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New Orleans Pelicans: Evaluating Lonzo Ball’s All-Time Starting Five

By Aaron Kellerstrass

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 11: Larry Bird and his shoes were not chosen by Lonzo Ball of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 11: Larry Bird and his shoes were not chosen by Lonzo Ball of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) /
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(FILES) Michael Jordan was chosen by Lonzo Ball of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by JEFF HAYNES / AFP) (Photo by JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images) /

Shooting Guard

Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

Ok, this is probably the biggest no-brainer choice.

Lonzo Ball took Michael Jordan as his starting two-guard and there is really no argument against this one.

Jordan is widely considered the greatest player of all-time, has six rings and five MVP awards and was at one time the most famous man on the planet.

If you are too young to have seen Jordan play, sorry about that, as the guy was unreal, even by today’s lofty athletic standards.

He won ten (yes, ten) scoring titles in his career, but was just as good on defense, and often took over the game on both ends.

It was a somewhat surprising choice considering both Lonzo Ball and his father LaVar said that they could beat Jordan one-on-one:

Even Lonzo had to laugh at his dad on this one and if you’ve seen the old footage of LaVar playing, you know why.

Lonzo Ball made the right choice here and we won’t argue.

Who we would have chosen: Michael Jordan

Honorable Mention: Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, LaVar Ball (kidding)

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