Lonzo Ball was traded from the mid-tier treadmill that’s the Chicago Bulls to a title contender within the Cleveland Cavaliers — and he couldn’t be happier about it.
Greater than something, Ball is joyful to be enjoying once more after lacking greater than 1,000 days and having three knee surgical procedures. Add within the probability to play for a contender and it’s one thing extra, Ball stated on the “What an Expertise” podcast (hat tip Clutch Factors).
“Simply enjoying, competing for a hoop. I really feel like that must be the aim, I really feel like that’s the aim,” stated Lonzo Ball. “So, joyful to recover from there and get began. To fulfill everyone, get aware of the whole lot, and take it so far as we will.
“I really feel prefer it’s only a blessing, bro. To be sincere, I imply, everyone retains asking me how I really feel concerning the commerce. I’m like, s*** I’m joyful to nonetheless be enjoying wherever, not to mention a workforce that has an actual probability to win a hoop. My entire life, I really feel like I’ve been enjoying the appropriate model of basketball, and that’s to win video games, so I really feel like I’m going to an incredible scenario and I simply need to play my position and do what I can to assist.”
Ball’s presence helps the Cavaliers make up for the lack of Ty Jerome in free company (regardless that they’re very totally different gamers). It can also imply extra relaxation for level guard Darius Garland, whose turf toe damage critically hampered the Cavs’ postseason run.
The Cavaliers enter subsequent season because the favorites within the East, coming off a 64-win season the place accidents — and an impressive, highly regarded Pacers workforce — ended their playoff run sooner than anticipated. Nonetheless, with Boston’s Jayson Tatum and Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton each out for many, if not all, of subsequent season, the Cavaliers are going to be at or close to the highest of each workforce’s preseason predictions for the East winner.
Lonzo Ball goes to be proper in the midst of that.
