New Orleans Pelicans: Will Lonzo Ball be traded?
When the Pelicans and Lonzo Ball were unable to come to an agreement on an extension this offseason, we knew it would only be a matter of time before the trade rumors started.
This has been sped up by the fact that Lonzo has very, errr, ummm , “passionate” fans who never stop talking about how everyone in New Orleans is doing Lonzo wrong.
Part of it is that Lonzo has not had a great start to the season. He’s not shooting well and his role has been changed. It hasn’t helped that his younger brother LaMelo has looked like a superstar as a rookie.
Lonzo added some fuel to the fire by saying that he feels more like a “shooting guard’ after the most recent loss, which sent his fans into a tailspin.
This doesn’t have to end in a trade but it is starting to look like it might, especially after the Pelicans drafted a point guard and got off to a slow start.
No one is trying to make Lonzo Ball the scapegoat but it’s fair to ask if he fits on a team with two ball-dominant players (Zion and Brandon Ingram) who have already been rightfully identified as the cornerstones of the team.
Hopefully, Lonzo Ball will come out and have a great game against Dallas and put all of this to rest, but if he continues to play poorly, the trade rumors are going to fly.