If the Brooklyn Nets are still shopping to fill out their rotation after their Sunday night extravaganza, Rajon Rondo could be a value point guard option.
The Brooklyn Nets made a huge splash within the opening hour of NBA free agency Sunday night. Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan all agreed to join the franchise. With franchise players and a solid core in place, Sean Marks and the Brooklyn Nets are just looking to build depth.
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With it looking like Spencer Dinwiddie and Kyrie Irving being the players slotted at the point guard position, Rajon Rondo may be a good rotational add for the Nets.
Price
With the big adds within the last 24 hours, the Brooklyn Nets do not have a lot of cap space to just throw money.
From this point forward they have to look for players who are willing to accept low contracts.
Chris Broussard alludes to this being the case with Rondo.
Kawhi to Lakers rumblings getting stronger & stronger. Iguodala likely to join Lakers after Memphis buyout. Danny Green & Seth Curry in Lakers’ scope. Lakers offered Rondo vet minimum & 24 hours to decide. Lakers on verge of building powerhouse.
— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) July 1, 2019
With the Los Angeles Lakers offering the vet minimum, that is the current set marker for the former champion point guard. If Rondo hopes to compete on a championship competitor, that is the kind of contract that he’ll probably have to accept.
Mentorship
Rajon Rondo has been called a headache throughout his career.This has likely been overstated. Rondo may occasionally butt heads with teammates and coaches, but he’s more often than not been a good mentor to young players.
During his short stint with the Chicago Bulls, it was Rondo who stood up for the younger players when they were faced with criticism from Jimmy Butler and recently retired Dwyane Wade. This was the case again with the circus that was around the whole Anthony Davis-Lakers debacle.
Even when he first joined the Lakers last year, ESPN‘s Ohm Youngmisuk wrote:
"Expecting the Los Angeles Lakers “to win now” with LeBron James, Rajon Rondo said he is not concerned about starting and is excited to help second-year point guard Lonzo Ball. “They have me here to help win games, any way possible, whatever situation I might be in. That will be a big part of why we’re trying to get this thing done this year,” Rondo said during a conference call with reporters after signing a one-year, $9 million deal with the Lakers. “They have plans, obviously me being here, along with other guys they’ve [brought] in, along with this great young core that we have. “So I’m not so much caught up in the starting [job] and things like that. I’m just caught up in winning the championship.”"
Rondo was excited to help mold the young players while on a quest for winning a championship. That’s perfect for what the Nets are trying to do. Rondo can help develop and mentor youth the first year that Kevin Durant is recovering.
Then next year when the Nets are closer to full strength, Rondo can help Brooklyn compete.