insidehoops
06-18-2021, 12:52 AM
Hornets guard LaMelo Ball was unanimously selected to the All-Rookie First Team for the 2020-21 season. The Rookie of the Year and third overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft becomes the 14th player in franchise history to receive All-Rookie honors, joining teammates PJ Washington and Cody Zeller, and the first to receive First Team Honors since the 1992-93 season.
The Hornets rookie averaged 15.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.6 steals in 28.8 minutes per game, appearing in 51 games (31 starts) while shooting .436% from the field and .352% from beyond the arc. Ball ranked 17th in assists and ninth in steals per game among league leaders this season and among first-year players, led all rookies in assists and steals and ranked second in points and rebounds per game.
The Hornets rookie averaged 15.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.6 steals in 28.8 minutes per game, appearing in 51 games (31 starts) while shooting .436% from the field and .352% from beyond the arc. Ball ranked 17th in assists and ninth in steals per game among league leaders this season and among first-year players, led all rookies in assists and steals and ranked second in points and rebounds per game.