The Ball family has made no secret that it wants the Los Angeles Lakers to select Lonzo with the second pick. Born and raised in California, the UCLA star was a consensus first-team All-American in 2017, his first and only year of college basketball before declaring for the Draft.<\/p>\n
Lonzo has worked out for the Lakers, but reports are surfacing that the franchise might be looking to trade its No. 2 pick to Phoenix or Sacramento. The Kings are reportedly sold on Kentucky’s De’Aaron Fox and is willing to trade up to get him.<\/p>\n
\nWith a deep draft class, and the Pacers’ Paul George up for free agency in 2018, the Lakers might be looking for another top-tier pick instead of going all-in on Ball in hopes of attracting the the Indiana superstar next summer.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nEven if Los Angeles does trade the second pick, Lonzo could still theoretically be on the table when the Lakers make their first selection. Ball comes with a media circus (aka his father), and his public revelation that he wants to go to Los Angeles might keep other teams away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The NBA Draft takes place next Thursday, June 22, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Pro basketball’s selection of college’s best players doesn’t typically attract the same level of interest that the NFL Draft does, but new for 2017 is that sportsbooks in Nevada can offer proposition lines on its outcome. That’s added […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":52528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
NBA Draft Odds Favor Markelle Fultz as Top Pick, Lonzo Ball to Lakers<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n