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

4. Lonzo Ball is flawed and injury prone

On one hand, I like Lonzo Ball. He’s a unique player who can speed up the tempo of the game as well as almost anyone. We know about his passing ability, and who knew he’d quickly become one of the better defensive guards in basketball?

But I’m also pessimistic about his chances of becoming a very good player, let alone an All-Star. To this point of his career, he is injury prone, and I’m not sure if many other NBA players would have suffered a complete ligament tear if they rolled their ankle in the exact same way that Ball did in Houston in January.

Therefore, an insurance policy is needed for him. Alex Caruso emerged late in the season and proved he can play, but let’s pump the brakes on him a bit. He looks like a real solid, if not a really good third-string point guard, but he is still very young and unproven at the NBA level.

By having a tag team combo of Ball and Rondo at that position, the Lakers will make sure they always have someone capable of running the team and dictating the tempo.

Lonzo Ball has played in only 99 of a possible 164 games so far in his career. That is not good at all. I know that some of you will point out all the games Rondo has missed this season due to two separate hand injuries, but he has not been near as injury prone as Ball has been throughout his 13-year career.