Hornets' LaMelo Ball is setting records as a high-volume 3-point shooter, but is that for the best long-term?
This has not been the season that LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets had in mind. Multiple ankle injuries have limited Ball to just 32 games, while the Hornets have the fourth-worst record in the league at 16-43, even after a nice 144-138 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. It can be easy to lose track of teams and players in situations like the one the Hornets are in this season, and to that point, it's likely that most casual fans are unaware that Ball has turned into a high-volume 3-point gunner. Ball was on fire in the Hornets' win on Monday, finishing with 30 points and a career-high 15 assists on 6-of-10 from downtown to set a franchise record for the most consecutive games with a 3-pointer at 47. He's also the youngest player in league history (21 years old) to have a 3-point streak of at least 35 games. (Ball also became the first Hornets player with a 30-point, 15-assist game.)...