Hawks Send Rajon Rondo to the Clippers

The Atlanta Hawks are sending point-guard Rajon Rondo to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for a package that includes Lou Williams.

Hawks are trading Rajon Rondo to the Clippers for Lou Williams, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

Williams was long rumored to be on his way out and now gets to head home to Atlanta. So far this season the scoring machine has averaged 12.1 points per game and it always felt like he would get dealt before the deadline after all the controversy last season in the playoffs and in the offseason surrounding the chemistry of the team.

In Rondo, the Clippers receive one of the best floor generals in the game and one of the only 'true' point-guards left in the league. Rondo has championship pedigree and his leadership qualities will go a long way helping the Clips get over the hump this season. He's averaging 3.9 points and 3.5 assists per game in limited minutes and can still be good for a 15 assist night with more floor time.

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Rondo has $7.5M and $7.5M on his contract.

Williams goes home and is on an expiring $8M contract. https://t.co/JVCiK7laxg
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) March 25, 2021

Rondo’s move to Clippers fortifies a need a point guard & likely signals they are out of the Kyle Lowry sweepstakes as are the Philadelphia 76ers who got George Hill.
— 👑 Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson 📍 (@ScoopB) March 25, 2021