EL SEGUNDO – Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka felt that something was different about Lonzo Ball.
The Los Angeles Lakers second overall pick in 2017 NBA Draft, a Chino Hills HS and UCLA alum, is all about two things: family and basketball.
When Johnson and Pelinka went to Chino Hills to visit Lonzo and his family, the two executives knew that Lonzo was the perfect piece to the Lakers puzzle. In spending breakfast, lunch, and dinner, all cooked by LaVar, with training mixed in, the Ball family showed what they were about.
“It was an issue of character for us,” Johnson said at the introductory press conference, “The Ball family is committed to everyone in their lives.