“LaMelo Ball plays and thinks like a veteran”: Dell Curry loves having LaMelo on his Hornets, waxes eloquent on his impact on the team

Tonoy Sengupta | 17/03/2021
"LaMelo Ball plays and thinks like a veteran": Dell Curry loves having LaMelo on his Hornets, waxes eloquent on his impact on the team

Dell Curry heaps praise onto LaMelo Ball during an interview, explains why he is already the Hornets guard is already so good in the NBA. 

LaMelo Ball has by far been the NBA’s best rookie this season. Despite the many worries about his game and maturity, the player is now often described to have the game of a veteran.

His decision-making is incredible overall. The youngest Ball’s playmaking ability already ranks amongst the best in the league, and his scoring ability has only gotten better with every passing game.

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His game is so fun, that many just can’t take their eyes off him. Part of this group is Dell Curry, who is the commentator for the Charlotte Hornets alongside Eric Collins.

Having to watch him on a nightly basis, there aren’t many others that know Ball’s game better than the former player. Recently, Curry appeared in an interview with an old teammate of his. Here he is was asked about his thoughts on the youngest Ball brother.

“He plays like a veteran already” Dell Curry on LaMelo Ball

Recently, Dell Curry appeared on the ‘Rex Chapman Show’, where he sat down with Rick Chapman to discuss basketball. A former Hornets player himself, Chapman was interested in the development of LaMelo Ball. And when he asked Curry about the player, this is what he had to say.

“He plays bigger than he is. He’s 6’7”. He’ll mix it up, he’ll stick his nose in there. He is not afraid at all.”

Curry continued to analyze LaMelo Ball’s game and talked about how he came in this ready for the NBA.

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“He plays like a veteran already. I think playing in Australia helped prepare him for the league. He is so coachable, so humble. He’s nothing like what his reputation may have perceived him. He is a great teammate. His teammates actually love playing with him…He is always thinking about the next play.”

Such praise coming from this great of a former player and the father of Stephen Curry is incredible for LaMelo Ball. Melo has displayed every sign of breaking out as a true star of the league in a few years.

 

Post Edited By: Amulya Shekhar
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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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