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LaMelo Ball

RANK #412025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEG212025-26 9-CAT #45 8-CAT #38G · Minnesota TimberwolvesAge 246' 7"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

20.1

Points / game

4.8

Rebounds

7.1

Assists

28.0

Minutes

40.7%

FG%

38.2

FPTS / game

+6.7

vs G median

TIER 5 · #41 OVERALLDepth piece — #21 among guards

LaMelo Ball is ranked #21 among 198 eligible NBA guards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 6.6 points per game above his average over the final five games, driven by a bigger role: 32.8 minutes/game vs 28.1 season-long. Volume gains tend to stick.

Percentile90%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

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LaMelo Ball 2026-27 fantasy outlook

39.3Proj FPTS/G · ~2987 / 76 games

30.9–44.5Typical game · middle 50%

#35Projected rank

31.7ADP (ESPN drafts)

Market price (ADP 31.7) lines up with our rank (#35). Draft confidently at his current ADP. Projection drivers: growing workload (32.8 minutes/gm late vs 28.1 season), steady per-minute production.

INJURY RISK Medium^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

LaMelo Ball consistency and floor

74 GAMES

25.5

Floor (p10)

38.2

Average

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered80%

Boom rate125%+ of average19%

Bust rateunder half of average3%

38.2

Season avg FPTS

41.3

Last 10 FPTS

44.9

Last 5 FPTS

Ball vs other guards

PERCENTILE · 199 RANKED

Points20.190

Rebounds4.890

Assists7.195

Steals1.282

Blocks0.371

Minutes28.069

Fantasy PPG38.290

Percentile among all ranked NBA guards · 99 = best

Ball fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 78.1SEASON LOW 17.4LAST 5 AVG 44.8

LaMelo Ball game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 17	@ORL	L 121-90	25	23	2	5	0	0	3	7-17	3-8	29.9
Apr 14	MIA	W 127-126 OT	40	30	5	10	1	1	3	12-31	2-16	54
Apr 12	@NY	W 110-96	29	19	7	6	2	1	5	7-19	5-16	40.4
Apr 10	DET	L 118-100	33	27	5	8	2	1	4	7-20	6-16	50
Apr 8	@BOS	L 113-102	37	36	5	6	1	0	4	12-24	6-15	50
Apr 5	@MIN	W 122-108	31	35	3	8	1	0	4	13-22	7-14	49.6
Apr 3	IND	W 129-108	30	18	6	9	2	0	3	6-15	5-12	41.7
Apr 2	PHX	W 127-107	25	15	2	11	1	0	0	6-13	2-6	36.9
Mar 31	@BKN	W 117-86	28	14	7	9	0	0	3	4-12	3-10	32.9
Mar 29	BOS	L 114-99	26	19	4	3	1	0	4	7-19	3-12	27.3
Mar 28	PHI	L 118-114	37	20	3	8	1	0	2	7-26	5-18	36.6
Mar 26	NY	W 114-103	36	22	5	6	0	0	1	7-14	4-9	36
Mar 24	SAC	W 134-90	23	20	6	8	2	0	0	7-16	6-13	45.2
Mar 21	MEM	W 124-101	29	29	3	4	3	1	3	9-19	7-14	47.6
Mar 19	ORL	W 130-111	20	20	6	5	3	1	3	7-13	3-8	43.7
Mar 17	MIA	W 136-106	33	30	6	13	1	0	5	11-22	4-12	54.7
Mar 14	@SA	L 115-102	22	17	4	2	3	1	1	6-13	4-10	35.8
Mar 12	@SAC	W 117-109	31	30	6	5	1	0	3	10-22	6-13	44.7
Mar 11	@POR	W 103-101	22	14	4	4	1	0	3	6-16	2-7	24.8
Mar 9	@PHX	L 111-99	33	22	7	6	0	0	2	9-19	4-12	37.4
Mar 7	MIA	L 128-120	33	21	2	5	1	0	3	7-22	5-15	30.9
Mar 5	@BOS	W 118-89	23	18	7	4	0	0	0	7-17	4-10	32.4
Mar 4	DAL	W 117-90	29	15	5	9	5	1	4	5-19	4-13	48.5
Feb 28	POR	W 109-93	30	15	4	8	2	0	1	6-19	2-7	36.8
Feb 27	@IND	W 133-109	22	20	4	8	1	1	3	7-12	3-8	39.8
Feb 25	@CHI	W 131-99	23	16	3	7	1	0	2	6-16	4-12	31.1
Feb 22	@WSH	W 129-112	27	37	8	7	1	0	0	12-20	10-15	60.1
Feb 21	CLE	L 118-113	27	18	2	6	0	0	2	4-17	2-10	27.4
Feb 20	HOU	L 105-101	31	11	7	7	1	1	1	5-14	1-6	34.9
Feb 12	ATL	W 110-107	32	24	4	6	1	0	1	8-23	7-18	39.8
Feb 10	DET	L 110-104	29	20	4	4	0	0	3	8-22	4-12	27.8
Feb 8	@ATL	W 126-119	31	19	1	9	2	0	2	7-20	2-8	37.7
Feb 6	@HOU	W 109-99	29	20	6	4	0	0	3	7-19	5-12	30.2
Feb 2	NO	W 102-95	30	24	8	5	2	0	2	8-20	3-14	45.1
Jan 31	SA	W 111-106	32	16	8	8	0	0	3	5-15	2-6	34.6
Jan 30	@DAL	W 123-121	31	22	3	9	0	1	3	8-17	6-10	39.1
Jan 29	@MEM	W 112-97	23	16	1	4	2	0	2	6-14	4-9	27.2
Jan 26	PHI	W 130-93	20	11	2	8	1	0	4	4-12	2-6	24.4
Jan 24	WSH	W 119-115	32	20	2	11	1	0	3	8-19	3-9	38.9
Jan 23	@ORL	W 124-97	28	16	6	7	0	1	2	6-12	4-8	34.7
Jan 22	CLE	L 94-87	22	2	5	7	2	1	2	1-15	0-10	25.5
Jan 19	@DEN	W 110-87	19	10	1	6	3	0	1	4-11	2-7	28.2
Jan 18	@GS	L 136-116	21	15	4	2	0	0	1	5-17	1-8	21.8
Jan 16	@LAL	W 135-117	29	30	6	11	0	1	2	10-20	9-17	54.7
Jan 13	@LAC	L 117-109	32	25	9	5	1	0	3	11-24	3-11	43.3
Jan 11	@UTAH	W 150-95	23	17	5	5	0	0	5	5-12	5-11	25.5
Jan 9	IND	L 114-112	27	33	3	8	3	0	3	12-24	7-15	54.6
Jan 8	TOR	L 97-96	25	15	7	7	1	0	1	7-20	1-7	35.9
Jan 6	@OKC	W 124-97	25	16	2	2	0	0	4	5-10	4-7	17.4
Jan 4	@CHI	W 112-99	26	17	6	7	2	0	1	7-15	3-8	39.7
Jan 3	@MIL	L 122-121	26	12	2	7	2	0	0	4-12	2-7	30.9
Dec 31	GS	L 132-125	30	27	5	5	3	0	5	9-13	7-10	44.5
Dec 30	MIL	L 123-113	29	26	2	7	1	0	6	9-23	6-13	35.9
Dec 27	@ORL	W 120-105	29	22	7	5	1	0	6	7-20	4-10	34.9
Dec 24	WSH	W 126-109	25	23	2	9	1	1	2	7-12	4-9	42.9
Dec 23	@CLE	L 139-132	24	23	4	9	0	0	3	8-16	6-10	38.3
Dec 21	@DET	L 112-86	23	8	1	6	2	2	4	3-14	2-7	26.2
Dec 19	ATL	W 133-126	29	28	4	13	1	0	6	10-16	8-11	49.3
Dec 6	@TOR	W 111-86	12	11	2	3	1	0	2	4-9	0-4	18.9
Dec 4	@NY	L 119-104	37	34	8	9	1	0	4	12-27	5-13	56.1
Dec 2	@BKN	L 116-103	30	12	5	14	0	2	3	3-9	2-6	42
Nov 29	TOR	W 118-111 OT	22	14	2	5	0	0	2	6-16	1-6	21.9
Nov 29	CHI	W 123-116	29	16	7	8	2	0	2	6-19	3-10	40.4
Nov 27	NY	L 129-101	27	11	6	4	1	0	4	4-14	2-7	23.2
Nov 22	LAC	L 131-116	25	18	4	7	0	0	3	7-14	1-7	30.3
Nov 20	@IND	L 127-118	27	18	7	9	2	0	6	5-21	2-11	39.9
Nov 18	@TOR	L 110-108	28	20	5	8	1	0	3	6-19	1-7	38
Nov 15	@MIL	L 147-134 OT	27	16	3	10	0	0	2	5-15	2-6	32.6
Nov 1	MIN	L 122-105	33	18	7	8	1	0	3	7-19	2-8	38.4
Oct 30	ORL	L 123-107	36	17	7	13	2	0	3	8-19	1-9	47.9
Oct 28	@MIA	L 144-117	28	20	8	9	1	0	5	6-18	4-12	41.1
Oct 26	@WSH	W 139-113	35	38	13	13	3	0	4	13-25	5-12	78.1
Oct 25	@PHI	L 125-121	34	27	10	8	3	1	4	8-18	4-11	59
Oct 22	BKN	W 136-117	34	20	2	8	0	0	3	7-15	4-8	31.4

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QIs LaMelo Ball a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #41 overall, #21 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should LaMelo Ball be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 31.7 (roughly round 4 in a 10-team league). We rank him #35, so he is fairly priced.

QHow many fantasy points will LaMelo Ball score in 2026-27?

We project 39.3 points per game across an expected 76 games — approximately 2987 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 30.9 and 44.5 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #35 in projected scoring.

QHow does LaMelo Ball rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, LaMelo Ball finished #45 in 9-cat and #38 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #41 in points formats. High turnovers cost him in 9-cat — he climbs to #38 when turnovers are excluded.

QHow consistent is LaMelo Ball for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 80% of games, with a floor of 25.5 and a ceiling of 54 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 19% of games and busted (under half his average) in 3%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.