Lakers Rumors: Gilbert Arenas' Past Injuries Should Force LA to Pass on Veteran

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of few teams rumored to have interest in veteran point guard Gilbert Arenas, but they would be making a huge mistake in signing him to any kind of deal. 

According to Ken Berger of CBSSports.com, the Lakers will take a look at Arenas.

He's been around the league for over a decade now, and multiple injuries throughout his career are just one reason the Lakers are better off finding help elsewhere. 

While it's true the point guard play for the Lakers hasn't been what they truly needed, adding Arenas to the mix wouldn't necessarily make things worse, but they certainly wouldn't get tremendously better by any means. 

Arenas had the amnesty clause placed on him by the Orlando Magic, and teams are open to bringing him in now because they need help for a playoff push. 

The Lakers are going to make the playoffs this year—that's a given. They'll need extra depth to thrive during intense playoff series against the other elite teams in the Western Conference, which is why it makes sense for them to at least look at Arenas. 

Watching Arenas workout won't hurt anything. However, actually giving him a contract will be a waste because the chances of him getting hurt again are very good. 

In the past three seasons, Arenas has only played in 47 games thanks to injuries and his suspension. He doesn't have much value left, therefore he isn't worthy of being signed. 

The risk heavily outweighs the reward when it comes to Arenas and the Lakers. If an aging point guard is what Los Angeles wants, it's better off pursuing a trade for Steve Nash.

This better be more of a look and not touch move on the Lakers' part, simply because if they give Arenas a contract, they will regret signing him.