Who Should I Trade?
LaMelo Ball for Paolo Banchero (2025)
Experts' Pick | ||
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN  | Paolo Banchero F - ORL  | |
Expert |
57% Recommended by 4 of 7 experts |
43% Recommended by 3 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 23 | # 22 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 31.2 | 35.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.0 | 8.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 19.3 | 17.9 |
| Field Goals % | .413 | .456 |
| Three Points Made | 3.8 | 1.5 |
| Three Points Att | 10.6 | 4.5 |
| Three Points % | .358 | .323 |
| Free Throws Made | 3.1 | 6.0 |
| Free Throws Att | 3.6 | 8.0 |
| Free Throws % | .877 | .748 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 5.2 | 7.9 |
| Assists | 7.9 | 5.2 |
| Turnovers | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Points | 22.8 | 23.8 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 23 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 21 | # 39 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 14 | # 19 |
| Jonah Hauman Yahoo! Sports | # 13 | # 25 |
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 31 | # 25 |
| Seth Fisher Total Sports Live | # 36 | # 30 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 44 | # 20 |
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN | Paolo Banchero F - ORL | |
| 2024 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 1,505 | 1,582 |
| Field Goals Made | 406 | 412 |
| Field Goals Att | 1,003 | 911 |
| Field Goals % | .405 | .452 |
| Three Points Made | 179 | 87 |
| Three Points Att | 528 | 272 |
| Three Points % | .339 | .320 |
| Free Throws Made | 193 | 280 |
| Free Throws Att | 229 | 385 |
| Free Throws % | .843 | .727 |
| Offensive Rebound | 47 | 51 |
| Rebounds | 232 | 345 |
| Assists | 347 | 219 |
| Turnovers | 167 | 136 |
| Steals | 54 | 36 |
| Blocks | 13 | 28 |
| Points | 1,184 | 1,191 |
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN | Paolo Banchero F - ORL | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 31.2 | 35.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.0 | 8.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 19.3 | 17.9 |
| Field Goals % | .413 | .456 |
| Three Points Made | 3.8 | 1.5 |
| Three Points Att | 10.6 | 4.5 |
| Three Points % | .358 | .323 |
| Free Throws Made | 3.1 | 6.0 |
| Free Throws Att | 3.6 | 8.0 |
| Free Throws % | .877 | .748 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 5.2 | 7.9 |
| Assists | 7.9 | 5.2 |
| Turnovers | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Points | 22.8 | 23.8 |
| LaMelo Ball G - MIN | Paolo Banchero F - ORL | |
| News | ||
| 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 | Banchero led seven Orlando players in double figures Wednesday — 20 points (8-of-11 FGs, 3-of-5 FTs), eight rebounds, six assists, one steal, and one three-pointer in the win over the Timberwolves. Bruno Mulé Thu, Apr 9th | |
| The Timberwolves and Raptors have emerged as two of the teams with trade interest in Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th | Paolo Banchero scored 23 points (6-14 FG, 0-3 3PT, 11-15 FT) to go along with 16 rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block in the 112-108 win for the Magic over the Pelicans. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 6th | |
| 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 | Paolo Banchero put up 30 points (11-22 FG, 1-4 3PT, 7-8 FT), nine rebounds, and seven assists in Thursday's win over the Kings. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Mar 27th | |
| 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 | Banchero has averaged 37.5 points, 5.5 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.5 three-pointers across his last two games, and Tuesday's 36-point effort against the Cavaliers — 10-of-19 FGs, 13-of-15 FTs, six rebounds, five assists, one steal, one block, and three three-pointers — continued that dominant stretch. Bruno Mulé Wed, Mar 25th | |
| LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 35 points (13-22 FG, 7-14 3PT, 2-2 FT) and added three rebounds, eight assists, and a steal in the Hornets' 122-108 win over Minnesota on Sunday. David Leisering Mon, Apr 6th | Paolo Banchero scored 39 points (13-27 FG, 4-9 3PT, 9-12 FT) to go along with four rebounds, six assists and one steal in the 128-126 loss for the Magic against the Pacers. Ari Koslow Tue, Mar 24th | |
| Notes | ||
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