I would take Lonzo 100 out of 100 times over Melo.
Lonzo is a winner who makes everyone on his team better. Melo is a selfish loser and his game is limited at this point.
No chance. Lonzo is a worse defender than Melo (even at this stage, which is an achievement in itself), while Melo has an offensive game that has not just been proven to work, but proven to be elite. Jury is still out on whether Lonzo will succeed at the NBA level, with his combination of a horrible shot technique, no mid-range game, weak free throw shooting and a weak PnR game.
Melo 100/100 times
Ok enjoy never making the playoffs because Melo doesn't make anyone on his team better.
Right. That must be why all those teams where Melo was the best player never made the playoffs.
Except for the fact that that never happened. He's lead teams to multiple 50+ win seasons, yet gets hated for never heating Kobe's Lakers, TD's Spurs or LeBron's Heat.
Did Paul Pierce make anyone on his team better prior to acquiring KG and Ray?