Charles Lee on LaMelo Ball trade
Hornets head coach Charles Lee opened up about the trade involving LaMelo Ball, saying, “Man it is hard. We built such a great relationship, Melo & I…I think that he’s really just scratching the surface, I think there’s more for that young man to achieve.”
Transcript (en)
It could not have been easy to part with LaMelo after all the years that he had been there. What went into that decision, you think, specifically? Man, it is hard. You know, we built such a great relationship, Melo and I, I think, personally and professionally. And so those phone calls are never easy ones. I thought that he helped our group create a foundation, a standard for how we want to operate every day. And I think that he's really just scratching the surface. I think there's more for that young man to achieve. And so I'm looking forward to following the rest of his career. Yeah, I think he'll be great in Minnesota.
