Lonzo Ball recently remarked “At the end of the day, I’ll play for any team,” Ball told the crew on “First Take.” “The NBA is the NBA, but it would be a blessing to be able to play for the Lakers just because it’s in L.A., I’m from here, my whole family’s here.”
Kid grown and raised in LA, went to school for UCLA, and to be drafted by the Lakers would be somewhat short of an amazing story for the Lakers. Given the skill redundancies of Russell and Fultz (score first guards who aren't as good as facilitating), I'm growing to think that the Lakers may end up preferring Ball over Fultz. So maybe that bodes well for our desire to land Fultz even if we end up with #2, given that we have a 46.5% chance of landing 1 or 2.
Forgive me if this has been asked already but... If the Lakers land #1 in the lottery and the Celtics are #2, what are the chances that the Lakers take Ball and the Celtics still end up with Fultz? What do people think?
With Lavar living near by, the Lakers would have to be crazy to choose Lonzo.
His father would drive them crazy in the media, on talk shows, and around the team. They would have to get a restraining order to rid themselves of this loudmouth nut invading practice facilities etc. His son would end up being totally embarrassed, and not be able to concentrate on his new responsibilities.
The best thing for Lonzo is go to a team as far away from his dad as possible. I'm not really sure how I would feel if it were Boston. Lavar is a Laker fan, and Laker fans are not fans of the Boston Celtics.
This guy is trouble.
