Though far away in Lithuania, LaVar Ball's plan for Big Baller Brand world domination has already started going through the gears.
The loud-mouthed father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball said his son would not be willing to re-sign with the team unless the Lakers were willing to take his two brothers, LiAngelo and LaMelo, to play alongside him.
“I want all my three boys to play for the Lakers. But if that does not happen. I'm telling you the story what's gonna happen first,” said Ball, according to Lithuanian reporter Donatas Urbonas. “If they don't take Gelo this year, I bring back Gelo here (Prienai) to play with Melo for two years. Lonzo will be on his third year and I want let every NBA team know that Lonzo is not going to re-sign with the Lakers but will go to any team that will take all of my three boys. That's my plan.”
The Ballfather is under the impression that his son, Lonzo, will have a say after his third season. However, he would be a restricted free agent with a team-option in 2019-20 for $8.7 million and another in 2020-21 for $11 million — making him a four-year conditional holdout.
The Lakers could pick one of his options and secure his services beyond next season despite the circus his father intends to put on in hopes to bring relevance to LaVar's other two sons.
A product of his delusion, LaVar even started to break down the math to his madness in front of reporters, fuming on delusions of grandeur of just how much money his sons would rack up amid putting the Ball family circus together again in L.A.
“We don't have to go any draft. Just sips hiss in a free agency,” he said. “You don't have to give Gelo $15 million. Give my million for three years. we'll take it. Cause they snake so much money off the court, they lose spare change.”
LaVar's fantasy crusade to get his kids playing together as if it was a local recreational league could come down on him sooner rather than later, as the Lakers organization has been reportedly wearing tired of his comments ever since he crossed the line, taking shots at Luke Walton and the coaching staff.
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