch that. I just think that he’s in a good frame of mind; that’s all that counts.”
Rivers said he thinks that Boston’s reputation for winning and staying competitive will attract free agents sooner rather than later. Rivers cited his time with the Celtics and recruiting the “Big 3” as an example of how quickly the Celtics can rebuild.
“We proved that you could come here, enjoy yourself and win. That’s already been proven,” Rivers told the Globe. “If a player wants to come to Boston, he’s not going to hesitate anymore. Years ago there was a hesitation.
“But with Brad (Stevens) and Danny (Ainge) and Rajon (Rondo), that will be what draws them. I had something to do with (recruiting free agents), but I really think Paul (Pierce), Kevin (Garnett), and Ray (Allen) had most to do with it.”
The Celtics finished 25-57 last season and undergoing a major overhaul as they look to make the playoffs after missing out in 2013-14.
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