Trade could be officially finalized after the MBA draft on Wednesday night.

Shooter finished runner up for sixth Man of the year last season, averaging 19 points and forces per game.

So, Zack, how much of an upgrade is shrewder over Rondo at the lead guard for the defending champ?

Hey, look, Well, there's finals, Rondo.

And then there's like everything else.

Rondo Rondo is unbelievable in the Finals in the conference semis on all that, but Dennis Shrewder at age 27 the Lakers just have no means to acquire a player this talented in this young and free agency.

So I really like to straight for them more than most people seem.

Thio.

He's a better shot creator for himself than Rondo, and you're gonna hear a lot of people talk about how his shooting last season he shot 39% from three, and that was a fluke and it was probably a little flukey.

But I'll tell you this.

Everybody looks good playing next to LeBron.

I think you could make us look good I think I might be able to shoot like 19% from three playing next to LeBron.

I think he's gonna make that his shooter look good.

I think that his shooter is gonna make his life a little bit easier.

I understand Danny Green was a really valuable three and D guy.

I think he's slipping a little bit.

I think this is definitely a worthy, worthy move for the Lakers, and I think it will work out for the thunder, too.

Yeah, I mean, it's certainly the intangible part of Virgin Rondo cannot be overstated.

The part of the story the Lakers win in the 2020 championship is Rondo taking over a film session prior to Game six against the Heat and saying, Hey, here's what we got to do to stop Jimmy Butler and getting everybody on board.

And then they went and acted out that game plan.

And also he was the bridge between LeBron and A D and made sure both those voices had equal weight in the locker room.

But when you look at where he is in terms of, there will be a time where he gets up in age and won't be able to stay sustaining the way the dinner shooter certainly can.

And I love his midrange shot making ability.

Obviously, Zach, you mentioned his three point shooting ability and he's a dog.

He gets into on the defensive end, you know?

Actually, him and Rondo got into it last season of both got technical fouls, and Rondo got fined by the league because of it.

I think that edge can help a group like the Lakers who need to find an edge.

And sometimes we see with defending champs.

Uh, they don't care that much during the regular season.

Where does he slot in, though he was runner up sixth man of the year Rondo was coming off the bench.

Do they start him?

Dave, We'll start with you.

Yeah.

I mean, I think all of this depends on what Avery Bradley does now.

You know it.

Certainly there is interest for Bradley around the league, and he would have to decide not to opt into the final year of his deal and explore free agency.

If if it Bradley comes back, he's probably still gonna start.

You'd keep LeBron James at starting point guard.

Obviously, that went so well last season, and then you have dinner shooter as one of the best six men in the league.

As he proved last season.

I agree with David.

I think it depends on Avery Bradley.

I assume KCP will come back.

That seems like a foregone conclusion.

Both those guys air back.

You start them both, and then Dennis Shrewder becomes sixth man of the year.

And really, he's gonna finish a lot of games either way.

And sometimes Alex Caruso will finish games.

So I think you probably bring him on the off the bench, just like he was with the Thunder.

But he's gonna finish plenty against he, by the way, underrated clutch time season.

Last year, all the focus in O.

K.

C was on Chris Paul.

Dennis Schroder is crunch time numbers were like off the charts.

Good, Zach, What do you think Rondo ends up now?

There's certainly been rumors about the Hawks.

I think that's legitimate.

The Clippers will take a look at him.

It's interesting because on the one hand you have a rebuilding team trying to make a leap.

On the other hand, you have a contender trying to fill out their rotation.

I think his play in the finals in the last two or three rounds of the playoffs really opened a lot of people's eyes.

This guys, that's a basketball player.

People like to focus on his flaws.

I've been guilty of it, too.

But when he dials it up in the playoffs, the guy just knows how to play.

He knows how to make the right decision with the ball.

He can help you win.

Yeah, I mean, quite frankly, because he's done so much in the game.

There are times during the regular season where he'll appear board on the court.

I mean, that was part of what's going on with the Lakers last year, where sometimes they would have played that works.

And Rondo freelance because you know his high basketball like you.

Sometimes it's hard to keep it engaged in a situation where doesn't have as much stakes but certainly could help a team like Atlanta.

Perhaps you could stay in Los Angeles, go down the hallway and play for the L A Clippers because you know who knows what they do with their bench unit.

Lou Williams and Montrose.

Our perhaps mixed moves there, but he's gonna help the team out.

And obviously, this move with the Lakers trading for shooter shows that the Lakers don't believe that Rana will be a part of the team.

Dave, you reported that KCP opted out of his $8 million salary for next season, will become a free agent.

Is his time with the Lakers over, or do you think he'll be back, right?

Zack just hinted that.

No, I certainly don't think this means that he has 1 ft out the door, but it does mean that he's earned a better salary than what he was making.

UH, 8.5 million, obviously in the real world that it's a great salary, but as a high level MBA starter who was basically the Lakers third best player throughout their playoff run, Oh, he should be looking at a salary and the 12 to 14 $15 million range.

The Lakers, because they have his bird rights, can, you know, offer that to him or he could be a attractive sign and trade piece.

You know, the things might not be completely dead in terms of their interest in the guy like the martyr Rosen in San Antonio.

Somehow they need to get up to a certain salary figure to be able to acquire him, though, and that would, you know, require them to put a big offer sheet in the lap of Kentavious Caldwell Pope.