re: How much of a sure thing is Lonzo Ball?

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according to papa he's the next Michael LeBron and Larry Bird all mixed together

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Actually, he said Lonzo is better than both LeBron and Westbrook.

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“To me Zo is the best player in the world,” LaVar says. Yes, even better than all-stars LeBron James and Russell Westbrook. “I don’t know if he can beat them one on one,” Ball says, conceding the NBA stars are stronger than his son, the Pac-12 player of the year and an expected top pick in the upcoming NBA draft. “But I know he can beat them 5 on 5.”

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But Papa Ball might be full of hyperbole. That depends on if you think he could have beaten Michael Jordan in his prime which he also said recently: LINK

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“Back in my heyday, I would kill Michael Jordan one-on-one.

“I would just back (Jordan) in and lift him off the ground and call a foul every time he fouls me when I do a jump hook to the right or the left. He cannot stop me one-on-one. He better make every shot ’cause he can’t go around me. He’s not fast enough. And he can only make so many shots outside before I make every bucket under the rim.”

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