NBA Mock Draft 2017: 1st-Round Predictions, National Championship Edition

2. Los Angeles Lakers: Lonzo Ball, PG, UCLA

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Age: 19 (October 27, 1997)

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Size: 6-foot-6, 190 pounds

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Josh Jackson is going to be awfully compelling here, but getting a potential generational passer and distributor would be the best-case scenario for the Lake Show. Not only would Ball's passing immediately improve a Lakers squad that ranks 27th in assist ratio, but it would be beneficial for younger players like Brandon Ingram and Ivica Zubac, and it would allow D'Angelo Russell to stay at the 2, where he has been so good down the stretch of this season.

Ball's college basketball finale was a forgetful one, but that shouldn't ultimately reverse a remarkable season in which he was one of the most efficient players in the nation and turned UCLA into a well-oiled offensive machine. (Getty)

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