The Queen Bee Escapes? What is LaMelo Ball s current level, caught in trade rumors?

According to recent US media reports, Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball has been involved in trade rumors. He and the team intend to get together and part ways. So what is Ball's level at this stage? Today's star player will bring you his data analysis (data deadline is November 21st).

As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. Rumors about star trades in the NBA are basically caused by star agents or team management deliberately spreading rumors in order to first listen to market quotations and then wait for the price. Fans who are familiar with the Charlotte Hornets know that since the basketball god Jordan became the owner in 2010, the team's drafting and management standards have been a mess. To put it simply, as good as Jordan was as a player, he was just as bad as the owner. Giving them high draft picks is completely useless, Gilchrist , Cody Zeller, Noah Vonleh, and Kaminsky were all players selected by Boss Joe with the top 10 lottery picks, and he missed countless stars. It was not until 2018 that Boss Joe finally realized that his selection vision was indeed poor, so he hired Kupchak, a meritorious Lakers executive, to reverse his reputation.

Although the father of basketball has long said that he can beat Jordan, Jordan still chose his second son.

After Kupchak took office, he once gave fans hope for revival by selecting players such as LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges, and PJ Washington. But in 2024, as Boss Joe sold the team and Kupchak left office, we can look back from a God's perspective and see that Kupchak's two operations while in office also ruined his reputation. One was to exchange Alexander for Miles Bridges and two second-round draft picks in 2018. In the first few years, everyone believed that He made a small profit for the Hornets, but in the past three years, as Alexander has rapidly risen to become an MVP-level star, this may become the most failed transaction in NBA history. Then there is the choice between two centers, Mark Williams and Jaylen Duren. Kupchak chose Mawei, who has explosive physical talent. This season, Duren also welcomed After a big explosion, he is expected to become the number one center in the Eastern Conference, while Ma Wei wanders around with a sick reputation. There is no regret medicine in this world, and no one can predict the future with open eyes. If Ball really leaves this season, it will also mark the complete failure of the Charlotte Hornets' reconstruction process that began in 2018.

Ball has a maximum-salary contract that expires in 2029. His skills and talent are absolutely fine. The biggest problem affecting his reputation is his fragile vitreous constitution. His current career attendance rate is only 56%, which means that nearly half of the games are off every season. During the war, he suffered serious injuries to his ankles and wrists. Ankle injuries are the most stubborn disease in the NBA, which can cause athletes' competitive levels to drop off a cliff. Ball is indeed a legendary weapon, but with its fragile attributes, he can kill the BOSS, but he may also break when cutting chickens in the novice village.

In addition, Ball has huge commercial value. He has countless fans with his gorgeous playing style. On the INS social platform that reflects the player's popularity, He has 10.5 million fans and currently ranks 10th among active NBA players. In last year's NBA jersey sales list, his jersey sales ranked 12th in the league. In last year's All-Star fan voting, he received 2.42 million votes to become the Eastern backcourt. The ticket king, later caused huge controversy because he was not selected for the All-Star Game. In addition, he can sell tickets as long as he appears in the game. Although the Charlotte Hornets' record this season is not good, the number of home game spectators ranks 16th in the NBA. All in all, he is a very popular star.

Of course, what ultimately affects a player's reputation and NBA bosses' decision-making is game performance. Next, we will conduct a detailed analysis of Ball's data performance at the beginning of this season.

Currently, Ball has played in 9 of the 15 games since the start of the season. He suffered an ankle injury and missed five games on November 2. Currently, he is averaging 21.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 9.6 assists, and 1.4 steals in 31.3 minutes per game. At first glance, Ball looks very good, but we mainly look at efficiency.

First of all, the point guard’s special skill is to organize offense. He is a very typical ball-carrying core player. He currently averages 84.4 catches per game, ranking 8th in the league (1st Maxi 102 times, 2nd Gidi 100 times, 3rd Cunningham 98.8 times, 4th Jokic 98.1 times, No. 5 Brunson 94.8 times, No. 6 Doncic 93.6 times, No. 7 Keyonte George 87.6 times). From this ranking, everyone can see that this season, the Eastern Conference point guards have come together. This does not include Haliburton, who has been reimbursed for the season. The great success of the Pacers last year has brought a template effect to the Eastern teams, and everyone wants to imitate it.

Ball holds the ball for 6.2 minutes per game, ranking 12th in the league. Currently, among Eastern Conference point guards, Cunningham holds the ball 8.3 minutes per game, ranking first in the league, Brunson ranks 4th in the league with 7.7 minutes, Maxey ranks 5th with 7.1 minutes, and Gidi ranks 11th with 6.3 minutes.

Average passes per game 5 6.9 times, ranking 19th in the league, with a catch-and-pass ratio of 67%, a catch-and-frame ratio of 33%, an average of 9.6 assists per game, ranking fifth in the league, and a pass-to-assist ratio of 16.8%. He currently ranks second among players in the league who have played at least 5 times, only lower than Trae Young's 19.1%, which is a super efficient level.

Among his assist partners, the first tacit partner is Miles Bridges. Ball assisted him 28 times. Bridges received Ball's pass inside and hit 48.7% of the frame, which was slightly average. He made 12 goals in 24 attempts from the three-point line and hit 50%, which is an excellent level.

The second tacit partner is Knuupel, a dynamic rookie. Ball assists him 26 times. He receives ball passes from Ball inside and hits 75% of the shots, which is super efficient. He makes 18 goals in 30 attempts from the three-point line and hits 60% of the shots. His hand feels hot..

But except for the two, Ball's chemical reaction with the other main players of the team is very average. The other players' assists have not reached double figures. Specifically, they assist Sexton 8 times, Sean James 6 times, Kalkbrenner 4 times, Brandon Miller 3 times, Moussa Diabate 3 times, Tremain 3 times, and Connaughton 3 times. Ball does not have strong helpers around him. He can achieve the current high assist efficiency under this lineup configuration, and he should definitely take a high look.

Of course, there are also problems in organization, which is the common problem of the ball-carrying core - high turnovers. The average 3.7 turnovers per game ranks sixth in the league. The current league leader in turnovers per game is Doncic with 4.1 times and No. 3 Harden with 3.8 times. How to reduce mistakes with the ball-carrying core is the key to maintaining quality and efficiency.

In terms of scoring, he averaged 21.6 points per game, of which 6% were mid-range points, 20% free throws, 35% basket points, and 39% three-pointers. He is an all-around scorer who can play both inside and outside, but efficiency still depends on it.

Ranked 15th in the league with an average of 14.2 ball-handling breakthroughs per game, and a total of 67 attempts to break through and attack the frame, hitting 27 of them with a hit rate of only 40%, ranking seventh from the bottom among the top 50 players in the league.

He caused some damage by relying on breakthroughs. He averaged 4.6 fouls per game, ranking 38th in the league. He has to learn from seniors such as Doncic and Trae Young. Doncic currently ranks first in the league with 9.6 fouls per game, while Alexander, who has been questioned for having too many whistles, ranks 10th in the league with 6.4 times. Ball has made 45 free throws in total and made 39 field goals, which is an excellent level. His shooting rate is 86.7%.

In terms of shooting, since the start of the game, Ball has made 37 three-pointers with the ball, hitting 11 of them, with a shooting percentage of 29.7%, which is an unqualified level.

After receiving the ball, Ball has made 46 three-pointers, hitting 14 of them, with a shooting percentage of 30.4%. It is an unqualified level.

He took 28 mid-range shots and hit 9 goals, with a field goal percentage of 32.1, which is a hip level.

His average three-point shooting rate in the first five seasons of his career was 36.2%, which is a qualified level, but at the beginning of this season, his hand was really cold.

Finally, there is the defensive end. In the 9 games he participated in, opponents averaged 10.1 shots per game in front of him (ranked 6th in the Hornets) and hit 5.9 goals, with a shooting percentage of 58.2%. The opponent's shooting percentage increased by an average of 11.6 percentage points under his defense. Point, it's just a paper defense level. In the NBA, the core of a team like Ball does have the privilege of being lazy on defense, but the Hornets' overall defense is extremely bad this season. The current defensive efficiency of 119.8 ranks 25th in the league, and Ball is the biggest colander of this poor defensive team, which is the worst among the worst.

For a 2-meter-tall point guard, rebounds are his extra points. His average 6.9 rebounds per game has reached a career high. The biggest advantage is that after taking off the rebounds, he can launch a fast break counterattack immediately. The counterattack combination between him and Bridges is very sharp, but although Ball grabbed more rebounds this season, he failed to convert more counterattack points. The Hornets currently average 12.2 points per game in counterattacks, ranking third from the bottom in the league, only higher than the Nets and Clippers.

Finally, from a comprehensive perspective, Ball was the league's top passer at the beginning of this season, but he was very inefficient in terms of offensive scoring, and his defense was extremely stretched. The decisive factor in evaluating the quality of players with high ball rights is efficiency. High efficiency is a perfect commander, and low efficiency is a data brush. I hope Ball can adjust quickly and truly become an efficient ball-handling core.