Yahoo Sports Senior NBA writer Dan Devine and Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer discuss the outlook this coming season for the Chicago guard – who has missed the last two seasons with a knee injury. Listen to the full conversation about “Devine Intervention” – part of Ball Don’t Lie – and subscribe further Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
Video Transcript
Alonzo Ball played about 30 ish games in his first year, 2122 when he led the Chicago Bulls to the number one seed in the Eastern conference before being destroyed by injuries.
He intends to return.
He makes pods with this guy demo over under line the ball, 35 plays for Chicago this year.
I this is after two straight seasons lost to a knee injury.
He has, you know, they’re going to like this time last year, we were wondering if you could literally stand on a chair.
We weren’t Stephen A Smith was fair enough, but the, I’m going for the pure vibes of this.
I’m going to go over, I’m going to say that I want, I want it to be the right answer that he plays more than 35 games, because Loso obviously never panned out into the kind of pro that we hoped he would emerge. from the outside, right?
ok
I, I, what I’m trying to figure out and try, is what I’m saying though is like he’s the second pick in the draft, right?
And so it’s wild as I would tell you, I’m sure he would.
But the idea being how you draft someone there, you hope they’ll succeed and be a superstar, right?
And what I think we’ve seen or the best versions of Alonzo Ball that we’ve seen is really as an elite complementary player, as the star in your role, kind of a role player, as the guy when he was healthy in Nova. Orleans and he actually got the three-point shot online and the volume up and he was that hit before monster feeding Zion, right?
And not on the invoice version of Tyres.
Halliburton.
I think that’s a fair way to look at it, don’t you?
Like someone who is like fuel, injects your offense and makes you go faster.
But also like, while Halliburton is somebody that obviously he makes up for with how great he is offensively, is somebody that has to be, you know, maneuvered on the defensive end.
Alonso, excellent on ball defender and off ball defender where he likes the the best version of that Bulls team was him and Caruso causing havoc at the top deviations and steals going the transition game.
So I wouldn’t anticipate that level of professional uh you know, productivity and uh impact coming from two straight missed seasons.
But the idea of him at whatever is 27 how to get back on the floor and be able to play at least half a healthy season.
I want to believe in it.
So I will say about that.
Yes, I agree.
Super Alonzo.
We’re rooting for you, buddy.
