Thanks to unnecessary and often eye-roll inducing fanfare from his dad LaVar, Lonzo Ball was a household name long before he was drafted second overall to the Lakers in 2017. Lonzo led his Chino Hills High School team to an undefeated season and national championship in his senior season, winning several Player of the Year awards. He was a consensus top-five prospect in his recruiting class, but he decided to stay close to home and commit to UCLA. While there for one season, he averaged 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 7.6 assists per game. When Lonzo Ball was drafted by the Lakers in 2017, then-president of basketball operations Magic Johnson billed him as the new face of the franchise. That was perhaps an unfair bar to set for a 20-year old player, but his stats never quite lived up to the hype in LA. To his credit, Lonzo is one of the better defensive guards in the NBA, and his all-around production makes him an incredibly valuable presence in fantasy lineups. Now in New Orleans, Lonzo may be limited by his lack of scoring but his defense and passing make him a winning presence.
Thanks to unnecessary and often eye-roll inducing fanfare from his dad LaVar, Lonzo Ball was a household name long before he was drafted second overall to the Lakers in 2017. Lonzo led his Chino Hills High School team to an undefeated season and national championship in his senior season, winning several Player of the Year awards. He was a consensus top-five prospect in his recruiting class, but he decided to stay close to home and commit to UCLA. While there for one season, he averaged 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 7.6 assists per game. When Lonzo Ball was drafted by the Lakers in 2017, then-president of basketball operations Magic Johnson billed him as the new face of the franchise. That was perhaps an unfair bar to set for a 20-year old player, but his stats never quite lived up to the hype in LA. To his credit, Lonzo is one of the better defensive guards in the NBA, and his all-around production makes him an incredibly valuable presence in fantasy lineups. Now in New Orleans, Lonzo may be limited by his lack of scoring but his defense and passing make him a winning presence.
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2022 | CHI | 35 | 35 |
2021 | NOP | 55 | 55 |
2020 | NO | 63 | 54 |
2019 | LAL | 47 | 45 |
2018 | LAL | 52 | 50 |
Overall | 252 | 239 |
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Player totals | 2022 | CHI | 35 | 35 | 1,212 | Fantasy Points | 1,153 | 32.9 | Offense | 455 | 178 | 162 | 383 | 42.3% | 110 | 260 | 42.3% | 21 | 28 | 75% | 82 | Rebounds | 190 | 35 | 155 | Defense | 64 | 31 | 85 |
Player totals | 2021 | NOP | 55 | 55 | 1,747 | Fantasy Points | 1,807.6 | 32.9 | Offense | 802 | 316 | 290 | 700 | 41.4% | 172 | 455 | 37.8% | 50 | 64 | 78.1% | 123 | Rebounds | 263 | 33 | 230 | Defense | 82 | 31 | 103 |
Player totals | 2020 | NO | 63 | 54 | 2,025 | Fantasy Points | 2,046.6 | 32.5 | Offense | 745 | 438 | 277 | 687 | 40.3% | 148 | 395 | 37.5% | 43 | 76 | 56.6% | 193 | Rebounds | 383 | 71 | 312 | Defense | 88 | 38 | 128 |
Player totals | 2019 | LAL | 47 | 45 | 1,423 | Fantasy Points | 1,309.7 | 27.9 | Offense | 465 | 255 | 185 | 456 | 40.6% | 75 | 228 | 32.9% | 20 | 48 | 41.7% | 103 | Rebounds | 251 | 54 | 197 | Defense | 69 | 19 | 114 |
Player totals | 2018 | LAL | 52 | 50 | 1,780 | Fantasy Points | 1,781 | 34.2 | Offense | 528 | 376 | 203 | 564 | 36% | 90 | 295 | 30.5% | 32 | 71 | 45.1% | 136 | Rebounds | 360 | 69 | 291 | Defense | 88 | 43 | 117 |
Player totals | Overall | 252 | 239 | 8,187 | Fantasy Points | 8,097.9 | 32.1 | Offense | 2,995 | 1,563 | 1,117 | 2,790 | 40.1% | 595 | 1,633 | 36.2% | 166 | 287 | 59.3% | 637 | Rebounds | 1,447 | 262 | 1,185 | Defense | 391 | 162 | 547 |
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2022 | CHI | 35 | 1,212 |
2021 | NOP | 55 | 1,747 |
2020 | NO | 63 | 2,025 |
2019 | LAL | 47 | 1,423 |
2018 | LAL | 52 | 1,780 |
Overall | 252 | 8,187 |
Player | Yahoo | DraftKings | FanDuel | ESPN | NBA.com | Yahoo (DFS) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 | CHI | 35 | 1,212 | Yahoo | 1,153 | 32.9 | 1 | DraftKings | 1,133.6 | 32.4 | 0.9 | FanDuel | 1,115.5 | 31.9 | 0.9 | ESPN | 608 | 17.4 | 0.5 | NBA.com | 1,153 | 32.9 | 1 | Yahoo (DFS) | 1,309.2 | 37.4 | 1.1 |
2021 | NOP | 55 | 1,747 | Yahoo | 1,807.6 | 32.9 | 1 | DraftKings | 1,913.1 | 34.8 | 1.1 | FanDuel | 1,844.2 | 33.5 | 1.1 | ESPN | 947 | 17.2 | 0.5 | NBA.com | 1,807.6 | 32.9 | 1 | Yahoo (DFS) | 2,013.5 | 36.6 | 1.2 |
2020 | NO | 63 | 2,025 | Yahoo | 2,046.6 | 32.5 | 1 | DraftKings | 2,414.9 | 38.3 | 1.2 | FanDuel | 2,304.7 | 36.6 | 1.1 | ESPN | 1,056 | 16.8 | 0.5 | NBA.com | 2,046.6 | 32.5 | 1 | Yahoo (DFS) | 2,212.8 | 35.1 | 1.1 |
2019 | LAL | 47 | 1,423 | Yahoo | 1,309.7 | 27.9 | 0.9 | DraftKings | 1,332.2 | 28.3 | 0.9 | FanDuel | 1,309.7 | 27.9 | 0.9 | ESPN | 657 | 14 | 0.5 | NBA.com | 1,309.7 | 27.9 | 0.9 | Yahoo (DFS) | 1,365.8 | 29.1 | 1 |
2018 | LAL | 52 | 1,780 | Yahoo | 1,781 | 34.2 | 1 | DraftKings | 1,806.5 | 34.7 | 1 | FanDuel | 1,781 | 34.2 | 1 | ESPN | 859 | 16.5 | 0.5 | NBA.com | 1,781 | 34.2 | 1 | Yahoo (DFS) | 1,875 | 36.1 | 1.1 |
Overall | 252 | 8,187 | Yahoo | 8,097.9 | 32.1 | 1 | DraftKings | 8,600.3 | 33.7 | 1 | FanDuel | 8,355.1 | 32.8 | 1 | ESPN | 4,127 | 16.4 | 0.5 | NBA.com | 8,097.9 | 32.1 | 1 | Yahoo (DFS) | 8,776.3 | 34.9 | 1.1 |
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1-14-22 | vs GS | L 96-138 |
1-12-22 | vs BKN | L 112-138 |
1-11-22 | vs DET | W 133-87 |
1-9-22 | at DAL | L 99-113 |
1-7-22 | vs WAS | W 130-122 |
1-3-22 | vs ORL | W 102-98 |
12-20-21 | vs HOU | W 133-118 |
12-11-21 | at MIA | L 92-118 |
12-8-21 | at CLE | L 92-115 |
12-6-21 | vs DEN | W 109-97 |
12-4-21 | at BKN | W 111-107 |
12-2-21 | at NY | W 119-115 |
11-29-21 | vs CHA | W 133-119 |
11-27-21 | vs MIA | L 104-107 |
11-26-21 | at ORL | W 123-88 |
11-24-21 | at HOU | L 113-118 |
11-22-21 | vs IND | L 77-109 |
11-21-21 | vs NY | W 109-103 |
11-19-21 | at DEN | W 114-108 |
11-17-21 | at POR | L 159-166 |
11-15-21 | at LAL | W 121-103 |
11-14-21 | at LAC | W 100-90 |
11-12-21 | at GS | L 93-119 |
11-10-21 | vs DAL | W 117-107 |
11-8-21 | vs BKN | W 118-95 |
11-6-21 | vs PHI | L 105-114 |
11-3-21 | at PHI | L 98-103 |
11-1-21 | at BOS | W 128-114 |
10-30-21 | vs UTA | W 107-99 |
10-28-21 | vs NY | L 103-104 |
10-25-21 | at TOR | W 111-108 |
10-23-21 | vs DET | W 97-82 |
10-22-21 | vs NO | W 128-112 |
10-20-21 | at DET | W 94-88 |
Player | Fantasy Points | Offense | Rebounds | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Player | 1-14-22 | vs GS | L 96-138 | 23 | Fantasy Points | 16.9 | 0.7 | Offense | 15 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 41.7% | 4 | 10 | 40% | 1 | 1 | 100% | 5 | Rebounds | 2 | 1 | 1 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Player | 1-12-22 | vs BKN | L 112-138 | 31 | Fantasy Points | 32.9 | 1.1 | Offense | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 50% | 2 | 4 | 50% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 1 | Rebounds | 7 | 2 | 5 | Defense | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Player | 1-11-22 | vs DET | W 133-87 | 27 | Fantasy Points | 43.7 | 1.6 | Offense | 18 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 66.7% | 4 | 7 | 57.1% | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | Rebounds | 6 | 1 | 5 | Defense | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Player | 1-9-22 | at DAL | L 99-113 | 32 | Fantasy Points | 31.7 | 1 | Offense | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 42.9% | 3 | 6 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | Rebounds | 6 | 1 | 5 | Defense | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Player | 1-7-22 | vs WAS | W 130-122 | 34 | Fantasy Points | 38 | 1.1 | Offense | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 54.5% | 6 | 11 | 54.5% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | Rebounds | 5 | 1 | 4 | Defense | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Player | 1-3-22 | vs ORL | W 102-98 | 32 | Fantasy Points | 28.9 | 0.9 | Offense | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | Rebounds | 7 | 1 | 6 | Defense | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Player | 12-20-21 | vs HOU | W 133-118 | 34 | Fantasy Points | 53 | 1.6 | Offense | 19 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 50% | 4 | 9 | 44.4% | 3 | 3 | 100% | 2 | Rebounds | 5 | 0 | 5 | Defense | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Player | 12-11-21 | at MIA | L 92-118 | 39 | Fantasy Points | 26.5 | 0.7 | Offense | 15 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 33.3% | 4 | 12 | 33.3% | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 5 | Rebounds | 5 | 1 | 4 | Defense | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Player | 12-8-21 | at CLE | L 92-115 | 39 | Fantasy Points | 38.3 | 1 | Offense | 19 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 50% | 4 | 9 | 44.4% | 3 | 3 | 100% | 5 | Rebounds | 4 | 1 | 3 | Defense | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Player | 12-6-21 | vs DEN | W 109-97 | 39 | Fantasy Points | 48 | 1.2 | Offense | 20 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 46.7% | 4 | 8 | 50% | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 2 | Rebounds | 10 | 5 | 5 | Defense | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Player | 12-4-21 | at BKN | W 111-107 | 39 | Fantasy Points | 41.3 | 1.1 | Offense | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30% | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3 | Rebounds | 9 | 2 | 7 | Defense | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Player | 12-2-21 | at NY | W 119-115 | 34 | Fantasy Points | 30 | 0.9 | Offense | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 21.4% | 2 | 10 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | Rebounds | 5 | 1 | 4 | Defense | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Player | 11-29-21 | vs CHA | W 133-119 | 32 | Fantasy Points | 33.2 | 1 | Offense | 16 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 75% | 4 | 5 | 80% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | Rebounds | 1 | 0 | 1 | Defense | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Player | 11-27-21 | vs MIA | L 104-107 | 36 | Fantasy Points | 32.2 | 0.9 | Offense | 11 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 33.3% | 3 | 11 | 27.3% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 4 | Rebounds | 11 | 1 | 10 | Defense | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Player | 11-26-21 | at ORL | W 123-88 | 31 | Fantasy Points | 38.8 | 1.3 | Offense | 13 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 57.1% | 4 | 7 | 57.1% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 3 | Rebounds | 4 | 0 | 4 | Defense | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Player | 11-24-21 | at HOU | L 113-118 | 37 | Fantasy Points | 41.5 | 1.1 | Offense | 19 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 63.6% | 5 | 7 | 71.4% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3 | Rebounds | 5 | 0 | 5 | Defense | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Player | 11-22-21 | vs IND | L 77-109 | 25 | Fantasy Points | 11 | 0.4 | Offense | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0% | 0 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | Rebounds | 5 | 0 | 5 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Player | 11-21-21 | vs NY | W 109-103 | 35 | Fantasy Points | 26.7 | 0.8 | Offense | 11 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 36.4% | 3 | 7 | 42.9% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | Rebounds | 6 | 3 | 3 | Defense | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Player | 11-19-21 | at DEN | W 114-108 | 37 | Fantasy Points | 21.6 | 0.6 | Offense | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 33.3% | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | Rebounds | 3 | 0 | 3 | Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Player | 11-17-21 | at POR | L 159-166 | 37 | Fantasy Points | 38.8 | 1 | Offense | 17 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 53.8% | 3 | 5 | 60% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | Rebounds | 4 | 1 | 3 | Defense | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Player | 11-15-21 | at LAL | W 121-103 | 37 | Fantasy Points | 49.4 | 1.3 | Offense | 27 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 76.9% | 7 | 10 | 70% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 4 | Rebounds | 7 | 2 | 5 | Defense | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Player | 11-14-21 | at LAC | W 100-90 | 33 | Fantasy Points | 27.5 | 0.8 | Offense | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 28.6% | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | Rebounds | 5 | 1 | 4 | Defense | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Player | 11-12-21 | at GS | L 93-119 | 36 | Fantasy Points | 26.1 | 0.7 | Offense | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18.2% | 1 | 7 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | Rebounds | 3 | 0 | 3 | Defense | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Player | 11-10-21 | vs DAL | W 117-107 | 38 | Fantasy Points | 40.2 | 1.1 | Offense | 21 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 50% | 7 | 10 | 70% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | Rebounds | 6 | 0 | 6 | Defense | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Player | 11-8-21 | vs BKN | W 118-95 | 30 | Fantasy Points | 20.3 | 0.7 | Offense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 33.3% | 3 | 7 | 42.9% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | Rebounds | 4 | 1 | 3 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Player | 11-6-21 | vs PHI | L 105-114 | 38 | Fantasy Points | 22.5 | 0.6 | Offense | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 33.3% | 2 | 5 | 40% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | Rebounds | 5 | 1 | 4 | Defense | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Player | 11-3-21 | at PHI | L 98-103 | 32 | Fantasy Points | 33.5 | 1 | Offense | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 45.5% | 3 | 6 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 5 | Rebounds | 5 | 1 | 4 | Defense | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Player | 11-1-21 | at BOS | W 128-114 | 32 | Fantasy Points | 25.2 | 0.8 | Offense | 12 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 40% | 4 | 6 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3 | Rebounds | 6 | 0 | 6 | Defense | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Player | 10-30-21 | vs UTA | W 107-99 | 33 | Fantasy Points | 28 | 0.8 | Offense | 11 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 36.4% | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 2 | 100% | 4 | Rebounds | 5 | 1 | 4 | Defense | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Player | 10-28-21 | vs NY | L 103-104 | 33 | Fantasy Points | 20.2 | 0.6 | Offense | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 25% | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 2 | Rebounds | 6 | 0 | 6 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Player | 10-25-21 | at TOR | W 111-108 | 38 | Fantasy Points | 31.1 | 0.8 | Offense | 15 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 45.5% | 5 | 9 | 55.6% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 4 | Rebounds | 3 | 0 | 3 | Defense | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Player | 10-23-21 | vs DET | W 97-82 | 37 | Fantasy Points | 38.3 | 1 | Offense | 13 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 41.7% | 3 | 7 | 42.9% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | Rebounds | 4 | 0 | 4 | Defense | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Player | 10-22-21 | vs NO | W 128-112 | 35 | Fantasy Points | 56 | 1.6 | Offense | 17 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 54.5% | 3 | 8 | 37.5% | 2 | 2 | 100% | 0 | Rebounds | 10 | 2 | 8 | Defense | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Player | 10-20-21 | at DET | W 94-88 | 33 | Fantasy Points | 24.2 | 0.7 | Offense | 12 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 41.7% | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 4 | Rebounds | 6 | 3 | 3 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The Ball Family has certainly made headlines since Lonzo's entrance into the league. The family hosts a reality show about their lives called Ball in the Family, which airs on Facebook watch and has been around since 2017.
Lonzo Ball was drafted in the 2017 NBA Draft. He went second overall to the Los Angeles Lakers, going one pick behind Markelle Fultz. This ended up becoming a stronger draft than what was advertised.
Lonzo Ball played one year at UCLA where he averaged 14 points and seven assists per game. He made the All-Freshman team and was All-Pac-12 as well. Ball was a top prospect and expected to be a one-year player.
The Los Angeles Lakers were set on making a trade for Anthony Davis, and Lonzo ball was a part of the package. He was traded to New Orleans during the offseason in 2019. After a rocky start to his Lakers career, Ball has been consistent with New Orleans.
Lonzo Ball has two brothers who are currently set to play for the NBA. LiAngelo Ball is in the G-League right now with Oklahoma. His other brother LaMelo Ball is set to be a top draft pick after skipping college to play overseas.