![]() LiAngelo was the main attraction of Charlotte’s Summer League team, even more than 11th overall pick James Bouknight. ![]() But having two of the Ball brothers playing together would have made the Hornets must-see TV. Terry Rozier enjoyed a breakout season in Charlotte last year, Gordon Hayward aims to return from injury, and Miles Bridges and P.J. The Hornets have very quietly put together a nice roster around LaMelo Ball. Just keep working.” The Hornets might want to reconsider cutting LiAngelo Ball Surely, going down from two sons to one won’t be the result he was hoping for.Īs for LaMelo, the 20-year-old was asked directly during Hornets Media Day whether he was disappointed his brother didn’t make the team. LaVar told the Los Angeles Times last spring that he had been telling Hornets owner Michael Jordan to add all of his boys to the roster. But hey, they’re gonna learn the hard way.” My boys are gonna end up together playing somewhere. How do you throw that out the window? They’re gonna learn the hard way. I was giving them a lottery pick for free! Has the skills to play and the notoriety to bring everybody to the game. I love the fans, but the franchise over there is raggedy as hell,” said Ball last December on a Bleacher Report AMA. The 22-year-old was signed to a training camp contract on December 2, 2020, but was waived 11 days later without appearing in a single preseason game. But if it’s anything like when LiAngelo was cut by the Detroit Pistons last year, the outspoken Ball’s response won’t be pretty. LaVar Ball sounded off on the Pistons after they cut LiAngelo ? /CVRjmUHW7n- Bleacher Report December 14, 2020Īs of writing, LaVar Ball has yet to speak publically on the Hornets not moving forward with his middle son. We have a full 20-man roster ready to go.” Both LaMelo and LaVar Ball won’t be happy I’ll leave that to Mitch to discuss and describe as we go. What happens now in the future with LiAngelo, I don’t have that answer. “As a basketball coach, I think he did a heck of a job in the time we had him there. “LiAngelo did a good job in Summer League, I can say that,” Hornets coach James Borrego said to The Charlotte Observer. He was one of two players on the roster to appear in all five games, with first-round rookie Kai Jones being the other. Averaging 17.4 minutes per game, Ball scored 9.6 points on 37.5% shooting, including a 34.5% clip from three. ‘Gelo was signed to Charlotte’s Summer League roster, where he appeared in all five games for the Hornets. LiAngelo, the older brother of LaMelo and younger brother of Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball, was absent from the list. While LaMelo Ball obviously made the team, his brother LiAngelo Ball did not. The Hornets released their camp roster days ahead of the exhibition opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 4. Introducing… your 2021 Training Camp Roster! ? | /cCmIUEMdea- Charlotte Hornets September 27, 2021
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