LaMelo Ball: How LaMelo Ball Became the NBA’s Most Exciting Player

The youngest of the world-famous players, LaMelo plays point guard and stands 6’7” (2.01 m.). That doesn’t include his tall hair, by the way. “Ever since I was little, when I’d do little projects and stuff, that was one of my goals–to go to the NBA and be the No. 1 pick,” LaMelo stated in a Combine interview just before the 2020 player draft. In a nutshell, LaMelo entered the post-pandemic NBA Draft as one of the most publicized, highly anticipated picks ever. All this and the Ball kid is still only 19.To say his life’s been a whirlwind is an understatement. He is the son of the irrepressible LaVar Ball, a former pro football player, and mother, Tina (who also played college hoops). His oldest brother, Lonzo, plays with the NBA Pelicans. Simultaneously, the next oldest, LiAngelo, has also played pro in Lithuania and the NBA “G (Development) League”. — ISBN13: 9798570186866