Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball averaged a career-high 25.2 points in the 2024-25 season but failed to guide his team to the playoffs. As has been the case for most of his career, Ball’s season was marred by injuries, which forced the point guard to miss the second half of the season with ankle and wrist issues.

Ball is owed $168 million over the next four seasons on his contract. He did average a career-high 25.2 points per game in 2024-25, but he had his worst shooting season with a 40.5 field-goal percentage (33.9 percent from three on 11.2 attempts per contest).