LaVar: 'I can coach (Lakers) with my eyes closed'

LaVar Ball has been keeping a relatively low profile as of late, but that appears to be over.

The father of Lonzo Ball, who's currently in London, England as part of his Junior Basketball Association's international tour, told Declan Olley of Sky Sports he believes that he could coach the Los Angeles Lakers to an NBA title.

"If you have Lonzo and you have the best player in the world which is LeBron James, how do you not win a championship?" he said. "My prediction for this season is the championship.

"If they need help to shoot I'll coach them. I can coach them with my eyes closed."

LaVar also offered his opinion on what the Lakers' coaching staff is doing wrong.

"It started off a little ragged," he said. "That's because they don't understand if you have a guy that's your second pick and you have the best player in the world, then don't take him out of the game, leave him in the game and rotate the three other guys around him - that's how you get victories if you want to win. But if you want to try and figure out things, try different combinations and taking guys in and out, then no.

"I'm going to go with Lonzo and LeBron. Those two guys are going to stay in the game until we finish winning, and if we're winning by a lot then everybody else gets to play."