LaMelo Ball Already Drawing Interest From at Least 4 NBA Teams

A report dropped last week which acknowledged the possibility of Lamelo Ball, currently lighting up the Australian NBL with the Illawara Hawks, emerging as a contender to be the No.1 overall pick in next year's NBA Draft.

Well, that buzz is apparently significantly authentic as Forbes Sports' Adam Zagoria dropped a story on Friday which asserted that the Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, New Orleans Pelicans, and Brooklyn Nets have all reached out to Ball's former club team, Ohio's Spire Academy, where he played for from 2018-2019.

The Blazers, Pelicans, Nets and Raptors have reached out to executives at SPIRE Institute for background info on LaMelo Ball, per @AdamZagoria
— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) October 5, 2019

If that isn't enough to convince you that the hype surrounding the youngest Ball member is sincere, just feast your eyes on the acclaim that Spire Academy director Justin Brantley uttered Zagoria's direction.

"LaMelo is a 6'7"-plus playmaker who sees the floor at an elite level," said Brantley. "He makes everyone around him better and has shown that his game tends to get better as the level of competition rises around him. He plays above the rim, has more than serviceable range and although his form is 'unorthodox,' he shoots the ball well from three. He has become a more motivated defender and has shown the work ethic, dedication and desire to get better and be an elite guard in the NBA."

Now on @ForbesSports

Blazers, Pelicans, Nets and Raptors Reach Out For Background On LaMelo Ball via @forbes https://t.co/dsH4wBoWJt
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) October 4, 2019

We didn't think we'd live to see the day but now would be a good time to start adjusting to the very likely reality of LaMelo Ball suiting up for an NBA team in the near future.