A Message to Lakers Fans: It takes time to truly build a quality franchise
The mental and physical maturity of James and Garnett cannot be replicated by most at the age of nineteen. Even today, after working out for the Lakers, nineteen-year-old Lonzo Ball admitted he needed to get stronger.
The question now becomes: How much time do the Lakers have for Lonzo to develop? This Lakers franchise is in a frantic state of peril, searching for any shred of hope to alleviate repetitive losing seasons, however, it is unreasonable for them to expect Lonzo to be a rapid game-changer.
Success is not microwavable. It takes time to truly build a quality franchise. Avoid buying into the myth that a high draft picks equal instantaneous sensations. Eliminate placing rookies on a pedestal by looking past their mythological powers and start strictly viewing them as potential assets for the future.
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Lonzo Ball might become a great player for the Los Angeles Lakers. However, that might take time.