Lonzo Ball, Carmelo Anthony, RJ Barrett among five players having quietly terrific seasons

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We know about the MVP candidates, but as we near the March 25 trade deadline and embark upon the stretch run of this truncated regular season, here are five players having quietly great seasons. Ball didn't sign a rookie extension this past offseason, and it's going to pay off as he stands to command in the neighborhood of $80 million over four years as a restricted free agent this summer. If the Pelicans, who have the right to match any offer Ball gets, aren't willing to go that high, they can still trade him before the deadline rather than lose him for nothing.  The big question about Ball has always been his shooting. Last season he shot 38 percent from 3, per Cleaning the Glass, and the Pelicans, before committing long term, wanted to see if he could back that up, which he has done and then some. All told, Ball is hitting 39 percent of his 3s, per CTG. Since February, he's at 43 percent.