San Antonio Spurs Draft: Could LaMelo Ball be a good fit for the Spurs?

Could the youngest Ball brother fit in with the San Antonio Spurs?

For much of the year, LaMelo Ball was viewed as a consensus top-three pick in the 2020 NBA Drat. But recent developments have caused his position on draft boards to slip a bit. Could he be available when the San Antonio Spurs are on the clock?

The attractive parts of Ball’s game jump out at you. He’s a visionary passer, there isn’t a pass on the court that he’s afraid of or unable to make. He’s got prototypical size for a point guard – standing 6’7 with a 6’10 wingspan he’ll have no problem guarding multiple positions and seeing over defenders. But the questions about his potential are growing louder.

Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer recently reported that Ball is not fairing well in his pre-draft interview, causing his value to take a bit of a dip.

“LaMelo Ball is not performing very well at job interviews…He is not improving his perception via job interview. There are people drafting later in the top ten who were not preparing for the possibility of Ball still being around. And I’m not saying that he will not be a top-three pick. I am saying that I know for a fact that there are teams later in the top ten who are doing more research on him, because they no longer think it’s a given he will.”

Now, this could all be smoke and mirrors. Maybe the Ball family is leaking these rumors to try to get LaMelo to the New York Knicks at the eighth pick. Maybe the Detroit Pistons are spreading them in the hopes that enough teams will pass on Ball so he’ll fall to them at seven. Or maybe Ball is legitimately bungling these interviews. It’s hard to tell at this point.

In any case, a draft-night slide isn’t out of the realm of possibility for Ball, or any other prospect for that matter. If it comes to be that teams start passing on Ball, should the San Antonio Spurs consider making a move to trade up and take him? Here’s why they should consider it.

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