Coming off a disappointing 30-52 record last season, the Toronto Raptors attempted to shake things up with their roster over the summer by gauging the Charlotte Hornets' interest in trading LaMelo Ball.

One NBA insider read into a recent incident in which Hornets guard LaMelo Ball ran out of the tunnel with the Raptors.

NBA trade buzz heats up as mysterious interest in LaMelo Ball could explain his recent strange on-court behavior.

Speaking of trade interest, the Toronto Raptors checked in on the availability of LaMelo Ball over the summer, league sources told HoopsHype.

LaMelo Ball is one of the best guards in the league when healthy. The Hornets star has fought against injuries his whole career.

For now, a trade is not imminent. Vecenie said to Simon that the sense he gets from sources is that Ball is very much happy with Charlotte and wants to stay there, and most reporting from anyone right now states that the Hornets want to see the Ball, Miller, and Knueppel trio in action for a long time before deciding anything.

At a point when the stock for LaMelo Ball, Trae Young and Ja Morant appears to be as low as it has been since all of them turned pro, at least one prominent NBA insider believes Ball would still have the highest trade value from that group.

With LaMelo Ball’s future in question, a new star is emerging as a potential new face of franchise for the Charlotte Hornets.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/hornets/onsi as NBA insider believes LaMelo Ball can still be good with assets 'you can't teach'.