Near the end of Celtics practice Thursday, players engaged in a drill designed to sharpen their transition game.
When the drill ended, point guard Rajon Rondo was, to quote Brad Stevens, “huffing and puffing,” a sign that Rondo isn’t yet in peak physical condition after sitting out for 11 months.
After the Celtics’ loss Sunday to Indiana, Rondo told reporters his conditioning is his biggest remaining hurdle before he returns to the court