Rajon Rondo

He maintains close relations with his mother and siblings, and is married to Ashley Bachelor whom he met while attending college at the University of Kentucky. The couple has two children.

Rajon Rondo was born on 22 February 1986, in Louisville, Kentucky to Amber Rondo and William Sr. He has three siblings. His father left the family when Rajon was just seven years old, leaving his mother to fend for herself and the children. His mother, a very determined woman, toiled hard to raise the children single-handedly.

He was a skinny child though he developed an interest in playing a variety of sports like football, baseball, and basketball.

He went to the Eastern High School for three years and during this time he became serious about basketball. He proved to be a great asset to his school’s team and earned a spot on the All-State honors and was named the 7th Region Player of the Year.

He then transferred to Virginia's Oak Hill Academy for his senior year where he broke Jeff McInnis's single-season school record of 303 assists, while averaging a double-double.

After completing his high school education he enrolled at the University of Kentucky. There he, along with team mates Joe Crawford and Randolph Morris, played a major role in the college team’s several victories. He finished his freshman year at Kentucky averaging 8.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.6 steals.

Rajon Rondo was drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2006 NBA draft and traded to the Boston Celtics. He was the first point guard to be chosen in the draft.

He started out playing a supporting role during the initial phase of his career. In his rookie season he played in only 25 matches and finally made his NBA regular season debut on November 1, 2006, in a home loss against the New Orleans Hornets and finished the season with an average of 6.4 points per game (ppg) and 3.8 assists per game (apg).

He made his playoff debut on 20 April 2008 against the Atlanta Hawks and finished the game with 15 points, 9 assists and 2 steals. The same year, he gave strong performances in the NBA championship finals in which the Celtics faced the Los Angeles Lakers. In Game 6, he posted a playoffs career-high 6 steals as the Celtics defeated the Lakers 4–2.

During the 2008–09 NBA season, Rajon Rando recorded his first career triple-double along with a career-high in assists (16 points, 13 rebounds and 17 assists), while playing against the Indiana Pacers.

The 2009–10 season was a memorable one for him as he became the first Celtic to lead the league in steals after he achieved career high averages in points (13.7), assists (9.8) and steals (2.3). The same year, he signed a five-year extension with the Celtics, worth a guaranteed $55 million.

Rajon Rondo was named to the NBA All-Star team for four consecutive years (2010–2013).

In 2012, he was named to the All-NBA Team, an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season.