Nothing can resist the Balls at the moment! A few days after the LaMelo Draft, it was LiAngelo who found a point of fall in the NBA. But the road will be more difficult than his brothers, already comfortably installed.
Just yesterday, LaVar Ball praised his 3 sons in the media, explaining to praise LaMelo’s prowess compared to his 2 brothers that, “like with phones, the next one is always better than the last”. We can therefore imagine the euphoria that must have invaded him when he learned that LiAngelo, the least gifted of his offspring, had found a taker.
While many thought him lost for the very high level, especially after a stint in the G-League for Oklahoma City which had given nothing, “Gelo” will see his chance at the Pistons:
LiAngelo Ball, the brother of Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball (No. 2 overall pick in 2017) and Hornets No. 3 pick LaMelo Ball, is signing an Exhibit 10 deal, sources said. The Ball brothers are now all signed to NBA contracts. https://t.co/o0daB2O2z2
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 2, 2020
LiAngelo Ball signs an unsecured one-year contract with the Detroit Pistons, sources tell The Athletic.
Ball, brother of Lonzo and LaMelo, signs an Exhibit 10 contract. All Ball brothers now have an NBA contract.
If the situation of Gelo remains precarious, and if he will have to prove himself to register in the duration with the Pistons, the prophecy of LaVar has finally come true: yes, his 3 sons are in the NBA at the same time.
A very good performance, whatever we think of the character, his eccentric side and his sometimes invasive forays into the lives of his children. Today the patriarch is savoring.
Lonzo in New Orleans, LaMelo in Charlotte and LiAngelo in the Pistons: these aren’t the Lakers like LaVar dreamed of, but it’s still very pretty!
