That raises the obvious question: What about LaMelo Ball? Sources said the Hornets have no interest in moving on from their star guard. But setting aside the questions about Williams moving forward after the rescinded trade, the Hornets have Miller, their upcoming lottery pick and this year’s lottery selection, Tidjane Salaun, all as building blocks moving forward. Ball, meanwhile, is already on his second contract. That alone makes it an interesting situation to monitor moving forward. “LaMelo is the question there,” the scout said.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Eric Pincus @EricPincus
Latest @BleacherReport A Spicy 3-Team Trade Idea Involving LaMelo Ball, Kyrie Irving and LA Lakers – focusing primarily on the Mavericks and “what if” they don’t want to wait for Kyrie to heal (could take 9-13 months) – bruised egos (CHA/LAL) in the way?
bleacherreport.com/articles/25168… – 1:57 AM
Latest @BleacherReport A Spicy 3-Team Trade Idea Involving LaMelo Ball, Kyrie Irving and LA Lakers – focusing primarily on the Mavericks and “what if” they don’t want to wait for Kyrie to heal (could take 9-13 months) – bruised egos (CHA/LAL) in the way?
bleacherreport.com/articles/25168… – 1:57 AM
Eric Pincus @EricPincus
Latest @BleacherReport A Spicy 3-Team Trade Idea Involving LaMelo Ball, Kyrie Irving and LA Lakers – focusing primarily on the Mavericks and “what if” they don’t want to wait for Kyrie to heal (could take 9-13 months) – bruised egos (CHA/LAL) n the way?
bleacherreport.com/articles/25168… – 1:56 AM
Latest @BleacherReport A Spicy 3-Team Trade Idea Involving LaMelo Ball, Kyrie Irving and LA Lakers – focusing primarily on the Mavericks and “what if” they don’t want to wait for Kyrie to heal (could take 9-13 months) – bruised egos (CHA/LAL) n the way?
bleacherreport.com/articles/25168… – 1:56 AM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
LaMelo Ball and Terance Mann have been going back and forth. Terance Mann hit a layup in transition then flexed on LaMelo Ball then Ball returned with a 3 on the other end and it looked like he flipped Mann off. – 9:10 PM
LaMelo Ball and Terance Mann have been going back and forth. Terance Mann hit a layup in transition then flexed on LaMelo Ball then Ball returned with a 3 on the other end and it looked like he flipped Mann off. – 9:10 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
Charles Lee definitely not happy with how the #Hornets have started the second half. Hawks with a 9-0 run to begin the third quarter. He was getting on them in the huddle after calling a timeout. He also put in Marcus Garrett for LaMelo less than 3 minutes into start of quarter. – 9:00 PM
Charles Lee definitely not happy with how the #Hornets have started the second half. Hawks with a 9-0 run to begin the third quarter. He was getting on them in the huddle after calling a timeout. He also put in Marcus Garrett for LaMelo less than 3 minutes into start of quarter. – 9:00 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Dom Barlow has been actively talking on the defensive end and hasn’t shied away when LaMelo Ball calls for the switch on him.
He’s been really good tonight. – 8:12 PM
Dom Barlow has been actively talking on the defensive end and hasn’t shied away when LaMelo Ball calls for the switch on him.
He’s been really good tonight. – 8:12 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most games fouling out this season:
6 — Domantas Sabonis
6 — LaMelo Ball
Nobody else with more than 5. pic.x.com/BNI763oWKH – 1:51 PM
Most games fouling out this season:
6 — Domantas Sabonis
6 — LaMelo Ball
Nobody else with more than 5. pic.x.com/BNI763oWKH – 1:51 PM
More on this storyline
Rod Boone: LaMelo Ball and Mark Williams are not on the injury report for tomorrow’s game in Miami. Jusuf Nurkic is probable. -via Twitter @rodboone / March 9, 2025
Michael Scotto: This also signals something about Charlotte. I touched on this with some of the other guys, and some executives around the league are looking at it too. If you were willing to part with Mark Williams—who’s 23 and pretty good, though he has some injury concerns—the next logical thing would be to also look at LaMelo Ball. He’s on a max contract, and they’re not winning, obviously, for the foreseeable future. For LaMelo, he wants to win. This is now going to be his fifth season. How much longer does he see himself there? That’s what I’ve been told. And I’ll say this, Matt—at the end of the day, I also think not being an All-Star and not winning affected him. He had the numbers on paper, but Charlotte’s record hurt his chances. From what I’ve been told, he wants to win competitively. -via YouTube / March 5, 2025
Anthony Slater: Gary Payton II had a cut on his nose postgame but said he’d be fine. Hopes to play tomorrow in New York. Left tonight’s game after taking a hit from LaMelo Ball. -via Twitter @anthonyVslater / March 3, 2025