Throughout the season so far, one of the major themes around the Los Angeles Lakers has been the way LeBron James and Rajon Rondo have mentored Lonzo Ball.
James has spoken at length about how valuable Ball is even when he’s not scoring, and stayed in Ball’s ear to make sure the young point guard knows how good he is. Rondo has watched film with Ball — and other young players — as well as yelling at Ball to motivate him during practices, even while Rondo is sidelined.