LaMelo Ball
- Age
- 25
- Height
- 6'7"
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Experience
- 6 yrs
Ignore his worst category (field-goal %) and he's worth 2.68.
Now Minnesota's second engine after the June swap, and finally healthy (72 games) — a near-league-lead in made threes makes the assists-bombs-steals profile a weekly category machine. But we anchor his efficiency to what he's actually shot — 41% from the floor across the last two seasons, not a hoped-for rebound — and that FG% hit plus turnovers and the ankle history is why he slides on our board. Sharing a backcourt with Anthony Edwards could shave the usage further. High-variance, high-ceiling.
LaMelo Ball enters 2026-27 at #26 on our board — Round 3 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 21.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 31.0 minutes a night. The value is built on threes and assists, with field-goal percentage the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-field-goal percentage builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability helps the case: we project about 65 games.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | 1.43 | 65 | 31.0 | 21.7 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 40.6% | 2.8 | 85.3% | 2.8 | 28.6% | 0.71 | -0.32 | 1.31 | 0.42 | -0.53 | 1.54 | -1.25 | 0.35 | -0.80 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2020-21CHA | -0.22 | 51 | 28.8 | 15.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 43.6% | 2.4 | 75.8% | 2.8 | 26.0% | -0.14 | 0.02 | 0.93 | 0.90 | -0.39 | 0.01 | -0.49 | -0.27 | -0.80 |
| 2021-22CHA | 2.41 | 75 | 32.3 | 20.1 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 42.9% | 2.8 | 87.2% | 3.3 | 28.1% | 0.54 | 0.26 | 1.52 | 0.86 | -0.39 | 0.95 | -0.62 | 0.47 | -1.18 |
| 2022-23CHA | 1.84 | 36 | 35.2 | 23.3 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 41.1% | 2.9 | 84.3% | 3.6 | 29.7% | 0.79 | 0.19 | 1.73 | 0.46 | -0.47 | 1.73 | -1.39 | 0.26 | -1.46 |
| 2023-24CHA | 1.79 | 22 | 32.3 | 23.9 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 43.3% | 4.1 | 86.5% | 3.8 | 32.9% | 0.94 | -0.28 | 1.61 | 1.24 | -0.73 | 1.13 | -0.94 | 0.58 | -1.76 |
| 2024-25CHA | 0.85 | 47 | 32.0 | 25.2 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 40.5% | 4.1 | 84.3% | 3.6 | 35.6% | 1.16 | -0.33 | 1.47 | 0.05 | -0.56 | 1.52 | -1.37 | 0.38 | -1.46 |
| 2025-26CHA | 1.18 | 72 | 28.0 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 40.7% | 2.3 | 89.9% | 2.8 | 32.3% | 0.44 | -0.40 | 1.35 | 0.21 | -0.56 | 1.67 | -1.25 | 0.47 | -0.77 |
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What round should I draft LaMelo Ball in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has LaMelo Ball at #26 overall — Round 3 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 65), not just the per-game line.
Is LaMelo Ball a good fantasy basketball pick?
Yes, at the right price — he projects as a solid mid-round pick at #26, helping most in threes and assists, with field-goal percentage the main cost.
How many games will LaMelo Ball play in 2026-27?
We project about 65 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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