There are few players in the NBA who know Rajon Rondo better than Paul Pierce, so when the former Celtics star opted to join Paul’s old rival LeBron James in Los Angeles, it certainly caught The Truth’s attention.

Rondo’s arrival in Los Angeles was a big topic of conversation as The Truth joined Rachel Nichols, Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst on The Jump to dissect the Lakers’ new veterans and what they could still have in store before the season begins in the fall.

After the signing of LeBron, many believed the Lakers would aggressively pursue another star player to pair with LeBron, but after being spurned by Paul George, decided to sign a number of veterans, including Rondo to one-year deals, while they wait out the Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes.

While Rondo doesn’t fit the typical mold of a LeBron James teammate—a sharpshooter that creates space for LeBron to drive and facilitate—he does add a different dimension to the new-look Lakers, once that Paul believes could help LA in the long run.

“The first thing that comes to mind, it goes back to the press conference that LeBron had in the Finals,” Paul said. “He said, ‘You need high-IQ players,’ and Rondo is one of those guys,”

As it currently stands, however, the Lakers don’t have much shooting from their new additions, aside from that of James. Rondo and fellow LA additions Lance Stephenson and Javale McGee aren’t known for their range, which has been a staple of James’ teammates in the past.

LeBron’s preferred mode of attack has been to be the primary ball-handler, attacking the rim and collapsing a defense, allowing players like Kyrie Irving, Kyle Korver, JR Smith and Kevin Love to knock down jumpers during his second stint in Cleveland.

“You need shooting when you have LeBron James, who is going to be ball-dominant for most of the time,” The Truth said.

But LeBron did just complete his 15th season in the NBA, logging more minutes than he has in years and putting as much wear and tear on his body as he ever has. So perhaps these moves are aimed at taking LeBron and the Lakers in a different direction.

Magic Johnson may have a new vision in mind for what could be LeBron’s last act in the NBA, and Paul sees ballhandlers like Rondo and Stephenson helping LeBron as he enters the later stages of his career.

“With LeBron, as he gets up in age, he needs to take the usage off himself. These are guys that can handle the ball, that can make plays outside of LeBron. You saw in Cleveland he didn’t have a lot of that. Guys like Rondo and Lance Stephenson can make plays. So maybe at this point in his career, you might move him around, put him in the post, put him in different areas on the floor so he’s just not worn down come the end of the year.”

It’s all worth watching as the offseason continues to unfold and LeBron’s first season in LA approaches.