Sometime after Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports sent shockwaves around the league with his story on LaMelo Ball's supposed frustration with the Charlotte Hornets, renowned NBA insider Jake Fischer said he made some calls and concluded the report might be premature. Fischer asserted on his show on Bleacher Report, "I can tell you with absolute certainty that the Hornets are not actively looking to move LaMelo Ball anytime soon."
The purported reason is that Charlotte wants to see first how it will fare when its core pieces are on the floor together. And that makes perfect sense because Ball could be the perfect playmaker alongside the recovering Brandon Miller and the current Rookie of the Year favorite Kon Knueppel.