LaMelo Ball looked like the franchise player the Charlotte Hornets desperately needed at the start of his career. An All-Star season at age-20 and flashes of elite shot-making and playmaking positioned Ball as one of the NBA’s brightest young players, but nagging ankle injuries, undisciplined play, and one losing season after another have dissipated any goodwill between the organization and their talented point guard.
Now it appears both sides are ready for a divorce. Ball is “open” to being traded, according to a Thursday report from Kelly Iko of Yahoo! Sports. Iko reports that the Hornets are “increasingly hesitant” about Ball as a long-term building block. Ball is still only
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