Most kids dream of playing for their hometown teams growing up. Very few are talented enough to do it, and even fewer possess the extra level of stardom necessary to try and maneuver their way to said team in the draft.
Lonzo Ball is one of the rare members of the third category, and while Ball said he’d play for any team that drafted him in an interview with Shams Charania of the Vertical, he also reiterated that his preference would be to stay in Los Angeles and play for the Lakers.
“The Lakers are in L.