July 6, 2023 – Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations & General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced today the team has signed guard LaMelo Ball to a rookie-scale contract extension. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The 2020-21 NBA Rookie of the Year and a 2021-22 NBA All-Star, Ball has appeared in 162 games (142 starts) in three seasons since being selected by the Hornets with the third overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, averaging 19.4 points, 7.3 assists, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 31.8 minutes per game for his career.