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

2. He may be the most realistic option at point guard

Many of us are not really confident about the Lakers’ ability to sign a big-time free agent this summer. As the saying goes, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Rondo said late in the season that he’d like to remain a Laker.

Kyrie Irving may be the dream option, both in terms of talent and fit. Although he has recently ended his beef with LeBron, his former teammate in Cleveland, can you really say that you expect him to sign on the dotted line come July?

Recently, I wrote an article here about why it could be argued that the Lakers are a more attractive free agent destination than the Clippers.

Some of you commented that it was a warped or even flat-out wrong viewpoint. I accept that criticism, especially since the subsequent resignation of Magic Johnson has given their front office the appearance of having a power vacuum and lacking stability, meaning that they would seem less attractive than they did just weeks ago.

If they strike out on any top-tier free agents, particularly one at point guard or even an off guard like Jimmy Butler, Rondo becomes almost an absolute must.

Who else would you want? Patrick Beverly is a nice role player and really feisty, but his skills are limited. The other options in free agency seem to be guys like Trey Burke, Seth Curry, Tyreke Evans and Jeremy Lin, all of whom are solid players but either lacks the skills or experience that Rondo has or would possibly cost more money.

At $9 million this season, Rondo was probably a bargain. If the Lakers make a major addition this summer and still have room for him, perhaps Rondo will at least consider taking a pay cut to remain with the purple and gold.