Who Should I Trade?
Jonas Valanciunas for LaMelo Ball (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN  | Jonas Valanciunas C - FA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 18 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.8 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Made | 7.7 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Att | 18.7 | ‐ |
| Field Goals % | .413 | ‐ |
| Three Points Made | 3.7 | ‐ |
| Three Points Att | 10.4 | ‐ |
| Three Points % | .357 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Made | 3.0 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Att | 3.4 | ‐ |
| Free Throws % | .863 | ‐ |
| Offensive Rebound | 1.4 | ‐ |
| Rebounds | 5.0 | ‐ |
| Assists | 7.8 | ‐ |
| Turnovers | 3.1 | ‐ |
| Steals | 1.4 | ‐ |
| Blocks | 0.2 | ‐ |
| Points | 22.1 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 20 | ‐ |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 17 | ‐ |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | ‐ |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 43 | ‐ |
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN | Jonas Valanciunas C - FA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 127 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Made | 24 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Att | 60 | ‐ |
| Field Goals % | .400 | ‐ |
| Three Points Made | 14 | ‐ |
| Three Points Att | 40 | ‐ |
| Three Points % | .350 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Made | 5 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Att | 9 | ‐ |
| Free Throws % | .556 | ‐ |
| Offensive Rebound | 3 | ‐ |
| Rebounds | 11 | ‐ |
| Assists | 33 | ‐ |
| Turnovers | 19 | ‐ |
| Steals | 8 | ‐ |
| Blocks | 0 | ‐ |
| Points | 67 | ‐ |
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN | Jonas Valanciunas C - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.8 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Made | 7.7 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Att | 18.7 | ‐ |
| Field Goals % | .413 | ‐ |
| Three Points Made | 3.7 | ‐ |
| Three Points Att | 10.4 | ‐ |
| Three Points % | .357 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Made | 3.0 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Att | 3.4 | ‐ |
| Free Throws % | .863 | ‐ |
| Offensive Rebound | 1.4 | ‐ |
| Rebounds | 5.0 | ‐ |
| Assists | 7.8 | ‐ |
| Turnovers | 3.1 | ‐ |
| Steals | 1.4 | ‐ |
| Blocks | 0.2 | ‐ |
| Points | 22.1 | ‐ |
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN | Jonas Valanciunas C - FA | |
| 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 | The Denver Nuggets are waiving Jonas Valanciunas. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 8th | |
| 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 | Jonas Valanciunas scored 16 points (8-16 FG, 0-2 3PT) and grabbed 11 rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench on Sunday in Denver's 128-118 win over San Antonio. David Leisering Mon, Apr 13th | |
| The Timberwolves and Raptors have emerged as two of the teams with trade interest in Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th | Jonas Valanciunas scored 13 points (6-11 FG, 1-2 3PT) and grabbed three rebounds in Sunday's 121-111 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Leo Sells Mon, Feb 2nd | |
| 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 | Jonas Valanciunas scored 11 points (5-11 FG, 1-1 FT) with 6 rebounds, two assists, and two blocks in the Nuggets' 122-109 win over the Clippers. Garrett Ball Sat, Jan 31st | |
| 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 | Jonas Valanciunas has been upgraded to available for Friday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jan 30th | |
| Notes | ||
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