Born on August 22, 2001 in Chino Hills, California, USA, as a post-00s man, he is a big boy in the eyes of his parents in life, and a potential rookie with visible eyes in the NBA, who can always show a good performance.
Sanzu was born into a family of athletes to former UCLA basketball players, the father of Laval Ball (former Washington State University and California University played college basketball, and later chose professional football), the eldest brother Langzo Ball (active NBA, Bulls player), and the second brother Leanggello Ball (JBA League, playing small forward).
Father
eldest brother
Second brother
In January 2018, Lameló Bauer joined Vytautas in the Lithuanian League and began his basketball career.
On May 4 of the same year, Lamelo Bauer joined los Angeles Ballers in the U.S. JBA League.
In 2019, Lamelo Bauer joined the Ilanova Hawks of the Australian NBL league. On November 19 of the following year, three goals participated in the NBA Draft, and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 3rd pick in the first round, officially entering the NBA and starting his basketball dream journey. In June 2021, he was elected the 2020-21 NBA Rookie of the Year and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team First Team.
Three-goal early life
Excellent organization of three goals
In his freshman year of high school, he entered Chino Hills High School. Because Lamelo Bauer's father, Raval Bauer, disagreed with Lamelo Bauer's coaching philosophy, Laval Bauer withdrew from school for his son. He never gave up on his dreams in the three goals of stumbling, still trained hard, and played with his unique talent.
He started his basketball career at the age of 16
Lithuanian league period
At the age of 16, Lameló Bauer joined Vytautas in the Lithuanian League, where he began his professional career, becoming the youngest professional player in the history of American basketball. In the Lithuanian league, Lameló Bauer averaged 6.9 points and 2.4 assists per game. What are we doing at 16???
JBA League period
Three goals in the green period
On May 4, 2018, Lamelo Bauer joined the JBA League (Junior Basketball Association), and in eight regular season games that season, Lamelo Bauer averaged 39.6 points, 14.8 rebounds and 11.6 assists per game, winning the JBA championship and being named to the JBA All-Star Team in the same year.
Australian League period
The status of 16 years old has been revealed
In 2019, Lamelo Ball signed the Illanova Hawks of The Australian NBL League for a two-year term with the option to skip the contract to join the NBA.
On February 16, 2020, Lamelho Ball was named the NBL League Rookie of the Year, and in the 2019-20 season, Lamelo Ball averaged 17 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7 assists per game.
Officially landed in the NBA and started his dream travel career
The three-ball pull bar is super handsome
It was another three-pointer
On November 19, 2020, in the 2020 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Hornets selected Lamelo Ball with a poker.
On December 24, the Charlotte Hornets lost 114-121 to the Cleveland Cavaliers, played 15 minutes with three goals, and finished their NBA career debut with 1 rebound and 3 assists.
On January 10, 2021, the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Atlanta Hawks 113-105, playing three goals for 30 minutes and shooting 9 of 13, including the first 7 of all, with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. He started his career triple-double and became the youngest player in NBA history to get a triple-double (19 years and 140 days). The youngest triple-double was Markle Fultz (11 April 2018, 19 years and 317 days) and in third place was Luka Doncic (21 January 2019, 19 years 327 days).
In the 2020-21 regular season, Lamelo Ball made 51 appearances, played 28.8 minutes, and averaged 15.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game.
On October 21, 2021, the Charlotte Hornets narrowly defeated the Indiana Pacers 123-122, and Ball blasted 31 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, including 7 of 9 three-pointers, setting a career high. Meanwhile, Ball, at the age of 20 and 59 days, became the youngest player to cut at least 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the opening game of the season.
Three-goal NBA first season average
An award-winning record for an entire basketball career