Aside from Ball, the Lakers added three players to their roster during the 2017 NBA Draft. Shipping Mozgov and Russell to the Nets cleared more than $22 million of cap space next summer, when LeBron James and Russell Westbrook could opt to become free agents. If his elite court vision translates to the pros, the Lakers are going to be a tough team to beat in transition. "We feel like Lonzo is a transcendent talent". We know that the goal here is to compete for championships. After all, the Lakers' president of basketball operations immediately dubbed his 19-year-old point guard "the new face of the Lakers, the guy who I think will lead us back to where we want to get to". Johnson said that he wants a player who makes everyone around him better and it sounds like Russell is not that type of a player.
"There's something very, very special about his basketball abilities", Pelinka said about the younger Ball.
Pelinka mentioned Steve Nash and Jason Kidd when discussing Ball, but he also brought up the names of two other athletes: Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers.
"All of us know that he has the ability to make other players around him better".
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka offered his own views on the elder Ball, views that did not match the narrative normally associated with the loud spoken creator of the Big Baller Brand and a frenzy that has swirled around his soft spoken son in the months leading up to the no. 2 pick.
The Lakers also aren't anxious about attaching themselves to LaVar Ball, the voluble family patriarch with aspirations of building a global sports empire around his three talented sons, one $495 pair of sneakers at a time.
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"I'm going to do what it takes to get the right players in here with the right mindset".
Lonzo Ball, LA's first selection of the night, figures to be the point guard of the future. I think we have great young weapons around him. He's a leader. He treats people the right way.
Because sitting in the green room, off to the right of the podium where commissioner Adam Silver announced all 30 first round selections, Ball made a decision to switch shoes once the Lakers were on the clock.
Additionally, Walton also talked about why the team made a decision to pick Ball over Kansas' Josh Jackson. He is also an above-average passer.
Leaf led the Bruins in scoring during the 2016-2017 season, averaging 16.3 points per game. Jordan Clarkson is a question mark for the Lakers at this point, he seemed to have hit his peak potential past year but still has many aspects of his game to improve, especially his efficiency.
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