The NBA Draft Lottery is less than three weeks away with the Los Angeles Lakers set to learn the fate of their first-round pick on May 16. One top prospect that will be keeping a close eye on where the Lakers land is UCLA’s Lonzo Ball.
Ball, and his controversial father, LaVar, has publicly stated his desire to play for his hometown Lakers. The Bruins star would prefer to stay close to home during his NBA career and may have that opportunity with the Lakers potentially in a position to draft him.
The 19-year-old once again talked about possibly playing for the Lakers and his reasoning for wanting to do so, via Shams Charania of The Vertical:
“The Lakers are in L.