Scott Fowler: What’s next for LaMelo Ball? In Year 2, he’ll have to lead the Hornets from the front.

To manage a talent like LaMelo Ball is both a great privilege and a great responsibility. The Charlotte Hornets point guard was voted the NBA’s Rookie of the Year last season, making such a spectacular, highlight-friendly debut that the team was thought of as “LaMelo Ball and the Revolution” on a national level. At age 19, Ball was already Prince. But Ball is far from a perfect player, and the leap he needs to take in Year 2 of this teal-and-purple-rain thing shouldn’t be underestimated. The 20-year-old is the Hornets’ headliner but not yet an all-star. His defense and decision-making can be s…

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