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Charlotte Hornets | #1 | Guard

LaMelo

Ball

PPG

28.5

RPG

6.0

APG

7.0

PIE

13.5

HEIGHT

6'7" (2.01m)

WEIGHT

180lb (82kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Illawarra

AGE

23 years

BIRTHDATE

August 22, 2001

DRAFT

2020 R1 Pick 3

EXPERIENCE

4 Years

6'7" | 180lb | 23 years

DRAFT

2020 R1 Pick 3

BIRTHDATE

August 22, 2001

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Illawarra

EXPERIENCE

4 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Has appeared in 184 career games (164 starts) over four seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, averaging 20 points, 6.2 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.6 steals in 31.9 minutes per game… Selected third overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2020 NBA Draft… Voted the NBA Rookie of the Year for 2020-21… Became the fourth-youngest All-Star in NBA history (20 years, 182 days old) when he was selected to the 2022 NBA All-Star game... Tallied his 1,000th career assist on Jan. 4, 2023, also the fourth-youngest in history to do so… Averaged 23.9 points, 8.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game in 22 games played in 2023-24.

BEFORE NBA

Spent his pre-draft season playing in the NBL for the Illawarra Hawks, averaging 17 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.6 steals in 31.3 minutes per game and making 12 appearances… Previously attended Chino Hills High School and SPIRE Academy, and played professionally for BC Prienai in Lithuania before entering the NBA.

PERSONAL LIFE

Born in Anaheim, Calif… Has two older brothers, Lonzo and LiAngelo.