The Los Angeles Lakers are starting a new era — again — and it revolves around the No. 2 pick in Thursday night’s NBA Draft, guard Lonzo Ball.
The Lakers brass referred to Ball as their “top choice” after selecting him Thursday, and it wasn’t just lip service — earlier this week they traded away their previous “point guard of the future,” D’Angelo Russell, to the Nets as a part of a salary-dump deal. The Lakers have paved the way for Ball to take the team to new heights.
Spirits are high in Los Angeles. The Lakers will have upwards of $50 million in salary cap space next summer (if they stand pat this offseason), and they have a spellbinding talent at the most important position on the court.