During the first few months of the 2018-2019 NBA season, New Orleans Pelicans player Lonzo Ball played the best basketball of his career but was unable to continue due to a grade three ankle injury.
Ball was struck by the injury bug for both of his seasons in the NBA. He played 52 games his rookie year and played only 47 games last season.
The stats for his rookie season, for many people, did not seem to impress and did not convince anyone that he could be an elite point guard in the NBA. He averaged 10.