{"id":34466,"date":"2022-02-18T15:36:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T14:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=34466"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:45:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:45:28","slug":"puma-interview-about-the-creation-and-design-process-of-lamelo-balls-signature-shoe-mb-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-interview-about-the-creation-and-design-process-of-lamelo-balls-signature-shoe-mb-01\/","title":{"rendered":"PUMA-Interview \u00fcber die Entstehung und den Designprozess von LaMelo Balls Signature-Schuh MB.01"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\/\n        PUMA-Interview \u00fcber die Entstehung und den Designprozess von LaMelo Balls Signature-Schuh MB.01\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Header-LaMelo-2.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fpuma-interview-about-the-creation-and-design-process-of-lamelo-balls-signature-shoe-mb-01%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fpuma-interview-about-the-creation-and-design-process-of-lamelo-balls-signature-shoe-mb-01%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-interview-about-the-creation-and-design-process-of-lamelo-balls-signature-shoe-mb-01\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fpuma-interview-about-the-creation-and-design-process-of-lamelo-balls-signature-shoe-mb-01%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Hinter LaMelo's MB.01<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Der Entstehungs- und Designprozess von LaMelo Balls Signature-Schuh MB.01<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">18. Februar 2022 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;PUMA interview about the creation and design process of LaMelo Ball\\u00b4s signature shoe MB.01&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Rookie of the year, All-Star player, PUMA Athlete! LaMelo Ball is one of the most exciting players in the NBA and the next generation of basketball. With his electrifying style of play on the court and his personal style off the court, he is a big win for our brand. We have signed the young talent in October last year and unveiled LaMelo\\u00b4s first PUMA signature basketball shoe, the MB.01, this year. This has been PUMA Hoops\\u2019 first signature shoe release since re-launching our basketball category in 2018. Learn more about the creation and design process of the MB.01 and read the interview with Jeff Gately (Product Line Manager, Basketball Footwear) &amp;\\u00a0 Jacob Garcia (Senior Designer, Basketball Footwear).\\n\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-interview-about-the-creation-and-design-process-of-lamelo-balls-signature-shoe-mb-01\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-interview-about-the-creation-and-design-process-of-lamelo-balls-signature-shoe-mb-01\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-interview-about-the-creation-and-design-process-of-lamelo-balls-signature-shoe-mb-01\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fpuma-interview-about-the-creation-and-design-process-of-lamelo-balls-signature-shoe-mb-01%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fpuma-interview-about-the-creation-and-design-process-of-lamelo-balls-signature-shoe-mb-01%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Rookie des Jahres, All-Star-Spieler, PUMA-Athlet! LaMelo Ball ist einer der aufregendsten Spieler in der NBA und die n\u00e4chste Generation des Basketballs. Mit seinem elektrisierenden Spielstil auf dem Platz und seinem pers\u00f6nlichen Stil abseits des Platzes ist er ein gro\u00dfer Gewinn f\u00fcr unsere Marke. Wir haben das junge Talent im Oktober letzten Jahres unter Vertrag genommen und in diesem Jahr LaMelos ersten PUMA Signature-Basketballschuh, den MB.01, vorgestellt. Dies ist PUMA Hoops\u2019 erster Signature-Schuh-Release seit dem Relaunch unserer Basketball-Kategorie im Jahr 2018. Erfahre mehr \u00fcber den Entstehungs- und Designprozess des MB.01 und lies das Interview mit Jeff Gately (Product Line Manager, Basketball Footwear) &amp; Jacob Garcia (Senior Designer, Basketball Footwear).\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gallery-2-LaMelo.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">LaMelo und das PUMA-Team planen die Reihenfolge der Einf\u00fchrung der MB.01 Farben<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>K\u00f6nnen Sie uns den Entwurfsprozess erl\u00e4utern? <\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Jakob:<\/strong> Wir haben sofort mit der Gestaltung begonnen, kurz nachdem wir LaMelo unter Vertrag genommen hatten. In der ersten Woche danach hatten wir ein Facetime-Gespr\u00e4ch mit ihm, um seine allgemeinen Gedanken und Ideen festzuhalten. Einen Monat sp\u00e4ter hatten wir einen Raum voller Ideen.\n<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Was den Zeitplan f\u00fcr das Produkt anbelangt, so hatten wir sofort gr\u00fcnes Licht, als wir ihn unter Vertrag nahmen. Nach dem ersten Telefonat mit ihm haben wir LaMelo ins B\u00fcro eingeladen, um ihm eine Menge Entw\u00fcrfe zu zeigen. Wir haben sie alle an die Wand geh\u00e4ngt und er ist sie alle durchgegangen. Es war fast wie ein Schuh-Bootcamp, denn wir mussten seinen Signature-Schuh innerhalb eines kurzen Zeitraums entwickeln. Normalerweise w\u00fcrde dieser Prozess 18 Monate oder l\u00e4nger dauern. Wir legten ihm einen Zeitplan vor, pr\u00e4sentierten ihm die Design-Richtlinien und sagten ihm, dass wir uns f\u00fcr eine entscheiden m\u00fcssten. Melo versteht den gesamten Designprozess und es war ziemlich einfach, mit ihm zu arbeiten. Er ist wirklich selbstbewusst in dem, was er tun will.\n<strong>Jakob<\/strong>: Am Ende hatten wir drei Entw\u00fcrfe, und wir sind weit \u00fcber das Skizzieren hinausgekommen. Wir haben fast einen sechsmonatigen Designprozess in einem Monat durchgef\u00fchrt. Wir haben viel mehr Produkte entwickelt, als wir brauchten, aber es hat geklappt. Zwei davon haben ihm sogar gefallen.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Was macht das MB.01 so besonders? <\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Jeff<\/strong>: Wir haben seinen Schuh komplett auf ihn zugeschnitten und eine v\u00f6llig neue Passform f\u00fcr den MB.01 entwickelt. Der MB.01 ist eines der ersten Produkte, bei denen wir Nitro Foam auf den Platz gebracht haben. Dies kombiniert mit Melos neuer Performance-Passform und Kragenh\u00f6he macht ihn zu einem einzigartigen Schuh oder \u201c1of1\u201d, wie Melo sagt.<strong>\nJakob: <\/strong>Da es sich um einen Signature-Schuh handelt, hat er viel mehr Storytelling zu bieten. Hinter jedem Aspekt des Schuhs steckt ein viel gr\u00f6\u00dferer Denkprozess. Das Storytelling ist bei diesem Schuh sehr stark ausgepr\u00e4gt.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gallery-1-lamelo.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Das erste Mal, dass LaMelo das endg\u00fcltige Produktionsmuster des MB.01 anprobierte<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong><strong>Apropos Storytelling: Wie sind Sie auf \u201cNot from here\u201d gekommen? Was ist der Hintergrund dieses Slogans?<\/strong><\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Jakob: <\/strong>Die Formulierungen sind alle von ihm. Ich habe mich gefragt, wie ich ihn eigentlich kennen lerne. Deshalb habe ich mir seine T\u00e4towierungen angeschaut. Sie sind etwas sehr Pers\u00f6nliches f\u00fcr ihn. Er hat eine Menge Weltraumtattoos und eine Rakete auf seinem Bein. Das wird zusammen mit den Schuhen gedreht, also wollten wir sicherstellen, dass das absichtlich so ist und nicht kollidiert. Also haben wir den Schriftzug \u201cNicht von hier\u201d eingef\u00fcgt und daf\u00fcr gesorgt, dass die Linien der Schuhe mit den Linien seines Raumschiff-Tattoos auf dem Bein verschmelzen.\n<strong>Jeff: <\/strong>Ich glaube, als Melo mit all diesen Phrasen zu uns kam, mussten wir nicht viel mehr tun, um uns eine Geschichte auszudenken. Wir wollten auf jeden Fall \u201cNot from here\u201d drauf haben und er sagt immer \u201c1 of 1\u201d und \u201crare\u201d. All diese drei Ausdr\u00fccke tauchen also auf dem Schuh auf. Jacob musste einen Weg finden, die Phrasen geschmackvoll auf dem Schuh zu platzieren. Melo hat uns alles gegeben, was wir f\u00fcr das Storytelling brauchten, was uns sehr geholfen hat, die Dinge zu beschleunigen.\n<strong>Jakob: <\/strong>Auch die <strong>Rick und Morty<\/strong>-Zusammenarbeit kam von ihm.\n<strong>Jeff:<\/strong>\u00a0 Als er sagte: \u201cIch m\u00f6chte einen <strong>Rick und Morty Schuh<\/strong>\u201d, dachten wir uns: \u201cPerfekt, das ist es\u201d.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong><strong>Wie hat Ihnen die Zusammenarbeit mit LaMelo gefallen?<\/strong><\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Jakob<\/strong>: Wir haben es ziemlich zwanglos gehalten und haben ein gutes Verh\u00e4ltnis. Es ist sehr angenehm, mit ihm zu arbeiten. Melo wei\u00df, was er will, und das ist gut an ihm. Er ist auch sehr direkt.\n<strong>Jeff: <\/strong>Die Zusammenarbeit mit ihm war auf jeden Fall interessant, und zwar auf eine gute Art und Weise. Er fordert uns st\u00e4ndig heraus, was wir k\u00f6nnen und nicht k\u00f6nnen.\n<strong>Jakob:<\/strong> Jeff ist derjenige, der sagt, dass wir aufh\u00f6ren sollen, denn als Designer habe ich gesagt: \u201cToll, ich liebe es. Lass es uns tun!\u201d\n<strong>Jeff: <\/strong>Ich muss der B\u00f6sewicht sein, denn manchmal m\u00fcssen wir die Ideen einschr\u00e4nken, da er nur so viele Schuhe in einer Saison tragen kann. Er bringt eine Menge wirklich guter Ideen ein.\n<strong>Jakob:<\/strong> Es ist auch witzig: Kurz bevor er in das All-Star-Team gew\u00e4hlt wurde, was f\u00fcr sein Alter eine riesige Sache ist, haben wir dar\u00fcber gescherzt, dass er f\u00fcr die n\u00e4chste Saison mehr PEs bekommt. PEs sind Schuhe, die nur er bekommt, was ein sehr individueller Prozess ist. Wir haben vereinbart, dass er mehr bekommen kann, wenn er es ins Allstar-Team schafft. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war es noch in der Schwebe, dann hat er es geschafft und ich erwartete sofort eine SMS von ihm mit weiteren Konzepten.\n<strong>Jeff: <\/strong>Er hat mir sofort eine SMS geschickt.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Welche Farbe wird er beim All-Star-Spiel tragen?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Jakob: <\/strong>Bei diesem Allstar-Game wird es wahrscheinlich Rick and Morty sein.\n<strong>Jeff:\u00a0<\/strong>Ja, Rick und Morty ist es, obwohl Melo gerne mal was anderes macht. Also, wer wei\u00df? Vielleicht siehst du ja eine neue Farbvariante, die du noch nie gesehen hast.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong><strong>Wie f\u00fchlen Sie sich, wenn Sie die Kicks bei NBA-Spielen auf dem Spielfeld sehen?<\/strong><\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Jakob<\/strong>: Manchmal vergesse ich das irgendwie. Ich habe es noch nicht pers\u00f6nlich bei einem NBA-Spiel gesehen, aber ich habe es bei anderen Leuten gesehen, die es tragen. Ich glaube, ich habe es noch nicht ganz begriffen, aber in ein paar Jahren werde ich es vielleicht verstehen.\n<strong>Jeff:<\/strong> Es ist eines der coolsten und lohnendsten Dinge, wenn man seine Schuhe nach 18 Monaten Arbeit auf einem NBA-Platz sieht. Es ist, als ob sich all die langen N\u00e4chte mit der Fabrik am Telefon und all die fr\u00fchen Morgenstunden endlich auszahlen. Etwas, das man gebaut hat, in echt zu sehen, ist f\u00fcr mich immer noch so verr\u00fcckt. Wir haben den ersten PUMA-Basketballschuh seit 25 Jahren auf den Markt gebracht, das ist einfach fantastisch, wenn man daran denkt.\n<strong>Jakob: <\/strong>Ich mache das schon seit 10 Jahren. Bei jedem Schuh gibt es Leute, die ihn m\u00f6gen und andere, die ihn nicht m\u00f6gen. Der MB.01 ist auf jeden Fall mein am besten angenommener Schuh.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/><em>Vielen Dank an Sie beide f\u00fcr das Gespr\u00e4ch!<\/em><br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages3 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sidebar-1-3.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sidebar-X.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sidebar-MB.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row articleMulti2 spacing\">\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-athlete-lamelo-ball-joins-the-nba-all-star-game\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"34328\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Header-LaMelo-1.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sport<\/a>\n\t        <h4>PUMA-Athlet LaMelo Ball nimmt am NBA All-Star Game teil<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tPUMA-Athlet LaMelo Ball verbl\u00fcfft Basketballfans weltweit. Er wird der viertj\u00fcngste All-Star in der NBA-Geschichte. Nach Isaiah Thomas im Jahr 1990 ist LaMelo nun der zweite PUMA-Basketballspieler, der mit dieser Auszeichnung geehrt wird. Die PUMA-Familie k\u00f6nnte nicht stolzer sein!\n \nDie NBA gab bekannt, dass LaMelo Ball von NBA-Commissioner Adam Silver als All-Star-Reserve-Spieler f\u00fcr das NBA All-Star Game 2022 ausgew\u00e4hlt wurde. Das Spiel findet am Sonntag, 20. Februar, um 20 Uhr ET im Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland statt. LaMelo, der NBA-Rookie des Jahres der vergangenen Saison, ist der viertj\u00fcngste Spieler in der Geschichte der NBA, der zum All-Star ernannt wurde.\nIn dieser Saison kommt LaMelo in 47 Spielen auf durchschnittlich 19,6 Punkte, 7,1 Rebounds, 7,5 Assists und 1,5 Steals pro Spiel. In der NBA rangiert er auf Platz 26 bei den Punkten, auf Platz 10 bei den Assists und auf Platz 17 bei den Steals pro Spiel und ist au\u00dferdem 13. bei der Freiwurfquote (.875). Mit vier Triple-Doubles hat er bereits den Franchise-Rekord der Hornets f\u00fcr diese Saison eingestellt und ist einer von neun Spielern mit vier oder mehr Triple-Doubles in diesem Jahr.\nWohlverdient, LaMelo! ???\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-athlete-lamelo-ball-joins-the-nba-all-star-game\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-athlete-lamelo-ball-is-nba-rookie-of-the-year\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"27550\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/header-lamelo-ball.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sport<\/a>\n\t        <h4>PUMA-Athlet LaMelo Ball ist NBA-Rookie des Jahres<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tPUMA-Athlet und Charlotte Hornets-Spieler LaMelo Ball hat die NBA in diesem Jahr als Rookie im Sturm erobert. Der Star wurde jetzt mit einer ganz besonderen Troph\u00e4e gekr\u00f6nt - LaMelo ist NBA Rookie of the Year! Der 19-J\u00e4hrige erhielt 84 Erststimmen und 465 Gesamtpunkte von einer weltweiten Jury aus 99 Sportjournalisten und Fernsehsendern.\n\u00a0\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/puma-athlete-lamelo-ball-is-nba-rookie-of-the-year\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rookie des Jahres, All-Star-Spieler, PUMA-Athlet! LaMelo Ball ist einer der aufregendsten Spieler in der NBA und die n\u00e4chste Generation des Basketballs. Mit seinem elektrisierenden Spielstil auf dem Platz und seinem pers\u00f6nlichen Stil abseits des Platzes ist er ein gro\u00dfer Gewinn f\u00fcr unsere Marke. Wir haben das junge Talent im Oktober letzten Jahres unter Vertrag genommen und in diesem Jahr LaMelos ersten PUMA Signature-Basketballschuh, den MB.01, vorgestellt. Dies ist PUMA Hoops\u2019 erster Signature-Schuh-Release seit dem Relaunch unserer Basketball-Kategorie im Jahr 2018. Erfahre mehr \u00fcber den Entstehungs- und Designprozess des MB.01 und lies das Interview mit Jeff Gately (Product Line Manager, Basketball Footwear) &amp; Jacob Garcia (Senior Designer, Basketball Footwear).<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":34467,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":2464,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-34466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":34466,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2022-02-18 15:36:59","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-18 14:36:59","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2022\/02\/Header-LaMelo-2.jpg\",\"filesize\":271993,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"Header-LaMelo-2-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":10577},\"large\":{\"file\":\"Header-LaMelo-2-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":64407},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"Header-LaMelo-2-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":6012},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"Header-LaMelo-2-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":41906},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"Header-LaMelo-2-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":447}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":34467,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Header-LaMelo-2.jpg\",\"title\":\"Header-LaMelo\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"Behind LaMelo\u00b4s MB.01\",\"content\":\"The creation and design process of LaMelo Ball\u00b4s signature shoe MB.01\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eRookie of the year, All-Star player, PUMA Athlete! 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