In the 2020 NBA draft, when the Charlotte Hornets selected Ramello Ball with the 3rd pick in the first round, many people had doubts about the choice of Boss Joe, thinking that Ball was just the product of his father's excessive bragging and packaging, and did not have the strength of the 3th pick, many people believed that this time Boss Joe would look away again as usual, wasting this high pick signing. However, Ball dispelled doubts with a 2020-21 NBA Rookie and an NBA Rookie First Team and reversed the perception of him.
"Daddy" Laval Bauer's excessive bragging about his son and the failure of his brother Lonzo Ball, who entered the NBA a few years earlier than Lamelo Bauer, to play with expectations are the main reasons why everyone has doubts about The strength of Lamelo Bauer after entering the NBA.
The NBA debut was only played for 15 minutes, with 1 rebound and 3 assists.
The NBA is a commercial league after all, and players face the doubts of the outside world is also one of the compulsory courses for them to play, and in the face of bad voices from the outside world, Lamelo Ball quickly hit back with the first triple-double of his career (22 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists) in the Charlotte Hornets' 113-105 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on January 10, 2021. And he's also the youngest player in NBA history to get a triple-double (19 years and 140 days). It gives people a good explanation of what is the most reasonable saying of "fame should be early"!
As the season progressed, people began to be slowly conquered by his ability to pass and read games, and began to believe that the boy, who was not yet twenty years old, was so special that people realized that his achievements in the NBA could surpass his brother Lonzo Ball in the future.
The 2021-2022 NBA regular season has begun, and today Lamelo Ball led the Hornets to a 123-122 victory over the Pacers, while he personally had 31 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, as well as 7 three-pointers. These 7 three-pointers are the best response to questions about his "weak shooting threat" from the outside world. We have reason to believe that after three or two years, when the name of the top defender line is mentioned, Lamelo Ball's name will definitely appear on it.