Kobe Bryant isn’t just an ordinary retired NBA player. The former Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard is a legend and a future Hall of Famer. Apart from that, he’s also the team’s voice of reason and apparently, it’s oracle.

When a fan tweeted Bryant and asked for help for the struggling Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball, the five-time NBA champion advised the team’s faithful to practice patience because he believes that success will definitely come for Ball and for the entire team as well.

Anyone who isn’t living under a rock must have known by now the topsy-turvy season Ball is having. Drafted second overall in this year’s draft, Ball has fast become a source of headaches for Lakers fans, many of whom are already labeling the UCLA product as a bust.

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In Bryant’s book, however, it takes time for players to develop, though he’s hoping that Ball start showing signs of getting better right now.

Bryant sure knows what Ball is going through, as he didn’t have the most memorable of rookie seasons. Bryant averaged just 7.6 points on 41.7 shooting from the field in his first year in the NBA. Ball, on the other hand, is currently putting up just 8.8 points on a miserable 31.9 field goal shooting percentage.

Of course, it’s worth noting that Ball is enjoying 33.1 minutes per contest. Bryant only played for 15.5 back then.