What It Means:

Ball was a mixed bag his rookie season, playing in only 52 games due to injury. He finished with 2 triple-doubles but also shot just 36.0% from the field and 45.1% from the free-throw line. He will hope to have a resurgent sophomore season with the possibly re-tooled Lakers in 2018-19.

Ball finished with averages of 10.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game.