Lonzo Ball is an uber-talented lead guard fresh off of spearheading one of the most exciting seasons in recent UCLA Basketball history. Theoretically, his game fits the modern NBA perfectly. He can shoot and distribute, he defends better than you’d think and has a basketball IQ off the charts.
His biggest question mark in the eyes of many has nothing to do with his game. The Lakers especially have to ask themselves some serious questions about his father, LaVar Ball.
Let’s go back a couple decades, when the Oakland Raiders saw a similar situation in the early 1990’s with a USC quarterback drafted even ahead of Brett Favre: Todd Marinovich.