Los Angeles Lakers: 5 Reasons Rajon Rondo should be re-signed

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo is a polarizing player, and Lakers Nation seems split on keeping him around. But there are several reasons why the team should at least consider resigning him.

I don’t need to tell anymore that the Los Angeles Lakers seem to be in turmoil right now behind the resignation of Magic Johnson, the loss of head coach Luke Walton and the uncertainty behind who will succeed him and just who is in charge in the front office.

They have a lot of things on their to-do list between now and late July. While most are focusing on their pressing need for a second legit star next to LeBron, they also will need to make sure the rest of the team is stocked with quality complementary players, both young and experienced.

Rajon Rondo should be one of them, barring the signing of an elite point guard like Kyrie Irving or Kemba Walker, which now seems more possible given the report that Irving will grant the Lakers a meeting this summer, but is still unlikely.

I know Rondo is not a good defensive player anymore and that he got beat off the dribble quite a bit, and I know he can be a little prickly sometimes. But his benefits outweigh his downsides, and he would be really valuable if and when the Lakers are ready to compete for a world championship for the first time in what seems like forever.

Here are five reasons that the Lakers should re-sign Rondo this summer if a max contract isn’t used on a point guard.