LaMelo Ball
CHO · 2025-26Franchise engineHigh evidenceWhat does LaMelo Ball actually supply on the floor?
LaMelo Ball's strongest evidenced functions are passing, creation, shooting; the weakest available areas are rim protection, rim pressure, interior finishing. The profile is tied to CHO for 2025-26.
Function profile
2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.
Season by season
Every governed season profile on record.| Season | Team | Role | Evidence | Creation | Rim pressure | Shooting | Passing | Screening | Interior finish | Point of attack | Switch coverage | Rim protection | Event creation | Rebounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CHO | Franchise engine | High evidence | 76 | 49 | 63 | 76 | — | 51 | — | — | 31 | 63 | 59 |
| 2024-25 | CHO | — | High evidence | 73 | 53 | 53 | 71 | — | 23 | 38 | 43 | 39 | 53 | 51 |
| 2023-24 | CHO | — | Mixed coverage | 72 | 60 | 53 | 71 | — | 35 | 43 | 43 | 36 | 64 | 58 |
| 2022-23 | CHO | — | High evidence | 72 | 50 | 62 | 77 | — | 32 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 55 | 63 |
| 2021-22 | CHO | — | High evidence | 74 | 52 | 71 | 77 | — | 34 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 69 | 65 |
| 2020-21 | CHO | — | High evidence | 67 | 55 | 53 | 68 | — | 45 | 50 | 48 | 35 | 71 | 55 |
What teams depended on him for
Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.CHO did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for LaMelo Ball. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 3678 possessions · off floor 3374 possessions
CHO did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for LaMelo Ball. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 2781 possessions · off floor 4275 possessions
CHO did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on LaMelo Ball.
Replacement evidence
Gordon Hayward · Terry Rozier · Miles Bridges · Nick Richards · Brandon Miller
shrunk net 0.7250 over 162 possessions
on floor 1326 possessions · off floor 5813 possessions
CHO had a supported lineup path without LaMelo Ball: [Mason Plumlee, Kelly Oubre Jr., Terry Rozier, P.J. Washington, Jalen McDaniels] at 0.1 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 281 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Mason Plumlee · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Terry Rozier · P.J. Washington · Jalen McDaniels
shrunk net 0.0780 over 281 possessions
on floor 2482 possessions · off floor 4978 possessions
CHO did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for LaMelo Ball. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 4568 possessions · off floor 2768 possessions
CHO had a supported lineup path without LaMelo Ball: [Terry Rozier, Miles Bridges, Devonte' Graham, Cody Martin, P.J. Washington] at 7.0 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 160 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Terry Rozier · Miles Bridges · Devonte' Graham · Cody Martin · P.J. Washington
shrunk net 6.9980 over 160 possessions
on floor 2780 possessions · off floor 3534 possessions
Known contract calendar
Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.LaMelo Ball has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2029 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.
Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.