CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bulls are entering the offseason with the expectation that guard Lonzo Ball will not be ready to play next season, team vice president Arturas Karnisovas said Thursday night.
Ball, 25, missed all of the 2022-23 season and underwent cartilage transplant surgery on his left knee in March, the third surgery on his knee since he appeared in his last game on Jan. 14, 2022.
"Our expectation is that he's not coming back next season," Karnisovas said following Thursday's NBA draft. "He's going to continue on his recovery.