Lakers Draft News: Lonzo Ball’s Second Meeting With L.A. Officially Scheduled

Ryan Ward
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The 2017 NBA Draft will get underway a week from Thursday on June 22 with the Los Angeles Lakers in possession of the No. 2 pick. The team’s front office has done their homework over the last few weeks getting a look at the top prospects in the draft during individual workouts.

Last week, Lonzo Ball, the player most expected the Lakers to take at No. 2, worked out for the team at the practice facility. Ball was said to be somewhat out of shape for that workout but will have an opportunity to redeem himself later this week in a second meeting with the team.

According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, Ball will meet with the Lakers brass for the second time on Friday:

Charania also stated the following about the meeting with Ball later this week, via Twitter:

“Meeting will consist of Lakers brass spending time w/ Ball during his full daily training regimen of conditioning/on-court drills.”

Apparently, this meeting will not take place at the practice facility in El Segundo, according to Tania Ganguli of the L.A. Times:

Along with Ball, the Lakers brass has already worked out De’Aaron Fox (Kentucky), Josh Jackson (Kansas), and are set to work out Markelle Fultz (Washington) on Thursday. Thus far, Jackson and Ball are the only players that will have met with Los Angeles twice ahead of next week’s draft.

Unless the team decides to bring in Jayson Tatum (Duke) for a look or Fox for the second time, Fultz’s workout on Thursday and Ball’s second session with the Lakers might be the last for Los Angeles as far as top prospects are concerned.

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Ryan Ward is a Reporter/Editor and shares duties of being a Social Media Manager on a daily basis at Lakers Nation. As a credentialed member of the media, Ryan covers Lakers home games, press conferences as well as interviewing players from both the NBA and NFL. A Los Angeles native, but born and bred in the UK. Long-suffering Raiders fan and a Liverpool supporter since birth.
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