Lonzo Ball, New Orleans Pelicans

The Los Angeles Clippers are one of the older teams in the NBA and have one of the oldest backcourt pairs in Patrick Beverely (32) and Lou Williams (34), which is why targeting a guy like Lonzo Ball makes sense. It also makes sense that the Pelicans would be willing to move on from Ball since they acquired Eric Bledsoe via trade and Kira Lewis Jr. via the NBA Draft. 

There have also been a lot of rumors circulating around the league about Lonzo Ball’s effort during the NBA Bubble and that he really did not want to be there. This rumor was reflective of his play in the bubble as he averaged 7.6 points and 7.6 assists while shooting just 37.4% from the floor. These numbers were way down from his regular season averages before the NBA shutdown. 

Bringing Lonzo Ball back to Los Angeles could prove to be very beneficial for the Clippers for a couple of reasons. Not only is Ball a “do-it-all” type of guard, as he can score, rebound and pass, but he would not have an immense amount of pressure put on him. The Clippers would allow Lonzo to be Lonzo in the sense that they would not be asking him to score. He would likely take on the role of being a facilitator for both Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, making the Clippers a dangerous team in transition. 

Perhaps the best part about bringing in Lonzo Ball would be the fact that he is only 23-years old and can be the point guard of the future for the Clippers. As mentioned before, both Beverely and Williams are over 30-years old and near the end of their careers. With not many draft picks over the course of the next few years, getting an established point guard in Ball would prove useful now for the Clippers, but also down the road.