NBA Draft: The 3 best landing spots for LaMelo Ball

1. Chicago Bulls

How great would it be to see such a storied franchise as the Chicago Bulls get the modern point guard in Ball? It is unclear of course if the Bulls will ever even get a chance to draft him depending on where they’re picking on the night, but there’s a lot to like about Ball making it to the Windy City.

They already have Tomas Satoransky, and even though he’s a capable floor general, you would have no problem making him a backup if it meant getting Ball. That was his role with the Washington Wizards, and it was something that he excelled in. So much so, the Bulls made him an offer last summer.

Coby White had a decent rookie campaign, averaging 13.2 points per contest. He is more of a two-guard, although he can handle the ball as well, and pairing him with Ball would be really interesting. Like a different version of what the Cleveland Cavaliers have going with Collin Sexton and Darius Garland, which is the main reason Ball should hope he doesn’t end up there.

Ball could also potentially get the best out of Lauri Markkanen, who has failed to really take off since entering the league. The prospect of them working in tandem is exciting, and also adds to the logic in the Bulls taking a guard like Ball. Markkanen isn’t somebody who should be given up on yet, and Wendell Carter Jr. has shown some promise too.

They are set in terms of young bigs with plenty of upside, but they are lacking a point guard who can grow with them. Ryan Arcidiacono is in his third NBA season with the team and even saw a handful of starts this season, but he is 25 and has never averaged more than seven points and four assists per game in a season.

Again, that’s not reason enough not to take Ball. There’s really no good reason not to, he would appear to be the long-term answer at that position who could unlock a lot of what the Bulls are hoping to achieve in the future in the same way Young did for the Hawks. It looks like the best situation out there for LaMelo Ball.