Although he’s not considered a top prospect, the latest Los Angeles Lakers pre-draft workout at UCLA Health Training Center was headlined by LiAngelo Ball. He of course is the younger brother of Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball, and is fighting to carve out his own path to the NBA.
He faces more of an uphill battle than Lonzo, who was an unquestioned top-five selection leading up to the 2017 Draft. But LiAngelo, who was removed from his freshman year at UCLA and played professionally in Lithuania, doesn’t have the same playmaking ability or upside.
So it was somewhat curious when the Lakers announced he would be among the six players participating in a workout for the team.