Rondo says '79 percent' chance he'll play in Celtics opener

It turns out Rajon Rondo was onto something when he said the 6-8 week recovery timeline for his broken right hand meant nothing to him.

Less than five weeks after undergoing surgery to repair that hand, Rondo now says he is likely to play in the Boston Celtics' season opener against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

Rondo missed the entire preseason and training camp because of the injury.

Rondo, who is entering the final year of his contract and has been featured in countless trade rumors, has played in only 68 games over the last two seasons because of a torn ACL suffered in 2013.

Rondo averaged 11.7 points, 9.8 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 30 games last season.