Lakers reportedly have date set for Lonzo Ball workout
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Former UCLA star Lonzo Ball has made it quite clear hed love to play for his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, and it looks like the Lakers will soon get a chance to meet the star point guard.
According to The Vertical, the Lakers will work out and get some face-to-face time with Ball on June 9, less than two weeks before the NBA Draft. The Lakers secured the No. 2 pick during the NBA Draft Lottery earlier this month, and many believe Ball will be available when Los Angeles is on the clock.
The 19-year-old played one season with the Bruins, averaging 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 7.6 assists as a 6-6 point guard. But Ball has garnered national attention not so much for what hes done at UCLA but rather what his father, LaVar, has said in recent months.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The elder Ball has proclaimed his son is as good as some of the NBAs all-time greats comparing him to Magic Johnson and Steph Curry. Lonzo displayed a high basketball IQ at UCLA and a lethal jump shot despite its unconventional form.
The Lakers currently have DAngelo Russell, who was taken with the second pick in 2015, at point guard. Russell, 21, averaged a career-high 15.6 points last season but shot just 41 percent from the floor for a Lakers team that missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.
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