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LiAngelo and LaMelo back to playing pickup games


The JBA league season came to an end last month with LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball's Los Angeles Ballers squad winning the title. Since then, the younger brothers of Lonzo Ball have had some time on their hands.

They've taken their basketball training back to a local gym to take on random people in pickup games.

Notably, LaMelo appears to have gotten taller. The video estimates that he's 6-foot-7 now, which would be impressive for his guard skillset. LaMelo was coming off a rough stint in Lithuania but had success at the JBA - though the league's defense was abysmal, at best.

LiAngelo, right now, is in somewhat of a basketball limbo. He went undrafted in the summer's NBA draft despite hoping to be a second-round pick. He couldn't find a spot on a Summer League roster, playing in the JBA rather than looking at overseas opportunities.

That's where they are now. But until LaMelo and LiAngelo consistently face quality competition, they'll be stuck with dominating pickup basketball games or a sub-par JBA league.

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