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Lonzo Ball wants to see LaMelo Ball traded to Clippers

Originally posted on NBA on ClutchPoints | By Malik Brown | Last updated May 16, 2025 5:42 PM ET

The season showed that the NBA could be an interesting place, and anything can happen. Luka Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers even though everyone thought that he would be on the Dallas Mavericks for the rest of his career. Now, when people here crazy trades, they probably don’t even bat an eye. That’s most likely everyone’s reaction when Lonzo Ball threw out a move for the Los Angeles Clippers to make.

Ball was on his podcast, and while they were talking about where they think certain prospects would get selected in the upcoming draft, he had an interesting idea.

“I lowkey got Dylan Harper going to the Hornets and I got Melo going to the Clips,” Ball said.

Lonzo on the 3rd draft pick:

“I lowkey got Dylan Harper going to the Hornets & I got Melo going to the Clips” pic.twitter.com/RKeC2scVMk

— Kyle Ingram (@SnapshotKyle) May 16, 2025

Nobody on the podcast saw that one coming, and apparently, Ball skipped over who he thought would get selected with the No. 3 pick.

The Hornets once again have a top-10 pick, and this year they’ll be selecting at No. 4. This is considered a deep draft, so the Hornets could end up with a good player, but Ball also thinks that his brother may need a new change of scenery.

It’s obvious that the Hornets are a young team, and since Lonzo has been there, they have not made the playoffs. It’s uncertain when the time will come when everything will click for them, but LaMelo is too talented a player to continue to miss the postseason.

In another world where LaMelo does get traded to the Clippers, there’s no doubt that he would be joining a contender and would make them better. It’s uncertain what a deal would look like to get him, but a team with LaMelo and James Harden on the floor together could be redundant.

Luckily, this is just a fake trade scenario, and Lonzo seems like he wants to see his brother win.

This article first appeared on NBA on ClutchPoints and was syndicated with permission.

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