Isaiah Thomas on Lonzo Ball's 'Ugly as Hell' Shot: There Is No Need to Change It

Los Angeles Lakers guard Isaiah Thomas offered some advice Tuesday for teammate Lonzo Ball.

Although Thomas acknowledged Ball doesn't have a traditional shooting stroke, he expressed his belief that the rookie should keep doing what got him to the NBA, according to Bill Oram of the Orange County Register:

"It's ugly as hell. It's an ugly shot, but he's been successful with it his whole life, so you get to the highest level, there is no need to change it.

"You just got to figure out ways to continue to make it better. He is a gym rat, so he is going to continue to get better no matter what and no matter how it looks."

As seen in the following highlight courtesy of the NBA's official Twitter account, Ball has an unorthodox shot that sets him apart from his peers:

In Monday's 123-104 win over the Atlanta Hawks, Ball finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals off the bench. He made all four of his shot attempts from the field and went 3-of-3 from long range.

Ball's NBA career got off to a slow start, but the 2017 No. 2 overall pick out of UCLA has found his rhythm lately. Per Oram, Ball has made 41 percent of his three-point attempts over his past 13 outings.

Overall, Ball is averaging 10.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game and is shooting 36.3 percent from the floor and 31.9 percent from deep.

Since missing 15 consecutive games due to a knee injury, Ball has appeared in two contests on a minutes restriction.

He lost a backcourt mate in Jordan Clarkson as part of a trade-deadline deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but Thomas was shipped to L.A. as part of the swap.

Although this season has been a struggle for Thomas, he is a two-time All-Star who could be a valuable mentor to Ball for the remainder of the season.

Thomas is averaging just 13.2 points and 4.3 assists per game since joining the Lakers, but he was among the NBA's leading scorers with the Boston Celtics last season (28.9 per game).

Ball hit 55.1 percent of his shots from the field and 41.2 percent of his three-point attempts in his one season at UCLA. While he remains far off from those numbers in the NBA, his recent surge coupled with Thomas' presence has him poised to finish his rookie campaign on a positive note.