The Los Angeles Lakers have hinted at pursuing Rajon Rondo with all the subtlety of a fireworks show. The team was involved in trade talks with him before the deadline, Kobe Bryant has been publicly recruiting him already, and the team brass has repeatedly indicated how much they want him to join the squad.
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But are they making the wisest choice by going after Rondo? The team will likely only have the money to sign one major free agent this summer, but they will probably have two that they can sign during the summer of 2016 when the cap is set to rise. If the team can only sign one major free agent this offseason, then the one they should target is Kevin Love.
The Lakers are hung up on the idea that it is now a point guard-driven league (which is not entirely wrong), but what they are forgetting is that the NBA currently has the deepest crop of point guards in history. By adding Rondo, they are only keeping pace with the rest of the league.
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By adding Love, they get ahead of the league by having a power forward who stretches the floor and is a dominant rebounder, and he can also carry the scoring load in Kobe's waning years and after Kobe retires.
The team can look the following year to add a point guard when they have plenty of cap space to shop at the top of the market. And don't forget, Russell Westbrook is a free agent in two years, and he went to UCLA and has ties to Southern California.
For the Lakers, signing Rondo this summer forces them to land Kevin Durant or some other superstar next offseason. If they sign Love, they have more options next summer, not to mention a very valuable trade chip in Julius Randle. The choice should be clear.
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