Los Angeles Lakers Lose Out On Rajon Rondo
- Updated: December 18, 2014
Boston Celtics’ Rajon Rondo in action during an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the Los Angeles Lakers have lost out on Rajon Rondo as the Boston Celtics make a deal with the Dallas Mavericks.
The Celtics started talks with teams such as the Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets but according to reports, the most advanced discussions have been with the Mavericks. Who, incidentally, followed each other on Twitter today.
Marc Stein reports this in regards to the Lakers:
“The Lakers recently offered the Celtics multiple draft picks — including a future first-rounder — and point guard Steve Nash, who is in the final year of a contract that pays him $9.7 million, sources told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. Nash has been ruled out for the season with a back injury, and the majority of his salary is being paid by insurance. Lakers star Kobe Bryant was photographed having breakfast with Rondo when the teams played in Boston on Dec. 5. While both described that meeting as purely social, sources told ESPN at the time that the Lakers had interest in Rondo when he becomes a free agent this summer.”
Ramona Shelburne also reports:
Lakers were willing to part with the first round pick they got from Houston for Rondo. Boston wanted Lakers own first, which could be top 5
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) December 18, 2014
It would have been nice to see Rondo in a Lakers uniform but hey, thats just our opinion!
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