🏀Front Office2026-27
Charlotte Hornets
80
OVR

LaMelo Ball

Charlotte Hornets · PG · age 24 · Plus starter
OFF88DEF77
Elite rebounder & playmaker
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 44–38

The Hornets' flashy franchise point guard and one of the league's most creative passers — his 90th-percentile playmaking shows up in 7.1 assists a night with deep-range pull-ups (36.8% from three, 89.9% at the line). The downside is the cost: a 32% usage and 40.7% from the floor, almost nothing at the rim, and a turnover-prone, hands-off defender. Electric, but the efficiency and durability still have to catch up to the talent.

20.1
PPG
4.8
RPG
7.1
APG
1.2
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 72MPG 28FG% 40.73P% 36.8FT% 89.9TS% 54.6USG% 32PER 19.7BPM +4.7VORP 3.4EPM +1.6
2025-26 regular season

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rebounding94
Playmaking91
Shooting88
Perimeter defense82
Scoring80
Rim protection71
Inside finishing57

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

2026-27 cap $40,770,520Contract GuaranteedThrough '29