James Plowright: Jeff Peterson on LaMelo Ball's season "I'm so proud of him, playing 72 games... It is because of him, he put the work in. Of course our medical team/coaching staff helped, but this past summer he put the work in... it's not by accident, he put the work in... Defensively I thought his effort on that side of the floor was more intense and sustained. Offensively, there's not much he can't do... He's still relatively young in the league, he's an enormous talent."

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