That earned him a spot on the All Pac-12 First Team alongside names like Markelle Fultz, the No. 1 draft pick who played for the Washington Huskies, and Lonzo Ball, the No. 2 draft pick who played for the UCLA Bruins.
On Thursday, his nine-year career with the Brooklyn Nets officially ended when he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for guard D'Angelo Russell and center Timofey Mozgov. "Now he just has to go out and push him, and we will, too".
In his one college season with UCLA, the 6ft 6in player led the country with 7.6 assists per game.
Still, it's pretty rare to hear an executive make these kind of comments publicly about a player, even if that player's no longer on their team. If Pelinka and Johnson have to surrender players to IN, they may gut their team enough to make the roster look less attractive for the other star player. However, the addition of two-way contracts with the Development League (now called the G-League) should make Bryant a strong candidate to earn guaranteed money. Back in the days, it was Magic Johnson and Julius Erving, now it's the new crop of players in Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Lonzo Ball. Lonzo Ball is going to take the Lakers to the playoffs his first year. Lonzo supported his father's words and said bringing the team to the postseason is the "goal".
If they can trade Clarkson out and not re-sign Randle, the Lakers will have over 60m in cap space to sign BOTH Paul George and LeBron James essentially to two max deals.
When the Lakers made it official, LaVar Ball claimed that he made his purple and gold hat when his son was a baby. His goofy personality had many questioning whether he was right for a leadership role.
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Also with the Indian selectors planning to groom him as Dhoni's successor, one might see him being given adequate chances. The other option is to try out young Rishabh Pant , who has had the experience of opening for Delhi in domestic cricket.
This late in the draft, there are no sure-fire National Basketball Association stars. "But it was just scheduling issues and it was a little delayed for me to get out there".
"It would mean a lot, to play in my hometown and learn from the best point guard ever", said Ball, who worked out only for the Lakers, hoping it would enhance his chances of staying home.
Right after Lonzo was selected by Los Angeles, Ball, as usual, had something to say.
It's awesome because LA hasn't had three first round picks since 1977, two years before Magic Johnson was drafted first overall.
FRESHMAN FUN: The record of 14 freshmen selected in the first round might last just one year.
Added Johnson, "Guys want to get out on that break and run hard because they know Lonzo will find them and not just give them a pass, but a scoring pass. See, some people can pass, but very few people can lead to a scoring pass". He led the Utes in scoring and rebounding previous year, and knocked down 27 three-pointers over 29 games.
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