LaMelo Ball in Minnesota is priced right, and the games decide the rest
Ball moves to Minnesota beside Anthony Edwards with more minutes and the same role, and the consensus ranks him 29th on points and 25th in 9-cat, right where drafters take him.
By James · 2 min read
LaMelo BallAnthony EdwardsPhotos: NBAMembersCharlotte traded LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to Minnesota in late June for Naz Reid and a package of draft picks, as ESPN and NBC Sports reported, which pairs Ball with Anthony Edwards. Ball is coming off his fifth straight season over twenty points a game, 20.1 points and 7.1 assists in 72 games, and he did it in only 28 minutes a night on 40.7% shooting.
- LaMelo Ball MIN28thvs 25th
- Anthony Edwards MIN6thvs 6th
The move changes his context more than his role. He is still the primary passer on his team, he will play more minutes beside a star who draws defenses away from him, and the one thing that has held his fantasy value back for years, games played, is the one thing a trade cannot fix.
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