The Charlotte Hornets are making it clear: they’re ready to retool and compete in the Eastern Conference. Their latest move?

LaMelo Ball's tenure with the Charlotte Hornets has been somewhat of a rollercoaster. After not being selected for the 2025 ...

Ball, who leads all Eastern Conference guards in scoring with an impressive 29 points per game, lost the starting guard positions to New York's Jalen Brunson and Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell.

The Charlotte Hornets are eyeing a veteran point guard to add depth behind fifth-year player LaMelo Ball as NBA free agency ...

LaMelo Ball Leads Eastern Conference Guards In 2025 All-Star Voting Ball holds lead among conference backcourt players in NBA’s first fan voting return. Hornets PR. January 2, 2025 1:40 PM EST.

"[LaMelo] has the highest scoring average of any guard in the Eastern Conference this year by a fairly large margin," said Jim Miloch, another fan voter in his 30's.

Was LaMelo’s exclusion from the Eastern Conference player pool a snub? “Oh, absolutely,” Lonzo told the Tribune. “A couple of guys got snubbed, but he would be head of the list.” ...

Now that the starters have been announced, LaMelo Ball has to compete with the rest of the All-Star hopefuls for the seven Eastern Conference reserve spots on the 2025 team.

Ball, who leads all Eastern Conference guards in scoring with an impressive 29 points per game, lost the starting guard positions to New York's Jalen Brunson and Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell.

Earlier tonight, Inside the NBA on TNT unveiled the starting lineups for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, set to take place on Sunday, February 16th at Chase Center in San Francisco, California.