CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball is about to get paid.
The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to a five-year, max contract extension for Ball that could wind up totaling $260 million, league sources confirmed to the Charlotte Observer on Saturday. It’s an expected move given Ball’s importance to the franchise and would lock the All-Star point guard up for the next six seasons.
Ball has recovered fully from his ankle surgery and is doing on-court activities, according to team president/GM Mitch Kupchak. The only thing he hasn’t done is scrimmage five-on-five, but following the completion of the NBA draft, Kupchak suggested that’s only because of the current point of the offseason calendar. There’s no need to push it, especially when he’s battled through injuries in each of his first three seasons.
