LaMelo BallMinnesota Timberwolves · #1
LaMelo Ball is the star playmaking guard of the Charlotte Hornets — the 2021 Rookie of the Year and a 2022 All-Star known as one of the league's most creative passers. Drafted 3rd in 2020 after an unconventional path through Lithuania and Australia's NBL, he became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double. His high-scoring, high-flair game has been repeatedly interrupted by ankle and wrist injuries.
LaMelo Ball — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where LaMelo Ball stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
LaMelo Ball — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees LaMelo Ball
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
LaMelo Ball career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 51 | 28.8 | 15.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | .436 | .352 |
| 2021-22 | 75 | 32.3 | 20.1 | 6.7 | 7.6 | .429 | .389 |
| 2022-23 | 36 | 35.2 | 23.3 | 6.4 | 8.4 | .411 | .376 |
| 2023-24 | 22 | 32.3 | 23.9 | 5.1 | 8.0 | .433 | .355 |
| 2024-25 | 47 | 32.0 | 25.2 | 4.9 | 7.4 | .405 | .339 |
| 2025-26 | 72 | 28.0 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 7.1 | .407 | .368 |
| Career | 303 | 31.0 | 20.8 | 5.7 | 7.3 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Minnesota Timberwolves built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of LaMelo Ball
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
The star playmaking guard and franchise face — a creative, high-scoring engine for the Hornets.
Turning pro
Drafted 3rd overall, 2020 as a Guard.
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The star playmaking guard and franchise face — a creative, high-scoring engine for the Hornets.
Chapter
After a path through Lithuania and Australia's NBL, Ball was drafted 3rd in 2020 and won Rookie of the Year.
Chapter
He became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 180 lbs
- Experience
- 6th Season
- NBA debut
- 2020
- Draft
- 3rd overall, 2020
- Born
- Anaheim, California
- Age
- 25
- Jersey
- #1
Ball is a member of basketball's most famous modern family — the son of outspoken Big Baller Brand founder LaVar Ball, and younger brother of NBA guard Lonzo and rapper LiAngelo. A global brand and highlight machine since his teens, he plays with a flair and creativity that make him one of the most watchable players in the league.
His on-court identity is creative, high-usage playmaking and scoring — an elite passer with deep range and improvisational genius who anchors Charlotte's offense (his scoring climbed toward 25 a game before recent injuries). His defining variable is durability; recurring ankle and wrist issues have limited his availability, but when healthy he is a franchise offensive engine.
A creative, high-scoring playmaking guard — elite passing, deep range, and flair.
LaMelo Ball — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about LaMelo Ball, answered.
