Who Should I Trade?
Jabari Smith Jr. for LaMelo Ball (2025)
Experts' Pick | ||
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN  | Jabari Smith Jr. F - HOU  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 23 | # 80 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.9 | 32.6 |
| Field Goals Made | 7.8 | 5.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 18.8 | 11.0 |
| Field Goals % | .414 | .453 |
| Three Points Made | 3.8 | 2.1 |
| Three Points Att | 10.5 | 5.5 |
| Three Points % | .359 | .370 |
| Free Throws Made | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Free Throws Att | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Free Throws % | .863 | .795 |
| Offensive Rebound | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Rebounds | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| Assists | 7.8 | 1.6 |
| Turnovers | 3.1 | 1.2 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Points | 22.3 | 14.0 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 31 | # 78 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 96 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 44 | # 83 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 21 | # 131 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 14 | # 81 |
| Seth Fisher Total Sports Live | # 36 | # 92 |
| Jonah Hauman Yahoo! Sports | # 13 | # 104 |
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN | Jabari Smith Jr. F - HOU | |
| 2025 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 2,017 | 2,705 |
| Field Goals Made | 506 | 438 |
| Field Goals Att | 1,244 | 974 |
| Field Goals % | .407 | .450 |
| Three Points Made | 272 | 177 |
| Three Points Att | 740 | 488 |
| Three Points % | .368 | .363 |
| Free Throws Made | 161 | 162 |
| Free Throws Att | 179 | 209 |
| Free Throws % | .899 | .775 |
| Offensive Rebound | 65 | 108 |
| Rebounds | 347 | 529 |
| Assists | 514 | 143 |
| Turnovers | 202 | 105 |
| Steals | 87 | 56 |
| Blocks | 17 | 71 |
| Points | 1,445 | 1,215 |
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN | Jabari Smith Jr. F - HOU | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.9 | 32.6 |
| Field Goals Made | 7.8 | 5.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 18.8 | 11.0 |
| Field Goals % | .414 | .453 |
| Three Points Made | 3.8 | 2.1 |
| Three Points Att | 10.5 | 5.5 |
| Three Points % | .359 | .370 |
| Free Throws Made | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Free Throws Att | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Free Throws % | .863 | .795 |
| Offensive Rebound | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Rebounds | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| Assists | 7.8 | 1.6 |
| Turnovers | 3.1 | 1.2 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Points | 22.3 | 14.0 |
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN | Jabari Smith Jr. F - HOU | |
| News | ||
| LaMelo Ball scored 21 points (7-17 FG, 5-13 3PT, 2-3 FT) and dished out six assists in Wednesday night's 131-106 win over the Miami Heat. Leo Sells Thu, Oct 22nd | Jabari Smith Jr. finished with 16 points (6-13 FG, 2-6 3PT, 2-3 FT), 12 rebounds, and five assists in Monday's 120-110 win over the Hawks. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Oct 27th | |
| LaMelo Ball has been traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 first round pick, three first round pick swaps, and three second round picks. Charlotte is also sending Josh Green to Minnesota. Garrett Ball Thu, Jun 25th | Jabari Smith Jr. put up 30 points (11-17 FG, 4-8 3PT, 4-5 FT) and grabbed five rebounds in Wednesday's 128-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Leo Sells Thu, Oct 22nd | |
| The Timberwolves and Raptors have emerged as two of the teams with trade interest in Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th | Jabari Smith Jr. has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Grizzlies. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 12th | |
| LaMelo Ball scored 19 points (7-19 FG, 5-16 3P) with seven rebounds, six assists, two steals, and a block in the Hornets’ 110-96 win over the Knicks on Sunday. Garrett Ball Mon, Apr 13th | Smith went 1-of-5 from three but leaned on the free-throw line and two-point scoring to finish with 19 points (7-of-15 FGs, 4-of-6 FTs), five rebounds, and one block in Thursday's win over the 76ers. Bruno Mulé Fri, Apr 10th | |
| LaMelo Ball scored 36 points (12-24 FG, 6-15 3PT, 6-6 FT) to go along with five rebounds, six assists and one steal in the Hornets 113-102 loss against the Celtics. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 8th | Smith scored 20 points with five three-pointers for the second straight game Tuesday — 20 points (6-of-18 FGs, 3-of-3 FTs), six rebounds, one block, and one assist in the win over the Suns. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 8th | |
| Notes | ||
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