

It’s notable that Ball worked out for the Wolves, given his refusal to do so for anyone up until this point. According to the report, Ball “shot the ball well” and there were “no issues”, for whatever that’s worth. Givony reports that Ball worked out for president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas, executive vice president of basketball operations Sachin Gupta, and head coach Ryan Saunders. According to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony, that changed on Wednesday. Up until this week, Ball had been declining to work out for NBA teams interested in drafting him. LaMelo Ball reportedly worked out for the Minnesota Timberwolves Of course, that doesn’t mean things can’t change - the Wolves are involved in plenty of trade talks, to be sure - but things are certainly looking like their starting to come together. In addition to several of the most prominent mock drafts aligning in recent days, the Wolves reportedly were the first team to put Ball through an on-court workout. We’re within a week of the 2020 NBA Draft, and all signs are beginning to point towards the Minnesota Timberwolves selecting LaMelo Ball with the No. LaMelo Ball seems to be gaining traction as the most likely pick for the Minnesota Timberwolves at No.
