Heading into his first matchup of the season against the Los Angeles Lakers, at Staples Center no less, Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George joined the throng of NBA players to speak glowingly about rookie point guard Lonzo Ball.
After drubbing a Lakers team that was without the No. 2 overall pick from this year’s draft for a sixth consecutive game, George said it was unfair to offer any sort of evaluation on Los Angeles. “Lonzo is really the engine,” George said.
“The way they came out and played, I suspect that that’s the way they’re used to with Lonzo playing the point.