The 20-year-old and No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 draft was limited to 52 games due to injuries, but finished the year averaging 10.2 points, 7.2 assists and 6.9 rebounds per game.
(Note: Ball starts talking about his rookie season at the 2:34 mark.)
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During an interview inside the music studio, ESPN’s Sam Alipour asked Ball to grade his performance as a rookie.
He gave himself a B.
We won more games than we won last year, that’s a plus. And guys are growing — myself, Kuz [Kyle Kuzma] is growing, BI [Brandon Ingram] is growing a lot, and Julius [Randle] really evolved this year as well. I think we’re all coming into our own and it’s something special for the future.”
