La Mello Bauer, born in the summer of 2001 in Chino Hills, California, is also the youngest son of the Ball family, a well-known American Internet celebrity family, under the unique education method of Ball Daddy, Ball has received basketball training since childhood.
In high school, Bauer played for Chino Hills High School, playing with his two older brothers and leading Chino Hills High School to good grades. 35 wins and 0 losses to win the championship, showing what is called "brothers together, its profits and losses", in 2016, a video of a finger circle of ultra-far three points exploded on the internet, Ball became a hit, shortly thereafter, Ball led the team to win with a score of 92 points, at this time, Lamelo Ball has attracted a lot of media attention, but in the end, most of the sports media to Bauer's evaluation is "net red player", not a real player, in the list of the year, Ball did not rank in the first hundred of high school, In the high school student evaluation, he only got a three-star score. I think there are a few reasons for this.
Ball's body was not fully developed at the time, and his height of 1.78 and thin stature were difficult to gain in the high school league.
At that time, the team was three brothers of the Bauer family, which did not reflect The ability of Ramello Bauer to lead the team, and now, Ball's ability to lead the team is also a point that needs to be proved.
La Mello Bauer grew up on a unique path, almost self-taught, and did not appreciate his technical characteristics.
After 2016, Bauer's body began to develop twice, and his height once grew to two meters, in the defensive line, this height is dominant, and the level has also improved, and he was elected as a 5-star high school student in the high school student evaluation at the end of his high school career, and his strength was gradually recognized.
In 2017, the 16-year-old Bauer joined the Lithuanian team, but because Bauer was young and the level was not enough to play in the professional league, he did not play well in Lithuania, and then Bauer returned to the United States to participate in the JBA (American Junior Association) invested by Ball Daddy and joined Ball Daddy's team, in the JBA League, Ball played a big triple-double with 40 points + 16 rebounds + 10 assists, in the same year, Ball won the championship in the JBA and was selected as a JBA All-Star, and then Ball wanted to complete his high school studies and career. After consulting with Daddy Ball, Ball returned to the high school league to complete his high school career.
In 2019, Ball joined the Australian NBL League, in the NBL field can come up with 17 points + 7.5 rebounds + 6.8 assists, the overall data of the aid-loss ratio of up to 3, and successfully refreshed the NBL League's youngest triple-double record and was elected the best rookie of the 2019-20 season, but although signed a two-year contract, but only played 12 games to retire due to injury, did not fully show themselves in the NBL field, but was elected the best rookie with only 12 games, It can also reflect Bauer's strong strength.
In the 2020-21 season, the 19-year-old Ball joined the NBA Hornets as a tantrum, and the rookie averaged 28.8 minutes per game in the season, delivering excellent statistics of 15.7 points + 5.9 rebounds + 5.9 assists + 1.6 steals, once again breaking the NBA's youngest triple-double record at the time, and in the game against the Jazz, he scored a career-high 33 points, becoming the Hornets' first Mr. 30+ and the hornets' youngest 30+ player in 14 years. Relying on the brilliant performance of the rookie season to win the rookie of the month for three consecutive months, the rookie was selected for a while and pushed Edwards, Wiseman and others to win the best rookie.
In the 2021-22 season, Ball averaged 32.1 minutes per game, could score 19.7 points + 6.9 rebounds + 7.3 assists + 1.5 steals, has made great progress in various statistics, and replaced Durant in All-Star Weekend, becoming the 4th young All-Star player, scoring 31 points + 9 rebounds + 7 assists + 2 steals in 29 minutes in the season opener against the Pacers, leading the Hornets to their first win of the season, in the Game of February 3, 2022. Played 39 minutes, cut a luxurious stat of 38 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, and set a new personal scoring record. In the same year, Sports Illustrated named Bauer the Best Breakthrough Athlete.
Star-studded Ball career path is not smooth, "can be one-on-one with Jordan" ball dad occasionally made some "outrageous" remarks often bring a negative image to Ball, high school, for various reasons, Ball was once rated as an Internet celebrity player, failed to be selected for the list of 100 people in high school, only got 3 stars, the level is not enough to play in the NBA, and before the NBA, Ball did not participate in a high-level league (JBA is a very amateur basketball game, The Lithuanian league and the NBL league are not high and have not played very good results), so far, in the NBA field, personal ability and ability to lead the team have not been fully proven, coupled with the "Charlotte troubles" starring Jordan in recent years, many people are not optimistic about the three goals, thinking that he is an overpacked player (which also has something to do with the ball daddy), not worthy of the name, Joe Boss this time still did not choose the right, there are fans think that Bauer is a genius who has not yet cashed in his talent, Crowned with the name of a magician, he thought Bauer could cash in on his talents.
Ball's height of 2.03m and his arm span of 2.10 are both extremely advantageous in the defender position, and Ball has also shown great talent in possession, passing and court judgment, he can always find the best teammates to connect the whole team. Imaginative passing greatly improves the viewing of the game, and it has not yet fully proved that he has unlimited potential in Ball.
But his disadvantages are also obvious, his thin body shape and unmatched NBA strength make him very passive on the defensive end, and like to take risks to steal, easy to lose defensive positions, high turnover rate, and Ball is not mature enough, he often makes unwise shooting choices (which have improved this season), in terms of shooting, Ball inherits the Ball family's peculiar sniper shooting posture, the shooting rate is not high and unstable.
The Hornets have gone high and low this season and are currently ranked 9th in the East. Averaging 114.2 points per game, second in the league, 15.6 in quick-attack scores, second in the league, 112.3 in defensive efficiency ranked 22 in the league, this team's defense has been criticized, and it is also a place that needs to be improved at present, the depth of the team lineup is limited, although the team has an inside line with Plumley and PJ Washington, and there is also a strong offensive Rochel on the outside, for the current league, this lineup is not strong enough, lack of star flavor (not counting the boss), want to gain a foothold in the league, should be reinforced, this season is also the hope of playing playoffs, but also hope that this season The Hornets play well, Ball further proved himself.
The imaginative stadium imagination, the stadium commander who grew up in doubt, also needs to prove himself as a 20-year-old teenager, in the future, hope that he will break the doubt, become himself, prove himself. The future is already on the way.