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Las Vegas, NV - JULY 5: Lonzo Ball #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers is seen during the game between New York Knicks and the New Orleans Pelicans during Day 1 of the 2019 Las Vegas Summer League on July 5, 2019 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
Las Vegas, NV - JULY 5: Lonzo Ball #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers is seen during the game between New York Knicks and the New Orleans Pelicans during Day 1 of the 2019 Las Vegas Summer League on July 5, 2019 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – JANUARY 19: Lonzo Ball #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after a foul against the Houston Rockets in the first half at Toyota Center on January 19, 2019 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

Lonzo Ball was arguably the gem of the Anthony Davis trade haul. Cafe du Monde loyalist may claim Josh Hart, and the rest will say Brandon Ingram. Ball, the former number two pick in 2017 came into the NBA with an enormous amount of pressure and hype behind him after a stellar career at UCLA.

Most of the hype came from his infamously loud father Lavar Ball saying things like Lonzo is already better than Steph Curry. Regardless of how much his father talks, Lonzo does possess a great flow for getting teammates open and where they need to be with stellar court vision with a current career 6.4 assists per game.

Per Game Table
Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK PTS
2017-18 20 LAL NBA PG 52 50 10.8 .360 5.7 .305 1.4 .451 1.3 5.6 6.9 7.2 1.7 0.8 10.2
2018-19 21 LAL NBA PG 47 45 9.7 .406 4.9 .329 1.0 .417 1.1 4.2 5.3 5.4 1.5 0.4 9.9
Career NBA 99 95 10.3 .380 5.3 .315 1.2 .437 1.2 4.9 6.2 6.4 1.6 0.6 10.0

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 7/12/2019.

Now a huge knock on Lonzo’s game is his offense. His outside shot looks technically broken and his midrange game is subpar for the NBA level. It is hard to be a starting point guard long term in the NBA and hold a 38% career field goal percentage and a staggering 43.7% at the free throw line.

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Now Lonzo will be turning 22 after the season starts, he has time to grow his offensive game as he grows overall as a player and into Alvin Gentry’s system. Lonzo Ball will be looked at more as a facilitator for the offense and a major defensive cog alongside All-Defensive guard Jrue Holiday. Ball has a career 1.6 steals per game in his 2 seasons.

Health will be a huge factor in how effective he will be in the years to come in the Big Easy only playing in 99 of 164 total games he has been eligible to play. If Ball’s health is better going into the 2019-20 NBA season, we could finally see the breakout year that his fans have been waiting for.

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