The Detroit Pistons are not concerned about LaVar Ball if they draft LaMelo

Who the Detroit Pistons may select in the upcoming draft remains a mystery, but it sounds like it could certainly be LaMelo Ball.

Detroit Pistons’ Senior Adviser Ed Stefanski joined the Jamie and Stoney show on 97.1 The Ticket to talk about a few things, but the interesting part came when the NBA Draft was brought up.

He talked about how they have plenty of film from the guys that they’re looking at potentially selecting, despite the cancellation of basketball around the globe. They’ve been getting their work done.

Acknowledging the elephant in the room, Stefanski added that they haven’t been given any information on when the draft may occur, and that they’re proceeding as if it were to happen on the originally scheduled June 25th.

Then, LaMelo Ball was brought up. Stefanski was asked if the Pistons felt comfortable selecting him and having to deal with his outspoken father, LaVar. He made it pretty clear that it wasn’t something that they considered an obstacle and it wouldn’t impact the team’s final decision.

"“I don’t have any real issues, and I don’t think I’m naïve, because I’ve been in the league a long time,” he said. “You have to be careful sometimes on parents and they have the kids’ ears, but in the NBA the parents are not anywhere near like they would be on a high school team or an AAU team or a college team.”"

Luckily he mentioned that Detroit was fortunate enough to go out and see LaMelo earlier this season, so they’ve been able to get plenty of looks in person at him.

Ball is a divisive candidate for the Pistons future point guard. Fans seem to either be all in on him, or all the way out. There aren’t too many people on the fence.

One thing that’s undeniable is his elite play making ability and his court vision. He’s a three-level passer with unlimited shooting range.

As it stands, Detroit currently possesses the fifth worst record in the NBA which gives them a 10.5 percent chance at landing the top overall pick. Where Ball may be selected is heavily contingent on the draft order itself.

It’s an odd year for the draft, where in most years the top one to three picks are pretty surefire guesses, but this year the top five could shake out in around a dozen different ways.

Ball could go first, or he could fall to fourth or fifth. It all depends on which teams pick where.