LiAngelo Ball has been reportedly sent an NBA G League contract and the 21-year-old is expected to sign soon, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Ball, the middle brother of Lonzo and LaMelo, joined the Oklahoma City Blue, the G League affiliate of the Thunder, in December as a practice player and has been working out with the team since then. Ball could join the Blue upon signing his G League contract.
Ball originally committed to play collegiately at UCLA but eventually withdrew in December 2017 after his role in a shoplifting incident with the school in China. He played alongside LaMelo in Lithuania for one season and also played in the now-defunct Junior Basketball Association.
LiAngelo Ball has been sent a contract from the NBA G League and is expected to sign soon, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Ball has been practicing with Oklahoma City's G League affiliate.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 3, 2020
The G League regular season concludes on March 28 and the final stretch could give a prospective organization an opportunity to see Ball back on the court.
Ball went undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft but garnered enough interest from various teams for a workout, including the Los Angeles Lakers, which employed his brother, Lonzo, at the time.
In addition to adding Ball as a practice player with the Blue, the Thunder also registered interest with Ball after interviewing him at the 2018 Pro Basketball Combine.
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