On Thursday night, the Chicago Bulls played Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center. Despite leading at halftime, they lost by a score of
Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball could be on the Los Angeles Lakers’ radar as the Feb. 6 trade deadline nears, per The Athletic’s Jovan Buha, who spoke with Jason Timpf of Hoops
Lonzo Ball may no longer be playing for the city of Los Angeles anymore, but his two seasons with the Lakers are something that still brings him love from LA fa
By adding Ball, the Lakers could improve their ranking of 13th in the league for assists per night. It would also open up more off-ball opportunities for sharpshooters like Dalton Knecht or allow Austin Reaves to keep expanding his catch-and-shoot game.
Whenever Ball has the opportunity to return to his hometown of Los Angeles and play, it's special. That doesn't mean he needs to play for an L.A. team, but he won't rule it out, either. For now, he's just enjoying being healthy.
Could Lonzo Ball return to the Lakers? NBA insider Jake Fischer seems to think it's a good idea. While speaking on a Bleacher Report livestream, he noted
The Lakers could possibly reunite with Lonzo Ball ahead of the NBA trade deadline after LeBron James and Anthony Davis's comments.
Multiple teams have checked in on the Bulls' asking price for Lonzo Ball, sources tell Jake Fischer of The Stein
It would make a ton of sense for the Los Angeles Lakers to bring back a six-foot-six point guard who is playing excellent two-way basketball.
Jovan Buha of The Athletic offered up an intriguing option for the Los Angeles Lakers to consider ahead of the trade deadline.
The downside of a potential Ball trade would be his price tag for this season. While the former Laker is in the last year of his deal with the Bulls, investing the contracts into acquiring his $21.3 million deal would limit other potential trades the organization could do before the NBA Trade Deadline on Feb. 6.