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Pelicans: How does Lonzo Ball stack up vs. other “3rd-best” players?

Lonzo Ball #2 of the New Orleans Pelicans drives against Mike Conley #10 of the Utah Jazz (Photo by Ashley Landis-Pool/Getty Images)

One of the biggest arguments of this season has been whether Lonzo Ball can be the 3rd-best player on a championship level team.

He has played like it lately, putting up some monster numbers to help keep the Pelicans’ fledgling chances alive.

But has he done enough to secure his spot as part of the “Big 3” in the Big Easy?

I took a look at some of the contending teams in the NBA who have three players who are considered their “Big 3” to see how Long Ball stacks up.