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LaMelo Ball and former NBA Player and now Ball’s Manager Jermaine Jackson have purchased the Australia NBL Illawarra Hawks. Ball played this past season for the Hawks and is now expected to be the #1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft this summer. Ball averaged 17 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.6 steals in 12 games.
| Player | G | MP | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | 2P | 2P% | FT | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball | 12 | 31.3 | 6.3 | .375 | 1.7 | .250 | 4.6 | .458 | 2.8 | .723 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 17.0 |
It has not been confirmed yet how much the team was purchased for, but we can assume it was for a lot of money. Now that’s a big baller move!
“He is going to be locked into his NBA career but we are going to hire the right people to oversee everything. He wants to create the best basketball program possible for that community there,” Jermaine Jackson told In The Front Row.
I always knew LaMelo Ball was gonna be something special since the day I seen him play when he was a freshman at Chino Hills High School. The Ball family have been working on creating different paths for players to get to the league and now, the youngest of all at 18 years of age, just purchased a professional basketball team.
“I’m in touch with several former NBA He’s that want to go there to help and high level coaches that won every championship you can imagine,” said Jermaine Jackson.
LaMelo is currently staying in Chino Hills, CA with his family and preparing for the NBA Draft with his older brothers Gelo and Lonzo Ball.
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