Uncanny. His nose for the ball - particularly the rebounding angles he hunts down among the trees almost a foot taller.

Devastating. The effect of his dribble drives ending if wide-open looks - whether he decides to thread the pass of kiss the glass.

Mysterious. The evolution of a young point guard. The transformation of his leadership role. And with it, the shape and face of a storied franchise.

Work-in-progress. That’s right: Rajon Rondo is once again stealing scenes on the NBA’s biggest stage. But he never stops working to expand his game.

You see it in the pump fakes. The ones that leave defenders leaping at nothing, grasping and flailing at air.

You see it in the vastly improved jumper. The one opponents still dare him to take; the one Rondo can now make.

But it’s most evident at the end of a game. Box score cluttered with triple-double numbers. Boston on the upside of another victory.

The precipice of another championship banner.

Green. Means. Go. And Rondo’s leading the charge. Tonight, as one of Nike’s truly elite young players, he’ll storm the floor in the Nike Zoom Hyperfuse.