Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson spoke about the team deciding to draft Lonzo Ball over Jayson Tatum.
One of the biggest moves he made was selecting Lonzo Ball was with the second pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.
Dec 14, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball looks to pass in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images / David Richard-Imagn Images Johnson: "We took a look at him, but the problem was we we're top heavy in forwards. I couldn't take him. We had Brandon Ingram... Julius Randle, Larry Nance Jr. so I had already too many forwards. Already, there was already problems because they all wanted to play. If I took another forward, we would never see this Tatum if he ended up with the Lakers... We needed a point guard at that time and that's why we took Lonzo Ball.
agent didn’t want him to work out for …because we already had too many forwardsIn that span, he averaged 10.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.6 steals per contest while shooting 38.0% from the field and 31.5% from the three-point range in 99 games.Nov 29, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball defends against Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum during the first half at United Center.
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