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NBA Rumors: 5 teams who could trade for Lonzo Ball

By Brad Berreman

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MARCH 06: Lonzo Ball #2 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts against the Miami Heat during a game at the Smoothie King Center on March 06, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MARCH 06: Lonzo Ball #2 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts against the Miami Heat during a game at the Smoothie King Center on March 06, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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3. Phoenix Suns

Going all the way back to the 2017 draft, the Suns have been consistently tied to Ball. Just a year ago or so, Phoenix was seen as an ideal fit as the third team to join the Lakers and the Pelicans in a possible-three-team Anthony Davis deal by Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic.

Back in February of 2019, no less an authority than LaVar Ball suggested how great a fit his son would be for the Suns.

“We want to be in L.A.,” LaVar Ball told ESPN. “But if he’s traded, I don’t want Lonzo in New Orleans. Phoenix is the best fit for him. And I am going to speak it into existence.”

The No. 10 pick in the draft could yield a young, cheaper point guard for Phoenix to pair with Ricky Rubio. But a deal for Ball remains an interesting possibility for a team that seems to finally be on a good track, and a pairing with Devin Booker in the backcourt would be nice.

Some draft pick swapping may be natural, and the pieces in a deal could be tweaked (up to and including the inclusion of a third team?), but here’s how a player-for-player deal to send Ball from New Orleans to Phoenix could work.

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