The Pelicans haven’t tasted success yet this season, but they’ve already witnessed some positive growth by each of the former Los Angeles Lakers players dealt for Anthony Davis. Today, though, let’s specifically focus on Lonzo Ball.
The story from training camp until now has been the improvement in Ball’s shooting stroke — gone is the subversive left-shoulder hitch that limited clarity of both motion and vision. His shot and release looks markably cleaner with the Pelicans and that could mean that a tremendous leap forward could be in store for this third-year player.