Lonzo Ball

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Basketball player
Lonzo Ball
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Player information
Full name Lonzo Anderson Ball
birthday 27th October 1997 (age 22)
place of birth Anaheim , California , United States
size 198 cm
position Point guard
college UCLA
NBA draft 2017 , 2nd pick , Los Angeles Lakers
Club information
society New Orleans Pelicans
league NBA
Jersey number 2
Clubs as active
2017–2019 Los Angeles Lakers Since 2019 New Orleans PelicansUnited StatesUnited States
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Lonzo Anderson Ball (born October 27, 1997 in Anaheim , California ) is an American basketball player who currently plays for the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA .

career

High school and college

Ball played basketball at Chino Hills High School in California and became one of the greatest talents of his year in the United States . In his final high school season he was named the best player of the year several times, including the honors as "Naismith High School Player of the Year", "Morgan Wootten Player of the Year" and "Gatorade State Player of the." Year ”.

During his first and only year of play in the NCAA , he ran for the team at the University of California, Los Angeles , UCLA for short, and drew attention to himself as the third best scorer on his team during the 2016/17 season. He posted an average of 14.6 points in 36 missions and was also responsible for 7.6 assists per game , which was the best value in the entire first division of the NCAA. Immediately after the end of the 2016/17 season, he ended his college career and switched to professional life.

NBA

He signed up for the 2017 NBA draft and was listed in several rankings as one of the contenders for one of the top spots. Ball was selected as the second player overall in the first round by the Los Angeles Lakers . In his first season for the LA Lakers, he became the youngest player to achieve a triple-double . Previously, LeBron James was the record holder. Ball was elected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team at the end of the 2017/18 season after averaging 10.2 points, 7.2 assists and 6.9 rebounds per encounter in his first NBA game year.

In the 2018/19 season he played alongside LeBron James, who moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 2018. Likewise, the former all-star Rajon Rondo was signed , the ball was placed as an experienced player aside. Ball injured his ankle against the Houston Rockets on January 19, 2019 . After a re-examination two weeks later, showing no major improvement, the Lakers announced that Ball would be out for the remainder of the season.

After the end of the season, the Lakers swapped ball and other players for Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans . Ball has therefore been playing in New Orleans since the 2019/20 season .

Television presence

Lonzo Ball is one of the protagonists of the reality TV series Ball in the Family , along with his father, the former American football player LaVar Ball , and his brothers LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball .

Web links

Commons : Lonzo Ball  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lonzo Ball - 2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster - UCLABruins.com | UCLA Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2017 (English).
  2. ↑ David Aldridge: UCLA's Lonzo Ball heads deep class of point guard prospects in Draft. Retrieved May 27, 2017 (English).
  3. ^ SI Wire: Lonzo Ball declares for the NBA after UCLA freshman year . In: SI.com . ( si.com [accessed May 27, 2017]).
  4. ↑ DraftExpress - 2017 Mock Draft. Retrieved May 27, 2017 (English).
  5. ↑ 2017 Mock Draft | NBADraft.net. Retrieved May 27, 2017 (English).
  6. ↑ http://www.nba.com/article/2017/06/23/magic-sees-lonzo-ball-1-piece-lakers-grand-rebuilding-plan
  7. ↑ Lonzo Ball Record. Retrieved November 15, 2017 .
  8. ↑ http://www.nba.com/article/2018/05/02/los-angeles-lakers-lonzo-ball-grades-his-rookie-season
  9. ↑ NBA News: Season off for Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram at the Lakers
  10. ↑ Davis: LaVar Ball etches against Lakers sport1.de
  11. ^ New Orleans Pelicans trade Anthony Davis to LA Lakers in a blockbuster deal
  12. ↑ LaVar Ball Reality Show 'Ball in the Family' Renewed for 2nd Season Bleacher Report
personal data
SURNAME Ball, Lonzo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ball, Lonzo Anderson (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH October 27, 1997
PLACE OF BIRTH Anaheim , California