While making an appearance on the “All the Smoke” podcast, Matt Barnes asked Rajon Rondo if his time in the NBA is up.
Rajon Rondo confirmed to Barnes and the world that he is officially retiring from the league after 16 seasons. He hasn’t played since the 2021-22 season for the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers. The two-time champ is 38-years-old.
“Absolutely,” said Rondo. “Yeah, I’m done. I can’t. I’d rather spend time with my kids.”
“What a time, it was definitely something that I never took for granted when I was in the game,” Rondo said. “I loved every minute of it, and I appreciate the brotherhood that I was able to share and bond and grow with over the years. I’ve learned so much in this game and it’s made me the man who I am today. … I tell people all the time, this wasn’t a dream of mine, it was a goal. I was able to lock in, stay disciplined, I didn’t party a lot in college. But it was worth the sacrifice of me getting to where I wanted to be in life.”
The Denver Nuggets will not be losing one of their franchise players any time soon, as, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Jamal Murray has signed a $208 million extension.
Murray was set to enter this season looking for a new contract. If he didn’t sign an extension, he would have been an unrestricted free agent in 2025-26.
Denver has signed him to a four-year, $208 million max extension. This will add to the $36 million Murray was set to make in the 2024-25 season and guarantee the 27-year-old $244 million over the next five seasons.
Per ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the final year of his deal will see a significant payout of $57.5 million. Murray’s contract will run through the 2028-29 season.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Los Angeles Clippers have extended Ivica Zubac’s contract. This extension will have him under contract through 2027-28.
The 27-year-old will make $70 million over the next four years. For those that didn’t know, Zubac was in a contract year. His former contract signed was a three-year, $32.8 million deal.
Zubac’s new contract with Los Angeles is the most he could have received under the new NBA’s CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement).
Last season, he averaged 11.7 points (career-high) and 9.2 rebounds in 68 appearances.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Indiana Pacers have decided to extend outstanding backup point guard TJ McConnell to a massive extension.
McConnell has agreed to sign a four-year, $45 million deal. This will run him through the 2028-29 season, making him 36. By the time he is an unrestricted free agent, he’ll be 37.
The 32-year-old was entering a contract year, which saw him making $9.3 million for the upcoming season. With this new extension, McConnell is stated to make $54 million.
