bigfoot wrote:BobbieL wrote:bigfoot wrote::banghead: Why on earth would the Suns want to help the Lakers get AD and take that piece of crap Ball off their hands.
Does it make the Suns better? Can’t worry if the Lakers get better. Do the Suns get better.
No ... too many negatives for Ball. Poor shooter, poor free throw shooter, family drama,
I don't really want Ball, but he was an ok 3 pt shooter this year on fairly decent volume...about 5 attempts per game. 32.9%..that was higher than Book this past year.
He shot over 41% from 3 in college. His form is terrible but somehow he shoots an ok %. He was about 60% at the rim too which is good...didn't get to the FT line much but that's a good thing in his case.
The biggest problem is he isn't a good pick and roll player.
But being the guy to bring the ball up the court, run a fast break, set everyone else up. Hit Ayton for lobs or easy baskets...just having that great court vision and passer would be nice to watch. Then Booker could handle the ball a lot and run more pick and roll. Lonzo, if he could maintain at least his 3 pt shooting and especially if he could improve, could possibly spread the floor.
He's not quite as bad as shooter as people say (other than FT shooting) and takes the vast majority of his shots from 3 or at the rim, so he's taking smart shots. He's terrible from 3-16 feet though.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/balllo01/shooting/2019I am not really high on him, but I think he'd be fun to watch and be great on the defensive side next to Booker with nice size, and would set people up for a lot of easy baskets.