Lonzo Ball
We know about Lonzo Ball. We know what he brings to the table and how dynamic of a player he is. After his first two losses, the Lakers have not lost a game under his leadership. He has 4 games where he's got 10+ assists in the Summer League and the next best is one. Who does that in the Summer League? You don't even play that many minutes... He makes everyone around him better and players would love to come play with him (very similar to LeBron). Lonzo is definitely one of a kind.
Dennis Smith Jr.
Now how about Dennis Smith Jr.? Who is he? He's an explosive point guard with insane hops. He has a lot of potential and has been averaging almost the same numbers as Lonzo Ball in the Summer League. He was slept on by a few teams and fell all the way to 9th in this year's draft to the Dallas Mavericks. I believe Dallas could possibly want to rebuild and turn their team over to Dennis in the near future. Maybe after Dirk retires? By then this rookie will have a couple of full NBA seasons under his belt as well.
Head-to-Head
I hope I've set the stage up for you. Now that you know a little more about these two point guards... You get to see them go head-to-head in the Summer League Semi-Finals. Oh yeah and Dennis Smith Jr. had a nasty dunk after blowing by Lonzo. I still can't believe the hops he has for someone his size.
If you don't know the score try to predict who will win this matchup. Don't worry you'll see it at the end of the clip!
Enjoy!
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You're a big Lonzo fan haha..I can see why though!
Haha everyone is saying that! Maybe I should mix it up and post something else.
Any suggestions?
Hi there. Nice comparison. Too bad we cant see the best of DSJ because Dallas has played like 10 games in the past 15 days or so. This draft class is so good and dallas killed it with the pick.
Agreed. This draft class is definitely top notch. Lots of great players. Even Kuzma was taken pretty late by LA for their second pick.
I think that Lonzo have one big fan which is you as i notice already few blogs that you made and talk about him... Am i right?
Haha yes you are right! From this year's rookie class I'm the most excited to see Lonzo play. I like the storyline as well. Especially with Magic Johnson coming back to the Lakers front office and then drafting a player like Lonzo who plays a lot like himself. Basically given him the keys to the franchise by trading away Russell... And he hasn't even played a single NBA game yet.
I like him a lot and from what i manage to see from the Summer League i think he is going to be ROY (Rookie of the Year)!
This rookie class in general is quite impressive! It's a shame Markelle got hurt so early in the summer league. We also saw some great games by Fox and Tatum
Bright future for the Lakers with Lonzo Ball, we will see when the Season Starts. Lakers fan here.
all the way for lonzo mah boy! a total package!