LaMelo Ball, born on August 22, 2001) is currently playing for the NBA Charlotte Hornets as a point guard. With a height of 2.01 meters, he is a tall point guard with a long wingspan. He has a good three-point ability, excellent passing ability, and a wide field of vision. He was selected by the Hornets with the third pick in the first round of the 2020 NBA Draft. Selected to officially become an NBA professional player.
LaMelo Ball is the younger brother of current Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball. LaMelo Ball played at Chino Hills High School in California during high school. His brothers, Lonzo and LiAngelo Ball, and cousin Andre Ball all played on the Huskies.
After graduating from high school, LaMelo Ball chose to give up entering college to compete in the NCAA, and chose to sign with his brother LiAngelo Ball to the BC Prenay team in the Lithuanian League to start his professional basketball career. Ramello Ball averaged 6.5 points and 2.4 assists in 12.8 minutes per game, shooting 26.8% from the field.
On May 4, 2018, LaMelo Ball moved to the Junior Basketball Association (JBA) and signed with the Los Angeles Ballers, a new league created by his father. LaMelo Ball scored 40 points and 16 rebounds in his debut. Triple-double data with 3 assists and 3 steals. On June 17, 2019, LaMelo Ball moved to the Australian Basketball League (NBL) again and signed with the Illawarra Eagles.
All of this LaMelo Ball is preparing for the 2020 draft. LaMelo Ball is a tall guard with the height of a forward guard, but has the skills of a point guard, has good organizational skills and finishing ability, especially that hand The pass is pretty subtle. The downside is that shooting still needs to be improved and more experience accumulated.