Could Rajon Rondo and Kobe Bryant coexist in the same backcourt? The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly would love to find out.
The Lakers plan on making a hard push to bring the Boston Celtics point guard to L.A. when he hits free agency after this season, SI.com’s Chris Mannix reported Wednesday.
“Several rival executives believe the Lakers will make a strong run at Rondo next summer, and it’s easy to see why,” Mannix writes. “Rondo is young (28), plays a critical position and shares the same win-at-all-bleeping-cost attitude as Bryant.”
Mannix goes on to note that the Celtics have their potential point guard of the future in rookie Marcus Smart, which might dissuade them from shelling out the massive contract it likely would take to re-sign Rondo.
Pursuing the four-time All-Star would make sense for the Lakers, too. Bryant & Co. look well on their way to second straight playoff-less season, and their point guard situation — Jeremy Lin, Jordan Clarkson, Ronnie Price and the injured and elderly Steve Nash — is far from settled.
Rondo, meanwhile, is showing no ill effects from his ACL and hand injuries, leading the Celtics in assists (11.7 per game), rebounds (8.7) and steals (2.0) through their first three games this season.
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