The consensus is LaVar Ball’s provocative statements, expensive shoes and persistent meddling won’t hurt Lonzo Ball’s draft stock.
But the consensus matters far less than what teams in position to pick the UCLA point guard will do.
One of those teams: The Lakers, who hold the third-best odds of have their numbers drawn in the lottery. And their new president says he’s not concerned about the elder Ball.
Magic Johnson told me that Lavar Ball will not have any impact whatsoever on whether he would select Lonzo.
This doesn’t exactly confirm the rumor that the Lakers are “enamored” with him, but this should be welcome news for Lonzo, who said he’d prefer the Lakers draft him.