Rajon Rondo will move again, and it looks like he'll soon sign with the Lakers, one of the NBA's number one championship contenders.
Today, Rondo and the Memphis Grizzlies agreed to a buyout after trading from the Los Angeles Clippers earlier this month, which has been the expected result. Now, according to Shams Charania, Rondo is expected to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. According to sources, the Los Angeles Lakers were the frontrunner in signing Lajean Rondo after receiving a waiver on Monday. Rondo is a key member of the Lakers' 2020 championship team.
This will be the second time Rondo has played for the Lakers, who played for the Lakers in 2018-20 and helped the Lakers led by LeBron James win the 2019-2020 NBA championship.
The odds of winning the 2022 NBA Finals show that the Lakers trail only the Brooklyn Nets as the best odds to lift the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
Last season, Rondo averaged 5.4 points and 4.4 assists in 45 games between the Clippers and Atlanta Hawks, shooting a career-high 40.4 percent from three-point range. The two-time world champion averaged 10 points, 8.2 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game in his career.