High-Profile, Well-Traveled Point Guard Eyes the Top of the Lottery
If, on the following morning, you talk to a casual basketball fan who may not have watched the 2020 NBA Draft the previous night, the first question they’ll probably ask is: “Who took LaMelo Ball?”
Other prospects have more red meat on their resume than the long, lean combo-guard. Even his former Chino Hills teammate Onyeka Okongwu, after a single season at USC, has more tangible tape than Ball. But no player has a higher profile or, possibly, a higher upside.
The fact that he didn’t play college ball before declaring for the 2020 Draft doesn’t mean he’s been idle.