Lonzo Ball hasn’t yet played a regular-season game for the Los Angeles Lakers, but he’s already got a new addition for his trophy case.
Ball was named NBA Summer League MVP on Monday, and also was named to the first team All-Summer League.
Ball averaged 16.3 points, 9.7 assists and 7.7 rebounds per game, including four games with 10-plus assists. He certainly performed at a high level, but he didn’t play against De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings or in Monday night’s championship game.
The former UCLA star was the Lakers’ first-round pick (No. 2 overall) in the 2017 draft. He’s the first Lakers player ever to win a Summer League MVP award, and he’s likely to start at point guard when regular-season action begins in October.
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