Ball recently claimed that his son Lonzo, Los Angeles' No. 2 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, will help the Lakers return to the playoffs in his first year in the league. Moments after Lonzo Ball was selected, his father, LaVar, guaranteed the eldest Ball boy would lead the Lakers to the playoffs. Come see me when he does.
In a piece written for The Player's Tribune, the newly drafted No. 1 pick explained how he learned he was headed to Philadelphia to workout for the 76ers on June 16.
Russell had flashes of brilliance with the Lakers, but also made headlines for the wrong reasons (secretly recording Nick Young's infidelities).
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And for the former Bruins star's part, he isn't backing away from the challenge of living up to his father's prediction. Lonzo thought there was a very good chance that he was going to be drafted by the Lakers.
Ball is no stranger to turnarounds.
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After the worst four-year stretch in franchise history, the 16-time National Basketball Association champion Lakers are rebuilding with the point guard who led the nation with 7.7 assists per game last season for the Bruins.
The 19-year-old Fultz, who is the club's fourth top overall pick, averaged 23.2 points, 5.9 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals over 25 games last season for a Huskies team that was 9-22. "@Tissot.us is helping me get started with my (team name) watch", Fultz posted, not bothering to actually fill in the blanks. "I've been through a lot growing up, and I'm just looking forward to coming to this city and giving it my all".
I was originally going to write this column about the ins and outs of the Sixers' trade with the Celtics that enabled Philly to select combo guard Markelle Fultz first overall, a scorer and ball-handler the team believes is the ideal fit to play alongside Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.
The deal, as reported by The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski, involved the Nets sending center Brook Lopez and the 27th pick in the draft to the Lakers in exchange for big man Timofey Mozgov and guard D'Angelo Russell.
And when you add facts like Jimmy Butler moving on to the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Indiana Pacers possibly trading Paul George, the east is losing top players rather than gaining them.
When asked if Ball's style of play will stay similar to what he showed while at UCLA, he left no room for concern. "It's been working for me", he stated.
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