LiAngelo Ball has officially declared for the 2018 NBA Draft.
Ball is attempting to take the rare path of high school to UCLA to Chinese jail to Lithuania to the NBA.
According to Yahoo! Sports:
Ball, 19, has formally submitted early-entry paperwork to enter the June draft. Ball has played professionally with Lithuanian team Vytautas Prienu since parting with UCLA in December after a shoplifting scandal in China. LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball — the younger brothers of Los Angeles Lakers starting point guard Lonzo Ball — joined Vytautas in January on one-year contracts.
LiAngelo Ball is expected to work out for several NBA teams when he returns from playing for Vytautas and will participate in the Pro Basketball Combine at IMG Academy (Florida) in May in front of team executives. As NBA teams increasingly value 3-point shooting and defending wings, Ball will have an opportunity to prove to teams that he is a potential draft pick.
"I'm just going to be excited to play on any NBA team."
LiAngelo Ball discusses his decision to declare for the NBA draft then scores 40 2nd half points. He finished with 72, which ties his High School career-high: https://t.co/nNQtV1yhxZ pic.twitter.com/z9110SFhQz
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 27, 2018
If the #Lakers draft LiAngelo Ball in the second-round, or even sign him as an undrafted free agent, we'll all know who really runs that team. https://t.co/zoh3mCiMSo
— Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) March 27, 2018
Here are some highlights from Overtime on YouTube:
Ball scored 72 points earlier today against some jobbers:
LiAngelo Ball has declared for the 2018 NBA Draft.
But will he hear his name called? pic.twitter.com/kIWGak5mKn
— ESPN (@espn) March 27, 2018
"I do not think LiAngelo Ball is going to get drafted."@RealSkipBayless and @ShannonSharpe react to LiAngelo Ball declaring for 2018 NBA draft pic.twitter.com/qtVIAYalDJ
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) March 27, 2018
