"Right now, I'm hoping (Lonzo) leads us to a couple of summer league victories, and we'll take it from there".
"Lonzo Ball is going to take the Lakers to the playoffs in his first year", the outspoken LaVar told ESPN's Jeff Goodman.
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LaVar Ball - a former player for American football team the London Monarchs - is Lonzo's father and has been his main representative and leading cheerleader.
Lonzo Ball (UCLA) is introduced by National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver as the number two overall pick. And with his son playing in his hometown of Los Angeles, you're going to be getting a healthy dose of the Ball family on TV, on the radio, and everywhere else you can think of moving forward.
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Considering LaVar's mission with Big Baller Brand, you can't argue with that description.
"I gotta ask. Does LaVar and Lonzo ... does the talent and the mouthpiece, does that all stem from you", the stranger asked, to which Grandpa Ball answered with a smile, "Yes it does."
The elder Ball's plan to have his son drafted to the Lakers worked to perfection, as the California native can remain close to his son, while continuing to explore opportunities for his other two sons. The availability of top point guard prospects in this year's draft made Russell expendable, and so Magic seized the opportunity to sell low on Russell in order to send Timofey Mozgov's disgusting four-year, $64 million contract out the door on his coattails. We expect a Ball jersey hanging up there one day, all right? I mean, that's essentially the point of this part of the offseason for us from-far observers, right?
Many experts had Ball on their draft boards at No. 2, based on his high intensity play, his court vision and unselfish willingness to get other players involved. "The tide has turned", Johnson said. Though Ball won't be walking into a team with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Lakers boast of exciting young players such as Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr. and Ivica Zubac. People want to play here again.
Johnson concluded and laughed, "I wouldn't have made that move if I didn't think I could use that money". "He obviously loves him, and that's what you want out of a father, so I'm not overly concerned with that".
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