He’s done man

Basically incapable of moving the ball due to his lack of agility so he hovers around the three point line and he’s an inconsistent shooter at best, he had like 1 made two-point shot every 5 games

Elite role player before the injuries but he’s maybe the worst offensive guard in the league

Incredible by him to secure another contract after his knee got replaced but it looks like it’s over

He’s going to join his brother in the booth soon

I still can’t believe we drafted him over Tatum

We all wanted Michael Redd to recover too but didn’t occur. So many other players we can mention.

shooting 27% from 3 is rough to say the least

He had a full meniscus replacement. The fact he was able to ever play again is a miracle. That’s not a surgery anyone has come back from. He actually was decent last year.

I had a similar injury and it nagged like his did. Aside from walking and light exercise (lifting light, hiking), my left leg is basically useless. I’m surprised he came back at all. 

He’s been off for 2 years. It took him a good minute to get back up to NBA game speed with his wind. He can play 25 minutes now. Give him the rest of this season and the off-season to get his jumper back on track. He literally played half a season with Bulls and less than half with Cavs. He just came back and concentrated on strengthening the knee and lungs

Send him to Charlotte just to make Lamelo happy

Cavs fan here, and at the time they acquired him I thought it was a great pick up. If Lonzo could be anywhere near his career numbers in three point shooting, then his passing and on ball defense would be a perfect fit.

I was wrong. He has no shot whatsoever now, and knows it. His basketball IQ tells him that if he’s going to play point, that he’s got to take open threes, so he fires them up and off the rim, but other than that he’s reached Ben Simmons level reluctance to shoot. He struggles to even make layups.

His passing was pretty inconsistent, too. For every great outlet or slick pocket pass, there’d be one fired into the crowd. By the end of his Cleveland tenure, I cringed not just when he shot the ball, but even when it simply in his possession.

His defense had it’s moments - there were a couple times he was effective as a stopper on a hot opponent guard. But what good is that if no one has to guard your point guard?

I don’t think it’s a matter of him finding his way, or getting a chance with a new team. Cleveland really needed and wanted him to figure it out, and he was given a lot of opportunity with Garland being out to find his way with a variety of rotational combinations. The Cavs remained over the second apron after the deadline - they’d have been willing to pay his salary if he provided anything, but instead shelled out a couple second round picks to get him off the roster.

The reality is, if he still had anything in the tank, he’d still be a Cavalier.

Lonzo has already come back stronger than I thought he would. That injury was horrific.

unfortunately yeah

Career-worst year in terms of TS% (.432) and TOV% (21.9), along with WS/48 (.042), OBPM (-3.0), BPM (-1.2), PER (9.4) and VORP (0.1).

Had arguably been the worst player in the league getting rotation minutes this season before the trades.

He might get signed as late-season injury coverage, but I’m not sure he’s really got it anymore. That being said, we got 5 seasons of Isaiah Thomas comebacks before teams stopped signing him, and Lonzo’s game is probably more adaptable and portable for a bench role and defensively than Thomas’ was.

He was pretty bad for the Cavs this year. Idk, man. I doubt he has another good season in him. Unfortunate.

Cooked

Reminder that even Lonzo thought his Big Baller Brand shoes contributed to his leg injuries.

Do not buy into hype, kids. He got his money and is out of the league.

At least lavar was right about 1 son?

His father’s idiocy with those crap shoes ended Lonzo’s career. LaMelo has only been slightly luckier. 

What about that other Ball? 

LiAngelo

These Balls are hurting.  

Lonzo was probably my first draft story I followed as an adult NBA fan. That whole 2017 class was the one I got into it as kind of a serious and annoying fan. The NBA moves fast. It’s crazy. He did well

Hes been done since that 2 week span on the bulls. He never had a single good season anyways in hos short career.

He was a bad motherfucker, and was on his way to becoming legitimately great. but his body absolutely checked out on him.

Feel like he could make sense on a team like the lakers. Who simply need floor spacers, smart basketball players, who can defend. His shooting has been atrocious this year. But still rather play him than Marcus smart 30mpg

He’s probably done due to the injuries. But I really enjoyed watching him play before all that. The way he would get the ball up the court and how much his teammates loved playing with him. Dude made the game so easy and made other guys want to make the extra pass for the easy shot. And watching him play defense was highly entertaining. Seen him frustrate so many guards and a few times he played some great post defense.

His very very short Bulls run with Caruso was so dope to witness. Those guys played fun basketball because of Zo. Either way he made the league, and made alotta money and he’ll at least be a good off the bench guy for the rest of his career.

Yeah bro is done.

Always felt bad for him, he’s a quiet guy but pops was always actin a fool on national tv, fuckin up their shoes etc

Homie just wanted to hoop and he had a rookie season from hell.

Well, the Spurs do have an empty roster spot since buying out Sochan (really could be 2 if we cut Biyombo) - with no obvious candidates right now.

We’ll probably be patient and see if anyone unexpected gets bought out, but I’d be surprised if we don’t just sign “someone” to have as that 15th man in time for playoffs. We’ll probably

Was kinda hoping we’d get Conley, and Highsmith would’ve been “fine”… but not sure there’s really anybody else with much to offer. (Maybe if Niang was healthy? Any young guys that have been cut? )

I could see us at least bringing Lonzo in for a workout/medical.

Wish hornets would pick him up. Need the Ball Bros to put on a show even if they don’t win.

Lonzo Ball would have been perfect in 1974 before Magic and Larry……he could have survived every single fight in the ABA……and his dad would have made sure people in the stands joined in too

He was drafted second because of the absurd hype and circus his dad created. Solid career pre-injury, but he was really more of a late first rounder that had a couple of decent seasons.

Potential Spurs signing

I hate that injuries robbed him.

Hopefully he can get signed by the right team and get that shooting touch back that he displayed with the Bulls.

You can see the literally see the pain in the way he moves. It’s like watching a guy with DOMS whose trying to make it not obvious but it just shows. The man’s knees are cooked.

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Cavs fan here. Was excited for him.

He’s the most done player I’ve ever seen

“undefeated, neva losssssst”

His career is over

Time to focus on his rap career

His meniscus is as shot as you can get even with the cartilage transfer (which his body may not be fully accepting). He can’t twist or turn with the same speed, torque, or agility anymore. At least it’s not bone on bone which would result in massive inflammation making things even worse, but it tells me his body is struggling to accept and fully bind the transplanted cartilage.

Basketball is a very harsh sport for leg injuries. The amount of stopping and full sprinting done in one game is insane. He’s done unfortunately but he’s earned more than $100 mill in the league so his run was an absolute success.

Bad enough that not even the tanking Jazz would keep him to lose games for them. His knee is completely cooked

I think he’ll take the rest of the year off and reassess in offseason. Someone will take a gamble on his shooting and playmaking but I think he’ll be cut and probably play in Europe.

Smh at one time people were comparing him to J Kidd. I never saw anything that warranted that comparison at all. Not even late career J Kidd.

The Balls have busted.

You know OP, you can sign players that haven’t had their knee totally replaced, right? Like, I get you’re probably holding onto something in the past, brother, but you gotta let it go.

lol i read this as “ionzo”

The fact he can still play is a miracle because I thought he wouldn’t play another minute on the hardwood after his knee died.

I think it’s done for him and actually quite surprised he was able to get another contract

At his peak, Lonzo was never going to be an All-NBA tier player. He became a solid role player when healthy. Now that he no longer has the athleticism he had, and also include his horrendous shooting, he’ll likely be playing overseas next season. I doubt he would agree to do the G-league.

He’s Donezo ball unfortunately

I remember when we drafted him in LA. It was a special time, young core, winning the summer league. The future felt bright. The ball boys had crazy hype here in LA. Sad the way his career panned out, he obviously made his money but I thought he was gonna become a star, he was finding his stride in Chicago but tbh knee injuries are a pain to come back from and he’s still young.

Name sounds familiar. Is that LaVar Ball’s kid?

That effin show ruined those knees, legs and ankles.