15 outlandish LaVar Ball quotes that define his rise to fame

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Unfiltered, off-kilter, and outspoken, Big Baller Brand's LaVar Ball has managed to maintain relevancy all year by saying whatever's on his mind.

He's a promoter in every sense of the word, building up himself, his company, and even his children in the manner of an old-school wrestling manager who knows how to goad an audience.

LaVar's already produced a long list of memorable zingers, one-liners, and outlandish statements, with plenty likely more to come. Here are 15 of his more newsworthy quotes from the past 11 months.

1) "I'll tell you right now, he's better than Steph Curry to me."

- LaVar discussing Lonzo Ball during USC vs. UCLA broadcast (Feb. 19)

2) "If Charles (Barkley) thought like me, maybe he'd win a championship."

- LaVar on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" (March 7)

3) "Back in my heyday, I would kill Michael Jordan one-on-one."

- LaVar Ball to USA Today (March 13)

4) "A billion dollars, it has to be there. That's our number, a billion, straight out of the gate. And you don't even have to give it to me all up front. Give us $100 mil over 10 years."

- LaVar on his sons' future shoe deal(s) to USA Today (March 13)

5) "Realistically, you can't win no championship with three white guys because the foot speed is too slow."

- LaVar on UCLA's T.J. Leaf, Thomas Welsh, and Bryce Alford to the Southern California News Group (April 6)

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7) "Stay in yo' lane."

- LaVar to Kristine Leahy on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" (May 17)

8) "From the words of Zeus, Jesus, everybody said he gonna be a Laker. They told me before they told y'all."

- LaVar after watching Lakers draft Lonzo (June 22)

9) "There's only two dudes better than me, and I'm both of them."

- LaVar to The Miz during "Monday Night Raw" (June 26)

10) "It's already a done deal. I got the trophy already."

- LaVar guaranteeing a ROTY win for Lonzo during NBA Summer League broadcast (July 7)

11) "Lonzo's fittin' to step over Magic (Johnson) to be the best guard ever."

LaVar to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne (July 8)

12) "NCAA ain't going to tell me shit, because they're not my boss."

- LaVar on NCAA preventing LaMelo Ball from having shoe deal to ESPN's Baxter Holmes (Sept. 2)

13) "Whose team is it? Man, everybody know whose team it is - it's Lonzo Ball's team! LeBron's coming over here to join us. We ain't going over there to join him."

- LaVar on LeBron James joining Lonzo Ball on the Lakers during CBS Sports' "Flagrant Two" podcast (Sept. 28)

14) "They're soft. They don't know how to coach my son. I know how to coach him."

- LaVar on the Lakers and Lonzo to Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus (Nov. 17)

15) "Tell Donald Trump to have a great Thanksgiving, because Big Baller is."

- LaVar to CNN's Chris Cuomo (Nov. 20)