NBA: The Lakers Are Pumped About a Rookie and It’s not Lonzo Ball

When Lonzo Ball was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers this summer, Magic Johnson struggled to hide his excitement. To him, the capture of Ball was the crucial moment that would set the Lakers on a path to contending. In June, Johnson, the team's president of basketball operations, described Ball as the "new face of the Lakers," he compared Ball to himself, saying they had the same " basketball IQ." But Ball isn't the only rookie who has Johnson buzzing this summer.