Los Angeles Lakers: Point guards that can replace Lonzo Ball if traded

By Jason Reed | May 13, 2019

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1. Ricky Rubio

The reason that this free agent class is so exciting is that it is not only extremely deep in star players but is also immensely deep in role-playing options as well. From top to bottom, this certainly is the best free agent class we have seen in quite some time.

The perfect example of this is none other than Ricky Rubio. In a different free agent class, Rubio could be one of the more sought after point guards in the market. However, in this class, Rubio falls right in the middle of the road and will likely be a cheaper option because of it.

I could see Rubio getting a three-year, $27-30 million contract from the Lakers, which would be a fair price for the Spanish point guard. Rubio would instantly bring in another avenue to distribute the ball and would take some of the weight off of LeBron James in creating offense for his teammates.

His defense is not as good as Lonzo Ball’s but he did average over two steals per game in four of his first five seasons. If he can tap back into that level of performance than he will not definitely help the defense more than he will hurt it.

Rubio is also someone that does not need the ball and does not need to score frequently to be happy. He can be a decent, experienced signing that would give the Lakers 10 points, two steals and seven assists every single night.

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