The adjustment to the NBA is almost always tough for rookies, and that’s been no different for Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft is off to a historically bad start to his career as a shooter, knocking down a team-worst 31.3 percent of his field goal attempts so far.
While Ball probably didn’t expect to struggle to that degree, he hasn’t been caught off guard by the difficulty of his adjustment period. “I knew it was going to be tough. It’s the NBA, best players in the world,” he said.