No, this isn’t going to be a puff piece on Lonzo Ball, apologies to my Westbank Laker fans. No, I’m not going to say that Zo is “actually better than you think when you look at these advanced stats”, or that Brandon Ingram is the next KD. There will be plenty of time to dissect the trade, its players, and their fit over and over and over again. We’ll get there.
But before we do, let’s get one thing clear: this is officially David Griffin’s team.
Technically, it was his when he was hired on April 12th.