The 2017 NBA Draft is just one month away and the biggest question floating around the NBA Draft rumor mill is will the LA Lakers draft Lonzo Ball or not? On the heels of a successful NBA Draft lottery, which saw the LA Lakers grab the No. 2 pick overall in next month's draft, the rumor mill has been hot and heavy indicating that Los Angeles will draft UCLA star point guard Lonzo Ball.
Drafting Ball does seem to make sense for the team, but the problem may not be if Ball will be able to perform up to expectations, but will they be able to tolerate Ball's biggest supporter - his father.
While everyone who has kids certainly wants the best for their children, and rightly so, Lavar Ball can sometimes take things to the extreme. It's become a well known fact that Lavar Ball is very outspoken and thinks very highly of his child's potential, and Lavar Ball can sometimes come across as quite forward in many of his interviews.
So the big question is after all of the hype for the UCLA star, could the LA Lakers actually pass on Lonzo Ball?
According to SI, the Lakers would be better off selecting Kentucky's De'Aaron Fox, and not just to avoid all of the media attention Lavar Ball may or may not bring to the table.
"The Lakers should take De'Aaron Fox. He is worlds better on defense. His jumper remains a work in progress, but his speed will allow him to drive defenses crazy in the meantime. He plays incredibly hard, and with his athleticism, it feels like he's only scratching the surface of what he'll be in five years."
According to a CBS Sports report, the LA Lakers will 'absolutely' talk to UCLA head coach Steve Alford about LaVar Ball's involvement with his son when it comes to on and off the floor situations.
Ahead of next month's draft, Luke Walton was asked about the Ball family, and what kind of research the Lakers will do into LaVar's involvement with the UCLA program while he was recently on the Dan Patrick Show. We've heard about how LaVar disrupted his son's high school team, and it's quite relevant to see whether or not LaVar tried the same tricks with UCLA.
