At some point during New Orleans voluntary workouts last month, Lonzo Ball caught an inbound pass in the backcourt, turned and immediately fired a baseball-style alley oop pass to Zion Williamson – covering roughly 60 feet – for a slam. At that moment, Williamson realized that his new teammate was a different kind of point guard. Ball’s vision and ambitious dishing mean Pelicans players must always be on alert – a pass could be coming your way, even if he’s standing on the other half of the court.
“The way he can throw a fullcourt pass like it’s a five-foot pass is crazy,” said Williamson, an explosive leaper and dunker.