{"id":152696,"date":"2025-07-29T16:13:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=152696"},"modified":"2025-07-29T16:13:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:13:35","slug":"cade-cunningham-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/07\/29\/cade-cunningham-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajon Rondo Sees a Point God in an All-Star Player, But With Help"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rajon Rondo<\/a> was one of the best pure point guards in the league at the height of his career. His playmaking was his biggest strength. Rondo led the league in assists three times, and he also had a stretch of averaging 11+ assists in three consecutive years. Seeing as the game has changed and point guards are more like scorers, the former champion believes he can help some players take their game to the next level. For example, he talked about Cade Cunningham<\/a> and his improvement, how he can mold him into a true point guard.<\/p>\n

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Mar 19, 2025; Miami, Florida, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) celebrates with center Jalen Duren (0) after the game against the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rajon Rondo Sees a Point God in an All-Star Player, But With Help<\/h2>\n

Throughout his career, Rondo has been praised for his incredible IQ<\/a> and the way he sees the game. The two-time NBA champion is not shy about sharing his knowledge with the next generation of point guards. Speaking on the Run It Back podcast about true point guards in today\u2019s game, he mentioned one All-Star specifically. He said,<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I can get Cade to understand how to manage the game, because he is a three-level scorer, he can manipulate the game on both ends of the floor. For me, if I get my hands on Cade Cunningham, JB has done a hell of a job, but I think he can become that one type of point guard. It\u2019s only a couple of tweaks, and then it’s about the personnel. If he has to be the man, he has to get 30, then that is what he has to do. But if he had maybe two more superstars, he wouldn\u2019t have to manage and get 30 every night.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Imagine Cade\u2019s bag with Rondo\u2019s brain \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8<\/p>\n

That duo could break the NBA\u2026 somebody make it happen this summer \ud83c\udfc0\ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/7vO9dGdl6x<\/a><\/p>\n

— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) July 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n