NBA executives pondering whether to take Lonzo Ball or Markelle Fultz with one of the top picks in the June draft might feel like art dealers choosing between Da Vinci and Van Gogh.
It’s all a matter of taste.
Fultz is a high-volume scorer who is so versatile he may not have a weakness besides his team’s record.
Ball is one of the most dynamic passers to play in college in years, a savvy ballhandler who is stirring reminders of another golden age of basketball in Los Angeles.
“The last time I saw something like this,” Washington Coach Lorenzo Romar said Friday, “was Magic Johnson with the Lakers.