Rajon Rondo was an essential member of the Boston Celtics when they blew out the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals to win the franchise’s record-setting 17th championship. Twelve years later, he played a similar role in leading the Lakers to their 17th title in a blowout Game 6 against the Miami Heat.
In between, Rondo was a mixed bag of brilliance and shortcomings. But with a second title, according to Basketball Reference’s Hall of Fame Probability metric, the likelihood of his Springfield enshrinement rose from roughly 40 to 60 percent.