After Jamal Crawford officially turned down his long-standing Kentucky offer, Mark Pope's assistant opening on the sideline was largely forgotten about. "I try to teach them the same level of how we do it in the NBA..." Rondo went on. Say what you want about this being on the AAU level, but Rondo's mindset is precisely what this Kentucky Basketball program needs. Rondo's Coaching is the Antidote to Kentucky's Recent Effort IssuesWhy exactly the 2025-26 Cats appeared so distracted isn't clear. It's unclear if Rondo is in the market for such a position, or if Kentucky would be interested at all.