On January 12, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. Recently, the Lakers and the Cavaliers reached a deal, veteran Rondo was traded to the Cavaliers, after joining the Cavaliers, Rondo played in 3 games for the Cavaliers, averaging 10.3 points, 4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1 steal, shooting 41.7%, 42.9% from three-point range, and 83.3% from the free throw line. In the last 3 games, the Cavaliers have a record of 2 wins and 1 loss.
Previously, due to the injury truce of Sexton and Rubio, the Cavaliers lacked players in the number one position, so the Cavaliers chose to make a deal with the Lakers, getting veteran Rondo from Los Angeles. After joining the Cavaliers, Rondo found his own stadium positioning, and the average per game rose sharply. Today's Cavaliers are dominated by young players, and Rondo as a veteran naturally has enough weight to speak, and when he is on the floor, the team's offense is orderly, and his role is obvious.
At the end of last season, Rondo chose to join the Lakers again, but due to the presence of Westbrook and others, Rondo did not get much playing time. This season, Rondo played in 18 games for the Lakers, averaging 3.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, shooting 26.7% from three-point range, while Rondo's defensive problems on the court were also criticized by fans, and Pelinka also weighed it up and finally chose to trade it to Cleveland.
Pelinka signed Rondo in the offseason, hoping that Rondo would help James share the pressure of holding the ball, but Vogel preferred to put both Rondo and Westbrook on the court at the same time, which compressed the team's offensive space, and Rondo did not get too many opportunities to hold the ball, wasting Rondo's physical strength. Pelinka traded Rondo to free up a signing spot for the team and adult beauty to send Rondo to a team that could play his own value.