NBA Pt. 1

During his rookie season in the NBA, Rondo played a supporting role and would split time with Sebastian Telfair and Delonte West. Rondo only started in 25 games that season due to his initial backup role to Telfair. He made his NBA regular season debut on November 1, 2006, in a home loss against the New Orleans Hornets.[20] In his rookie season, he lacked on his jump shot which resulted in him slashing to the basket for a teardrop or layup. While coming off the bench, he managed to score a career-high 23 points against the Toronto Raptors,[3] and record his first career double-double in a road losing effort against the Washington Wizards.[21] In his first career start, he matched his career-high against the Los Angeles Clippers, though the line-ups were constantly being shuffled between Telfair and Rondo at the point guard.[3] After officially becoming a starter, he began to receive more playing time (career-high forty-seven minutes of playing time)[3] and show improvement (career-high fourteen rebounds against the San Antonio Spurs,[22] and a career-high seven steals against the Indiana Pacers).[3] As the mid-season approached, his numbers began to increase,[23] which earned him an All-Rookie Second Team selection.[24] He finished the season with an average of 6.4 ppg and 3.8 apg,[25] ranking in the top ten in the NBA in steals (128)[26] and also ranking in the top ten among rookies in several other categories, including first in steals, second in assists and sixth in minutes.[23] In the end, however, the Celtics finished the season with a 24–58 win-loss record and failed to qualify for the playoffs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajon_Rondo#2007.E2.80.9308_season