Rajon Rondo spoke briefly about his five-year, $55 million after Celtics practice and appeared pleased with his long-term security in Boston.

Here is the transcript:

Are you glad the deal is done?

Rondo: "It’s not over with yet, I just signed the papers.”

How do you feel?

Rondo: "I'm definitely excited. I'm thankful. I'm humble. I'm very excited to be in this situation."

Does anything change?

Rondo: "Nothing changes, still got one goal in mind. It’s great to have security and all but we are still focused on winning a championship.”

Were you concerned about the money?

Rondo: "Not necessarily, happiness is and I couldn’t deal without my teammates. I’ve had great teammates the past four years and you know when it’s all said and done, we’re still going to have relationships on the court regardless of whatever certain guys make. The relationships that you build with one another throughout these years and in the NBA, you can’t compare it to money."

Are you happy about being able to take care of your family?

Rondo: “Definitely, taking care of my family, that’s very exciting. If my daughter doesn’t have to work she doesn’t have to work at all. I’ve got the right people around me; I don’t plan on losing it. It’s a very blessed situation.”

Were you worried about being on a short-term deal?

Rondo: “It comes in the back of my mind, but other than that as far as not playing I wasn’t really concerned with that, I was just concerned about staying healthy throughout the season.''

Are you comfortable with being a cornerstone?

Rondo: "Definitely, Wyc (Grousbeck), Danny and Doc all have the confidence in me; you know that says a lot. They want me here obviously for a long time; I’m excited to be here, too."

Did you and your agent believe the Celtics wanted to do the deal?

Rondo: “Yes. I talked to Danny a couple of times, three or four times throughout the last month. There were long conversations, I don’t want to go into depth what was talked about but we were in the office for about an hour each time and we expressed feelings and thoughts about the situation.”