so the Lakers got their man. good for them, so far that is. lol. i don't see Ball ever being a superstar in the NBA. his shot makes Tim Tebow look like Tom Brady, it's that ugly. and guess who trained him? daddy loud mouth. from the time he was very young. you'd think Daddy would have trained him better .. if one assumes daddy knew how to train anyone?
Ball never was a scorer at UCLA (albeit for only one year so could he have become one? maybe .. maybe not) if he becomes a good play-maker as a big guard he could have a decent NBA career. in some ways Luke Walton is a good fit as coach, he will make Ball work on his game. from reports on Ball, he does seem to be willing to put in the work. he'll need it.
this kid at 19 isn't ready for the NBA. he is skinny as a tooth pick for starters but in a few years he can fix that. again that's up to Walton and the Lakers to instruct him. all major sports teams have strength and conditioning staff, it's not just an NFL thing anymore.
Walton is also near ideal to tune out Daddy. i can't see Walton letting Daddy interfere with practices and such. neither will Magic Johnson but i have major doubts about Magic as a leader of the Lakers. great players rarely make great executives.
as for the other two kids, even LaVar admits one of them probably won't make the NBA. it's the middle one that will be a UCLA freshman this year that LaVar thinks won't make it.
interestingly .. LaVar thinks the youngest has the most talent.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...-it-to-the-nba
so best case seems that Lonzo has a decent career, steady play-maker, the middle one washes out and the youngest one might actually be a star .. note i didn't say superstar.
that's actually pretty good results, if it holds up. both parents do have athletic genes including the white mamba mommy lol who was a much better player in college than LaVar. remember LaVar played pro football not basketball and even then never actually in the NFL, he was loaned out from the Jets to NFL Europe and didn't do shit in Europe. he was at best a practice squad player in the NFL for like .. maybe 2 or 3 years.
as the number 2 pick, Ball will get a 30 million contract but only the first two years are guaranteed which is rated by the CBA at 13.7 million. there is little to negotiate for rookies. so Ball gets 13.7 M no matter what and 30 M if the Lakers pick up his 3rd and 4th year options.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbe.../#578bb1b6be15
Lonzo is an adult, barely lol but legally he is. that means he doesn't have to give Daddy any of his money. it will be interesting to see how that plays out. Lonzo will be a fool if he uses a large part of his money to fund this Big Baller shoe thing.
. If we could get you to stop reading Breibart , there may be some hope for you. LOL.
