With 13 players under contract, the Los Angeles Lakers have the majority of their roster filled out. One major hole that the team intends to fill soon, however, is their backup point guard spot.
Rookie Lonzo Ball is penciled in as the starter there, but Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka have spoken about wanting to get a veteran behind him to be a mentor. Players like Ian Clark and Isaiah Canaan have been mentioned as possibilities as has bringing back Tyler Ennis. Now another name has emerged as a possibility in former NBA MVP, Derrick Rose.
According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, the Lakers met with Rose and pitched him on joining the Lakers:
Story posting shortly with @ChrisBHaynes on Lakers pitch and meeting with Derrick Rose today
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) July 20, 2017
The Lakers will have to do a very good job of selling Rose on coming to Los Angeles with the Cleveland Cavaliers pursing him, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst:
Derrick Rose is in serious talks with the Cavs on a 1-year deal, sources tell @wojespn and me.