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Lonzo Ball’s Father, LaVar, Explains Why He Should Be Top Pick In 2017 NBA Draft

With March Madness just around the corner, the hype surrounding the top college basketball players is beginning to build ahead of the 2017 NBA Draft.

One of those prospects that is projected to be one of the top picks this year is UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball. The freshman out of Chino Hills High School has helped turn a UCLA program that failed to reach the NCAA tournament in 2016 into one of the best teams in the country in 2017, at 27-3.

While Ball has been outstanding this season, leading the nation in assists at 7.