Five trade suitors reportedly emerge for Lonzo Ball

There are a number of interesting squads on that list, but none more than the Clippers. L.A. has sought a permanent solution at point guard for more than a year, partially due to the urging of Kawhi Leonard. To date, it hasn’t worked out.

Ball would fit in quite nicely on a veteran-laden championship unit where he wouldn’t be asked to do too much, and there is a reasonable case to be made that fit-wise there is no better option for him than the Clippers.

Coming into this season, Ball put the league on notice. He signaled an intention to have a big year and put to rest all the questions that existed about his consistency and health. So far, he is averaging 11.9 points, 4.4 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game – with the assist and rebound figures sitting at career lows. He has also already missed three of his squad's 13 total regular-season outings.

At one point, Ball suggested that the injury-prone reputation he built with the Lakers was the byproduct of his terrible Big Baller Brand shoes. Since then, he has switched kicks – yet the injuries have persisted.

This is going to be an important next few weeks and months for Ball. Either he will play well and prove to New Orleans that he is an important part of the franchise’s future, or he’ll continue to do what he’s done for the last three years. If the latter scenario comes to fruition, then it wouldn’t be all that shocking to see Ball in a different uniform sooner rather than later.