Zion Williamson sees great potential in new teammate Lonzo Ball, who will have a chance to restart his career in New Orleans with the Pelicans. How high a potential? Williamson thinks he can flourish in a faster pace, even to the point of becoming the best point guard in the league:
“That is in his future,” Williamson told Macklin Stern of Complex. “I’m expecting Lonzo to come into his own. I’m not saying he wasn't himself in L.A., but now he’s in a scenario where he can truly be himself. We’re about to play a super-fast-paced game. I think we all trust him with the ball and all trust him to make the right read. You’ve seen it, I’ve seen it. He’s a playmaker. He makes the right plays.”
Ball shined on the fast break during his time in UCLA, darting passes unlike any other player during his lone collegiate season and boasting a court vision that was already at NBA-level.
The 6-foot-6 point guard will have a familiar face in Brandon Ingram and a skywalker in Williamson to throw lobs to and find them open in transition, which should play as a vast part of their identity moving forward.
Ball will also be away from the bright lights in Los Angeles and hone his craft in a smaller market, able to concentrate on his duties and yield the most of his talent by playing with young, capable players.
Williamson's confidence will play a part in Ball's evolution as a player, one we may finally get to see after two years of underwhelming results.
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