“The one constant that I’ve heard is Lonzo Ball.”
– @ChrisBHaynes on a potential piece to be moved for LeBron James
— ESPN Los Angeles (@ESPNLosAngeles) June 15, 2018
BIG BALLER BRAND!!!!!!!!!
One and done?
If you believe some of these reports Lonzo could be on the move.
If that offer doesn’t come, or if Leonard wants out anyway, he needs to inform the Spurs quickly that they should trade him — and, in this scenario, that he’d be willing to re-sign only with the Lakers, limiting his value to other teams.
Presumably, a Lakers package would be built around one of the last two No. 2 overall picks — either Lonzo Ball or Brandon Ingram. Just how realistic a Leonard trade is depends in large part on how San Antonio values those two developing prospects. From a financial perspective, including Ball gives the Lakers slightly more flexibility because he’ll count $7.5 million against the cap next season compared to Ingram’s $5.8 million.
I am sure this wasn’t the plan LaVar Ball hand in mind.