Los Angeles Lakers: Remaining questions after signing Markieff Morris

Who’s the Secondary Floor General?

Here’s an area the Lakers need significant help, which explains why they would’ve welcomed guard Darren Collison out of retirement. Jackson may have been a decent fit—not the best—but better than regular-season Rajon Rondo. Los Angeles may have to wait until the playoffs to see the 34-year-old at his best.

Throughout his career, Rondo has been a far better distributor than a scorer with the ball, but the 14th-year veteran is averaging 5.3 assists per game, his lowest mark since the 2007-08 campaign.

The Lakers need a point guard who can run the offense and force defenders to respect the threat of a jump shot.

Guard Alex Caruso brought fans at the Staples Center to their feet while he played 17 solid minutes, recording eight points, three rebounds, eight assists, two steals and a block against the Pelicans Tuesday.

Jokes aside, Vogel may want to consider increasing Caruso’s workload to see what he’s capable of with 20-26 minutes on a more consistent basis. The 24-year-old has only played in three such contests during February.

Morris isn’t going to fill this void, so the Lakers don’t have much to lose with an in-house talent as a potential solution to a primary problem.

While Caruso isn’t a “floor general,” he’s capable of finding the open man as a facilitator and injects instant energy on both sides of the court.