Rajon Rondo, Pelicans agree to 1-year deal worth $3.3. million

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Rajon Rondo has agreed to a one-year, $3.3. million deal, with the New Orleans Pelicans, according to the Vertical’s Shams Charania. Rondo had taken a backseat as point guard free agency mostly sorted itself out, and the Pelicans and Lakers were the only teams who reportedly had serious conversations with the veteran. But the Pelicans finalized the deal, most likely to help convince free agent-to be DeMarcus Cousins to stay in New Orleans. Cousins and Rondo both played together two seasons ago with the Sacramento Kings. In New Orleans, Rondo is expected to start, according to coach Alvin Gentry, despite that the team just invested $126 million in another guard, Jrue Holiday, this summer. The

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