It’s pretty clear that the Los Angeles Clippers have a good-enough core to compete at the highest level and become a dynasty. It’s also clear that they need to tweak a thing or two and make a couple of moves to actually make the most of that core.
That’s why the team is reportedly eyeing a move for Rajon Rondo, who bounced back in a huge way with the NBA Champions Los Angeles Lakers and proved that he’s far from done in the league. Rondo is set to become a free agent and even though he could still come back to the Lakers, the Clippers could likely offer him more money and a starting spot.
And, according to sports analyst and the biggest LeBron James hater in the world Skip Bayless, adding Rondo to their roster would guarantee a ring for the Clippers and doom the Lakers to be the runner-up in the Western Conference:
“That’s the magic move. Rondo to the Clippers would be the difference next basketball season. That would make the Clippers the champion and the Lakers some runner-up. Western conference runner up,” Bayless said on his show Undisputed.
"That's the magic move. Rondo to the Clippers would be the difference next basketball season. That would make the Clippers the champion and the Lakers some runner-up." — @RealSkipBayless pic.twitter.com/YoeHoGjxwz
— Speakeasy (@speakeasytlkshw) October 29, 2020
Bayless added that it would be the perfect move for Rondo because it would cement his legacy as a winner in the league after already winning a ring with the Celtics and the Lakers:
“This is the move that would make so much sense for Rondo because it’d be a legacy move,” Bayless added.
Rondo is far beyond his prime but even this version of him is better than some of the starting point guards in the league. He’s a floor general, a leader, and the perfect guy to set up Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in the offense, so perhaps Bayless isn’t that far off this time.
