LaMelo Ball is widely considered to be the best point guard prospect in this year’s class, and new reports are stating that he is on the radar of the Detroit Pistons. LaMelo has been training in the Detroit area since March with his manager, Jermaine Jackson, a Detroit native and former Detroit Mercy player and assistant coach.
Pistons general manager Troy Weaver also revealed that the team would like to interview LaMelo. He stated, "I'm always happy to hear players embrace our organization, our city. That never goes unnoticed. I know people around him, his trainer, what have you, is a Detroit native. He’s been here for a while working out. I'm sure he’s well-versed in the city, traveling around being with his trainer, hearing different things. That doesn’t go unnoticed. That's always a positive, when prospects speak highly of the city and the organization. That's always a positive. We do plan on trying to visit with him here before the draft."
While Detroit currently has the seventh pick, Weaver acknowledged that the Pistons could move up or down in the draft, depending on what offers are on the table. He added, "There's still some interviews and workouts that we need to get to before. It's a work in progress and we've been doing our work. We feel confident in our work thus far and we'll continue to turn it over and keep grinding it out leading up to the draft."
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