"Rajon Rondo has heard horror stories from the last lockout — the accounts of players who, instead of staying in shape during the first 32 forfeited games of the 1998-99 season, lived the good life.

Shawn Kemp basically ate himself out of an All-Star career. Vin Baker, who finally would hit the wall as a Celtic in 2004, ultimately ballooned to almost 300 pounds.

So Rondo doesn't want for cautionary tales about the most notorious trap at a time like this, with negotiations between the NBA and Players Association headed for a free fall that could obliterate an entire season."