Cavs Acquire Veteran Rajon Rondo to Shore Up Young Backcourt
Accomplished, experienced veteran backup point guards are an extremely valuable commodity in the NBA – a point made abundantly clear this season in Cleveland.
Playing behind, and sometimes alongside, the supremely talented Darius Garland, 11th-year man Ricky Rubio got the Wine & Gold into playoff contention 34 games into the season. Now, the Cavaliers are hoping Rajon Rondo can take them the rest of the way.
On Monday, one day after snapping a three-game skid that began the night Rubio was injured, the Cavs made it officially – acquiring Rondo, the 16-year veteran from the Lakers in a three-team deal that sends Denzel Valentine to the Knicks along with the draft rights to Wang Zhelin (57th overall pick in 2016) and Brad Newley (54th/2007) and cash considerations from L.