The Lakers are looking to make a big splash during the offseason.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been reeling for the past few seasons since the departure of Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant‘s injury plagued years. Since then, they have been considered a laughing stock in many NBA circles. Now with veteran point guard Steve Nash recently announcing his retirement, the Lakers have a surplus of $30 Million to spend in the offseason and they have their eyes set squarely on the point guard position.
The franchise has made their objective quite clear that they would love to sign Rajon Rondo, who becomes a free agent at the end of season considering that he has not been seeing eye to eye with coach Rick Carlisle. Not to mention that Bryant has already stated that Rondo is one of his favorite of the current crop of NBA talent. If the Lakers don’t sign Rondo, they’ve also have their sights on Miami Heat PG Goran Dragic.
Much like Rondo, Dragic was acquired by the Heat during the waning hours of the NBA trade deadline. He has made it clear that he would like to play for a major city, as well as run his own offense. Sean Deveney of Sporting News broke the story on the Lakers offseason intentions.
The Lakers are not in the market for a guy who can make the team better; they need a bona fide star, the kind of player they thought they were getting when they traded for Dwight Howardin 2012. Assuming the Lakers stay in win-soon mode, it is a safe bet that they will go hard after the two top point guards on the market, with Bryant’s pal Rajon Rondo at the head of the list and Goran Dragic behind him.
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