Grading the Lakers' 5 free agent signings thus far

#5 Rajon Rondo - C

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This is probably the most inexplicable move made by the Lakers in the first two days of free agency, considering the fact that they already have a player eerily in the prime Rondo mould in terms of Lonzo Ball. Neither can shoot a lick from outside, and both are often willingly left open by defenses at the perimeter and dared to shoot.

More than anything, this is perhaps a signal that the Lakers will now attempt a trade for Kawhi Leonard in order to bolster their squad even further alongside LeBron. Lonzo Ball has, thus far, not been a part of the proposed trade, but the Lakers now look likely to give up both Ingram and Lonzo, who both had promising seasons over the course of the past season.

However, even if Lonzo gets traded, one still fails to understand the rationale of playing a ball-dominant guard alongside LeBron, who's never been asked to sacrifice the ball-hoarding he's done for 15 years in the league. Perhaps he does really wish to move to an off-ball role, after all.