Predicting Lonzo Ball’s free agency

Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty ImagesThere remains perhaps no more controversial athlete in the entire league than Lonzo Ball.

Aside from being highly touted as the NBA’s second overall selection to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2017, Lonzo has garnered attention as a reality star, rap artist, big brother to Rookie of the Year candidate LaMelo Ball and son to the loquacious LaVar Ball.

And who could forget the week-long news firestorm that followed an otherwise simple conversation between two highly regarded athletes following an ordinary, run-of-the-mill regular season contest?

Lonzo Ball’s name carries the weight of an NBA star in several circles despite lacking a full dose of on-court play.…