Report Card: Ball, James

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Report Card: Ball, James

🎧 Buzz Beat Plus Episode

Richie Randall

May 14, 2026

∙ Paid

Richie returns to grade a couple of more players on Charlotte’s roster, LaMelo Ball and Sion James. He looks at their strengths on both ends of the court, their drawbacks, and hands out some letter grades.

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