The LaMelo Ball experiment has ended in the NBL.



Ball announced last week via his personal trainer Jermaine Jackson (through FoxSports Australia) that he will not play again for the Illawarra Hawks, shutting down his season. The 6-foot-6 point guard suffered a bruised foot injury in the first week of December that was expected to keep him out four to six weeks.



There are plenty of questions being asked both publicly and within front offices, so I think it’s worth just taking a deep dive into all of it. Here is a quick little question-and-answer session regarding what you need to know about LaMelo Ball and his prospects in the 2020 NBA Draft as we enter what will unquestionably be one of the most interesting pre-draft processes in the one-and-done era.



Why is LaMelo shutting it down now?



We’re six weeks out from the original injury, and questions were starting to arise about his future there. Few NBA executives are surprised by this news,...