hard to say what impact he had on either kid vis a vis the nba exactly but i dont think the hype helped them. like you said they both stumbled around and in part because of his shenanigans. maybe that wound up well for lamelo because of his australia experience but he could have played for a top program in the NCAA as well. lonzo had some early stumbles but dunno how much lavar's antics contributed to that if at all. but to act like he is playing 3d chess in a checkered world is just asinine, the guy is a loudmouth with next to no integrity