With Detroit, San Antonio and Houston, Charlotte is one of the four franchises that have the best chance of recovering the first choice of the Draft and therefore of enlisting Victor Wembanyama on the evening of June 22. These four teams have exactly 14% of winning the first choice.
According to the specialized site spotracthe training of Michael Jordan also has 39 million dollars of leeway to animate the free agency market, and we are not necessarily talking about extending Miles Bridges, author of a white season because of his trouble with the law .
So much for the prospects LaMelo Ball will not fail to follow for the rest of his career. When drawing a line under 2022-/23, the leader let the suspense hang over his future, not closing the door on any possibility.
” I feel good here. It is not possible to predict the future. We’ll see how it goes and we’ll stick with it.”, did he declareadding that he would assess the situation ” day by day “. All-Star, the little brother of Lonzo has the possibility of extending this summer for approximately 200 million dollars over five years. Which would allow the Hornets to lock in his future, without him being a free agent in 2024.
“Life is more beautiful when you win”.
For his coach, Steve Clifford, however, there is no doubt: the best way to retain LaMelo Ball would be to put the Hornets back on a winning dynamic, since Charlotte now has (with the qualification of the Kings in “postseason”) the series longest without playoffs in the NBA: seven years.
“He absolutely wants to win. When you are at his level, there are certain expectations. You’re going to be compared to other point guards his age who haven’t had incredible success in the playoffs, but who have. It’s important for his career.”he recalled.
The technician added that he had discovered that LaMelo Ball was one of the players who suffered the most from defeat during his career as a coach. After a bad match, for example, he sometimes received a message from his leader to tell him: “Hey, it’s my fault. I’m sorry, I should have done better. »
For Steve Clifford, this is a sign of his involvement in the Hornets project, but also of the frustration that has won him over the string of defeats since his arrival in the NBA.
The point guard confirmed the words of his coach, and it is another way of saying that he would be attentive to the direction that the franchise will take. ” Of course. The most important thing is to win. Life is better when you win.
But for Charlotte to find the first part of the table, LaMelo Ball’s health must also hold. The leader is very fragile, and he has a string of ankle injuries. This season he has only played 36 games, and six weeks after his injury he is currently still wearing a protective boot.
| LaMelo Ball | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2020-21 | CHA | 51 | 29 | 43.6 | 35.2 | 75.8 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 15.8 |
| 2021-22 | CHA | 75 | 32 | 42.9 | 38.9 | 87.2 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 20.1 |
| 2022-23 | CHA | 36 | 35 | 41.1 | 37.6 | 83.6 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 23.3 |
| Total | 162 | 32 | 42.6 | 37.7 | 82.8 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 19.4 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
