LaMelo Ball

LaMelo Ball
NBA 2K
Archetype	Playmaking Shot Creator
Overall	86
NBA Information
Team	Charlotte Hornets
Position	Point Guard
Number	2
Personal Information
Born	August 22, 2001 Anaheim, California, U.S.
Age	23
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career Information
High School	Chino Hills (Chino Hills, California)SPIRE Academy(Geneva, Ohio)
NBA Draft	2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Playing Career	2018-Present
Career History	2018 Prienai 2018 Los Angeles Ballers 2019–2020 Illawarra Hawks 2020–present Charlotte Hornets

LaMelo LaFrance Ball is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Hornets with the third overall pick of the 2020 NBA draft.

Ball began high school at Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California, where he won a state championship and achieved national success as a freshman with his older brothers Lonzo and LiAngelo. Before his junior season, a coaching dispute prompted him to leave Chino Hills and sign with Lithuanian professional team Prienai. In 2018, he played in the Junior Basketball Association (JBA), a league created by his father, before returning to high school as a senior with SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio. Formerly committed to UCLA, Ball was not seen as a serious NBA prospect anymore at the time due to him not getting a chance to play with Preinai dipping his reputation .

Ball was a five-star recruit but chose to forgo college basketball amid eligibility concerns and play in Australia for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL) in 2019, winning NBL Rookie of the Year. Ball during his time at Australia with the NBL Illawarra Hawks went from a projected 2nd round pick potential undraftee to a potential first pick candidate and an eventual top three pick. He was selected by the Hornets with the third overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2021. In 2022, Ball made his First ever NBA All Star Game as an injury replacement for Kevin Durant.