For quite a while it seemed like the stars were aligning for soon-to-be NBA pro Lonzo Ball. The Chino Hills product who had played one year with the UCLA Basketball team before declaring for the 2017 NBA Draft and will no doubt go early.
Since the end of the Bruins’ season, it has come out of Ball’s camp that Lonzo would love to be selected by the Los Angeles Lakers. Executives with the Lakers have also expressed interest in drafting Ball.
Last month, it appeared as though Lonzo-to-the-Lakers could be a real possibility after L.A. secured the no.