EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Well before their No. 2 overall pick nearly made history by almost becoming the youngest player in NBA history to collect a triple-double, the Los Angeles Lakers began their education of Lonzo Ball by digging into the archives.
Luke Walton, assistant coach Jesse Mermuys and the Lakers' video staff went through hours of non-HD footage studying three of the greatest passing point guards to ever play.
Walton pored over clips of John Stockton developing a Hall of Fame connection with Karl Malone in Utah, Steve Nash mastering the pick and roll with Amare Stoudemire in Phoenix and, most important, Jason Kidd igniting a transformative fastbreak in New Jersey.