After missing targets at the start of free agency, the Sacramento Kings finally filled out their backcourt Friday.
The Kings reached agreements with point guard Rajon Rondo and shooting guard Marco Belinelli, securing the two positions the team coveted most this summer.
Sources said Rondo’s deal is for one year and $10 million while Belinelli’s contract is for $19 million and three years.
Rondo is trying to recover from a brief but tumultuous tenure in Dallas. He was benched several times by Coach Rick Carlisle after coming over in a trade from Boston, where he helped the Celtics win the 2008 title.
Rondo sat out the final three games in Dallas’ first-round loss to Houston with what the team called a back injury – though he had already been benched by Carlisle again in the Game 2 loss. That ended a saga that started when Dallas dealt for Rondo hoping he’d boost its championship chances.
Instead, Dallas ended up with a bad fit for an offense that regressed after being among the league’s best at the time of the trade. Rondo also missed six games because of a broken bone near his left eye.
Rondo was a four-time All-Star with the Celtics, but he hasn’t been the same since missing large parts of two seasons because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
MAVERICKS: Free agent center DeAndre Jordan has chosen Dallas over the Los Angeles Clippers.
A source says the deal is worth $80 million over four years, making it the biggest free-agent pickup in Mark Cuban’s 15 years as Dallas owner.
SPURS: Becky Hammon is about to become the first woman to serve as the head coach of an NBA summer league team.
Hammon, who is entering her second season as a San Antonio assitant, will lead the Spurs during summer league play in Las Vegas.
An All-Star in the WNBA, she played eight seasons each with the New York Liberty and San Antonio Stars.
WIZARDS: Free-agent shooting guard Gary Neal agreed to a $2.1 million, one-year contract.
The 30-year-old Neal was traded to Minnesota by Charlotte in February.
KNICKS: Center Robin Lopez has agreed to sign a reported four-year, $54 million deal.
Lopez has played the past two seasons with Portland.
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