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Why LaMelo Ball Has Become the Draft’s Biggest Swing Factor

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If LaMelo Ball has one thing going for him, it’s that he can no longer be classified as clickbait. He’s been in the spotlight for almost the entirety of his teenage years, he’s played basketball around the world, somewhere along the way he shot up to 6' 7", and he’s honed his skills to the point where he will almost certainly be a top-five pick in next month’s NBA draft.