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5 trade destinations for Rajon Rondo

By John Buhler

Jan 4, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo (9) drives to the basket against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 4, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo (9) drives to the basket against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 1, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Khris Middleton (22) and Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo (9) fight for position under the basket during the fourth quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Sacramento Kings defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 111-104. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 1, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Khris Middleton (22) and Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo (9) fight for position under the basket during the fourth quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Sacramento Kings defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 111-104. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /

East. Central. Milwaukee Bucks. 5. player. 89.

The Milwaukee Bucks are struggling in 2015-16 as one of the three worst teams in the Eastern Conference. This comes as a shock as the Bucks were the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs last year with a stellar defense and an up-and-coming young roster.

While Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton seem like prominent pieces for Jason Kidd’s Bucks going forward, the team desperately needs an influx of veteran leadership to show this young team how to win. Might Rondo be a solution for the point guard troubles that have ailed Milwaukee since the Brandon Knight/Michael Carter-Williams trade nearly a year ago?

Carter-Williams or power forward Jabari Parker might move the needle for the Kings front office to send a veteran point guard like Rondo to Milwaukee for a young player that they could use in rebooting their team once again.

This deal won’t help the Bucks in terms of shooting or defense, as Rondo doesn’t really do either, but it would give Kidd a point guard he knows that can adequately give his players in the low post and out on the wing better shot opportunities than Carter-Williams is capable of.

Carter-Williams may never become a great offensive player, but the former NBA Rookie of the Year does project as a strong defensive player out on the perimeter, something the 2015-16 Kings are horrendous at. Parker could help give the Kings a strong low post presence for years to come if he played with Cousins and rookie Willie Cauley-Stein.

This isn’t a trade that will probably happen by any means, but the Bucks need help at point guard and the Kings make head-scratching moves all the time. A Sacramento/Milwaukee trade could somehow make both of these bad teams better with the right pieces in play, possibly Rondo.

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