If you have ever heard or read LaVar Ball say something about his sons, odds are that you rolled your eyes or shook your head. If you’re of a light-hearted temperament, maybe you chuckled.
The latest public declaration of Southern California’s most famous basketball father, however, should have elicited another kind of response.
Hope — specifically, hope that he’s right.
He envisions his oldest son, UCLA freshman Lonzo Ball, playing for the Lakers next season.
How perfect would that be? How fun would that be?
Lonzo Ball could be the home-run draft pick the Lakers have been unable to make in their three recent turns in the lottery, a pass-first point guard who plays in the up-tempo style associated with the team’s glory days.