2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[mvossman]

Also worth pointing out that New Orleans has had Ball for the last couple seasons, and they could easily keep him, guaranteed, with a much lower caphold than Lowry's potential salary. And yet the view even the potential of signing Lowry as such a large upgrade over Ball that they're willing to let him go for nothing. Obviously, N.O. could be wrong in their evaluation, but it's telling of how they think about Lonzo.

That argument could be more about fit.  They want a pure point guard and Ball does not fit that bill.  He actually fits much better next to Luka (who will obviously do much of the point guard heavy lifting).