Let me start by falling on my own sword and we’ll get to the “but” later. Here goes:
I was completely wrong about whether the Charlotte Hornets should draft LaMelo Ball with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft.
Picking Ball was the correct thing to do, and the Hornets have themselves a potential future star in this 19-year-old human highlight film.
Consider this my mea culpa. Every time Melo has another splashy game, lots of people gleefully send me links to my own draft-night column when the Hornets drafted Ball.