Why the Hornets Should Trade LaMelo Ball & Problems With the Clippers

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🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

LaMelo Ball’s growing frustration with the Charlotte Hornets sparks a heated debate: will trading him finally shift the team’s culture, and do rival teams want him—especially with injuries and TikTok highlights overshadowing his leadership? Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore and Haize explore whether the Hornets need to make a bold move, compare Ball with Ja Morant and Trae Young in the NBA trade market, and spotlight Charlotte’s promising rookie class and Charles Lee’s impact on the team’s direction. The episode also scrutinizes the Los Angeles Clippers’ dramatic nine-loss slide, questioning whether injuries or a stale, veteran-heavy roster is to blame and if Ty Lue can spark a turnaround. Plus, the surging San Antonio Spurs rack up wins without Victor Wembanyama, and title contenders prepare for a must-watch Nuggets vs. Rockets NBA Cup clash. Stay tuned for insider analysis, key statistical breakdowns, and favorite moments from around the league.

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0:00.0	Good afternoon and welcome to Locked on NBA Daily.
0:05.0	On today's show, there's a new report that Lamello Ball wants out of Charlotte.
0:09.0	But does anybody want him?
0:10.2	Meanwhile, the Clippers continue to slide and the Clippers continue to win without Wemby.
0:14.4	Plus, we look ahead to a big matchup between two title contenders.
0:17.6	Let's jump in.
0:28.6	You are Locked-on NBA, your daily NBA podcast.
0:33.5	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
1:12.5	Welcome back to Locked-on NBA Daily, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network. Now Now the number one sports podcast network, however you're tuning in on YouTube or your podcast app, thanks for making us your first listen every day. I'm Wes Goldberg today. We're talking about what's going wrong with the Clippers, how the Spurs keep winning without Victor Wenbanyama. Plus, we look ahead to tonight's biggest NBA Cup matchups. And we're doing it with the help of lockdown's local experts. I have two of the best with me as always from the Lockdown Nuggets podcast. He's a senior NBA writer for the Action Network. It's Matt. We're in this weird era of parody where there's like a lot of really good teams, but also the teams that are bad. You have like the tanking teams that'll just get worse as the season goes on.
1:16.5	And then we have teams like the kings that have just given up on basketball life.
1:18.6	Like it is bad.
1:21.4	It is bad.
1:23.2	And it's only going to get worse. We're going to see like these historic margins because the good teams are pretty great.
1:28.4	And the rest of the league is pretty good.
1:30.8	And then the bad teams are atrocious.
1:34.0	From the Lockdown Bulls podcast, he's also Bulls and Bears creator for Bleach reported.
1:38.9	Just thank God that we, none of us cover the terrible teams in the NBA.
1:43.2	So there you go on now. That's a great call. Hayes, you and I, our team's going at it tonight. We'll talk a little bit NBA Cup action later in today's episode. But let's start with the news from Kelly Eco of Yahoo Sports, who wrote that lamello ball has grown increasingly frustrated with the Charlotte Hornets, and he's open to a trade away from the team.
2:01.0	Here's more from our old friend from Lockdown Hornets.
2:04.3	When I say it was inevitable, I mean that Lamello Ball is an extremely talented player
2:11.1	that has not been able to stay on the floor and the Hornets have done a lot of losing.
2:15.6	They've recently expressed interest in not doing as much losing.
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