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LaMelo Ball

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LaMelo LaFrance Ball ( lə-MEL-oh; August 22, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Hornets with the third overall pick of the 2020 NBA draft. Ball was voted the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2021 and named an NBA All-Star the following season in 2022. Ball began high school at Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California, where he won a state championship and achieved national success as a freshman with his older brothers Lonzo and LiAngelo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). LaMelo Ball is the 849th most popular basketball player (down from 627th in 2024), the 17,241st most popular biography from United States (down from 15,333rd in 2019) and the 462nd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, LaMelo Ball ranks 846 out of 1,757. Before him are D'Angelo Russell, Trae Young, and Terance Mann. After him are Brandon Roy, Terry Porter, Mickaël Gelabale, Vladimir Lučić, Joe Alexander, Joe Barry Carroll, Gabriel Fernández, Craig Hodges, and P. J. Tucker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2001, LaMelo Ball ranks 95. Before him are João Pedro, Caleb McLaughlin, Anthony Gordon, Manu Koné, Amadou Onana, and Huh Yunjin. After him are Facundo Pellistri, Amybeth McNulty, Benoît Badiashile, Natan, Patrick Williams, and Zuriko Davitashvili.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, LaMelo Ball ranks 17,248 out of 20,380. Before him are Terance Mann (1996), Rosabell Laurenti Sellers (1996), Frederick W. Sturckow (1961), Ashley Jones (1976), Mark Kirk (1959), and Heath Slater (1983). After him are Lee Thompson (null), Bill Haslam (1958), Brandon Roy (1984), Bart Johnson (1970), Ghostemane (1991), and Tony Fadell (1969).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, LaMelo Ball ranks 462. Before him are Sean Elliott (1968), Becky Hammon (1977), Chris Kaman (1982), D'Angelo Russell (1996), Trae Young (1998), and Terance Mann (1996). After him are Brandon Roy (1984), Terry Porter (1963), Joe Barry Carroll (1958), Craig Hodges (1960), P. J. Tucker (1985), and Jeff Ayres (1987).

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