Another little ghost, a rising star, on November 19, 2020, in the 2020 NBA draft, the Charlotte Hornets selected Lamelo Ball with a probing stick. On December 24, the Charlotte Hornets lost 114-12 to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Lamelo Ball played 15 minutes and finished his NBA debut with 1 rebound and 3 assists.
On January 10, 2021, the Charlotte Hornets beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-105, and Lamelo Ball played 30 minutes and shot 9 of 13, including the first 7 of all, with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. It was Lamelo Bauer's first career triple-double and became the youngest player in NBA history to get a triple-double (19 years and 140 days). The youngest triple-double was Markle Fultz (11 April 2018, 19 years and 317 days) and in third place was Luka Doncic (21 January 2019, 19 years 327 days). On Jan. 12, the Charlotte Hornets beat the New York Knicks 109-88, and Lamelo Ball played 29 minutes, scoring 8 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists on 3-of-13 shooting, setting a new personal high for rebounds. On Feb. 3, Ramello Bauer was named The Rookie of the Month in the East. On Feb. 6, the Charlotte Hornets lost 121-138 to the Utah Jazz. Lamelo Ball played 39 minutes, shooting 14-of-27, including 4-of-9 from three-point range, with 34 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, setting a new personal scoring record, and becoming the youngest player in team history to score 30+ in a single game (19 years and 167 days). On March 1, the Charlotte Hornets beat the Sacramento Kings 127-126, and Lamelo Ball played 30 minutes and had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists on 7-of-12 shooting, setting a new personal high in assists. On March 21, in the fourth quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Lamelo Bauer suffered a fracture of his right wrist and is expected to be reimbursed for the season. On May 2, Ramello Ball, who missed 21 games with a broken wrist, returned against the Detroit Pistons. On June 17, Lamello Bauer was named NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2020-21 season, scoring a total of 465 points out of 100 votes out of 5. Lamello Ball is the third best rookie in Hornets history, with the first two being Larry Johnson in 1992 and Emeka Okafor in 2005. On June 18, Lamelho Bauer was named to the 2020–21 NBA Rookie First Team.
Ball on the pitch has a good vision, he can always find teammates in the first time in the defensive counterattack, he likes to use the ground pass, the ball is very decisive and efficient and very creative.
When it comes to passing, opponents have also praised him, and Blazers forward Covington said in an interview: "He had a few passes on the floor that surprised us, and in the dressing room we kept talking about his wonderful performance in these few rounds. ”
In terms of projection, Ball's stability is extremely high, compared to his brother Lonzo Ball, his shooting speed is faster, the shooting rate is better, he is very fond of using the upper block to shoot three-pointers, the most shots in the top three-point area, 46% of the three-point shots are thrown from here.
So far it seems that the Hornets have chosen Ball is a very correct thing, his vision can liberate the team's offense, this season the Hornets traded to Gordon Hayward to strengthen the intensity of the front, in addition to Rozier, the Hornets have one more choice on the offensive end, and Ball in this team, perfectly played his organizational role, Hayward and Rozier are better at attacking, with Ball in the formation to control the rhythm, is to liberate the offensive ability of these two people, it seems that the combination of the three is very good.