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The South Bay Lakers announced that No. 39 overall pick #IsaacBonga has been called up by the Los Angeles Lakers for their two-game road trip this weekend, starting in San Antonio on Friday. The move isn’t for ideal reasons, as Bonga is providing insurance due to an ankle injury that has sidelined Brandon Ingram for the trip, but it might be a good opportunity for Bonga to show how much he’s grown. Bonga’s Lakers career didn’t get off to an ideal start in Las Vegas Summer League, as the 19-year-old couldn’t take more than three steps on the court without traveling, but he’s since emerged as arguably the team’s most promising rookie. In 12 games with South Bay, Bonga has averaged 14 points per game while shooting 47.5 percent from the field and draining 44.4 percent of his 45 total 3-point attempts. Only fellow rookie Svi Mykhailiuk is shooting the 3-ball at a higher clip than Bonga. Bonga’s drastic improvement from behind the arc has been an unexpected development, but a welc...