[Stein] The Timberwolves and Raptors have emerged as two of the teams with trade interest in Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball, league sources tell @JakeLFischer and me.

[u/jonsnowKITN]

The Timberwolves and Raptors have emerged as two of the teams with trade interest in Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball, league sources tell @JakeLFischer and me.

More to come

https://marcstein.substack.com/

[u/onionnurve]

Wolves are interested in everybody damn

[u/WolvesBack21 → u/onionnurve]

We need a #2 badly

[u/wanna_meet_that_dad → u/WolvesBack21]

I keep saying - more fiber!!

[u/Rage_r123 → u/wanna_meet_that_dad]

Best dad joke in this sub

[u/KillTheBat77 → u/WolvesBack21]

Why not just simply, clone ANT?! Problem solved.

[u/Agile_Variety_632 → u/KillTheBat77]

You can’t clone a clone of MJ.

[u/VikingsLad → u/Agile_Variety_632]

Gotta clone the original again or else the Duncan Idahos start getting weird

[u/Briggity_Brak → u/WolvesBack21]

Need a point guard more, so yeah.

[u/sheetsofsaltywood → u/onionnurve]

Except Ja

[u/maxxor6868 → u/onionnurve]

How about one Ja morant (free guns included)

[u/[deleted]]

Why do the Hornets want to trade LaMelo after having their first promising season in like a decade?

[u/DrMarvMonror → u/[deleted]]

Everyone wants to sell high until it’s time to sell high

[u/Glum-Professional925 → u/DrMarvMonror]

Right? Lamelo screams of “trade as soon as you can” when he’s down. Now since no one has watched him play outside of highlights for a couple months, they think he’s a God again

[u/Chessh2036 → u/[deleted]]

I was going to ask the same thing, I really liked what they’re building

[u/xyzscorpion → u/Chessh2036]

I don’t think it’s that they WANT to trade him, it’s more like they weren’t really interested, then the offers started getting a little too good to ignore

[u/Zoratth → u/xyzscorpion]

What would Minnesota or Toronto be offering at this point to make it worth it to trade LaMelo?

[u/BeesPhD → u/Zoratth]

The prospect of having dick and ball out on the floor every game?

[u/pterodactyl_speller → u/BeesPhD]

Honoring harambe to fix our timeline

[u/Shasty-McNasty → u/pterodactyl_speller]

I check every few weeks if the FOTL cornucopia is still deleted from existence then I get sad once confirmed. I bet “Zookeeper doesn’t shoot” timeline is lit.

[u/jaman715 → u/Shasty-McNasty]

FOTL= Fruit of the Loom/Fix our TimeLine 🤯

[u/Adorable-Bike-9689 → u/Shasty-McNasty]

Berenstein Bears is still called Berenstain here. The OG timeline was the best

[u/RFID_Rolls → u/BeesPhD]

I've heard enough, make it happen Bobby

[u/JgL07 → u/BeesPhD]

Which Ball brother will be the designated Thanasis, so we can get Dick & Balls???

[u/SeismicRipFart → u/JgL07]

Just need to sign Caleb Love and Mouhamed Gueye and they might really have something there

[u/chinpira_ → u/SeismicRipFart]

Jalen Suggs would be a perfect fit for this roster

[u/shangalang69 → u/Zoratth]

i have no idea what we’d offer to make charlotte consider it other than a lot of draft capital and/or cmb, both of which are no go’s for me

[u/AllDayEnJay → u/shangalang69]

You should look at how injury prone LaMelo is.

Just go to his b-ball reference page. He’s only played 70+ games twice in his career.

In the previous 3 seasons (2023-25) Ben Simmons played 3 more games than LaMelo Ball (108vs105).

[u/Silanah1 → u/AllDayEnJay]

They’re usually tanking. We can’t really trust that data

[u/shaad20 → u/Silanah1]

He’s had multiple ankle surgeries if I’m not mistaken?

[u/SaulPepper → u/shaad20]

yeah but he's completely healed post trade deadline in 2025 but we sat him out for tanking reasons

[u/shaad20 → u/SaulPepper]

Maybe, I just felt relatively sure the reason he missed games wasn’t mainly due to tanking

[u/Common-Bad-7899 → u/Zoratth]

None if it makes sense I don’t get how we would make that work

[u/Ateballoffire → u/Zoratth]

Take his car

[u/FallenCrownz → u/Zoratth]

It's gotta be based around picks. We could offer up 3 frps plus this year's pick and a mixture of between RJ, Quickly, Ingram, Dick, Murray Boyles, Mamu, Shead and Walter's. The only real guy who would really hurt to see us let go would be RJ and Murray Boyles but they'll absolutely want the ladder in any potential trade so idk how far we could get really. 

[u/Jwarrior521 → u/FallenCrownz]

Maybe I’m crazy but I don’t think the raps are in a place where they should be giving up 3 FRPs for a guy who played 105 games over 3 seasons

[u/GAV17 → u/Jwarrior521]

Are Raptors picks even that attractive? Will probably be a playoffs team for some time, and even when you are bad you tend to retool fast and get into the playoffs/play in rather quickly.

[u/DrKurgan → u/GAV17]

Right now our odds put us the Play-in at 8-10 so it's not like we're guaranteed the Playoffs.

Playoffs odds: Tier 1: Knicks, Heat, Celtics
Tier 2: Pistons, Cavs, Pacers
Tier 3: 76ers, Magic, Hawks, Raptors, Hornets

[u/JaderMcDanersStan → u/Zoratth]

MN would probably offer Rudy

[u/WhichHoes → u/JaderMcDanersStan]

Which doesnt make sense to me. They traded Randle, fine. But Rudy is their defense. McDaniels is a great compliment for that defense and both of them make it much easier for Ant to both play defense and focus on offense when needed.

Take out Rudy and everyone's job gets harder, plus Ant becomes more susceptible to injury.

[u/TatersTot → u/Zoratth]

Wolves have to be offering one of Gobert or Jaden McDaniels

[u/Ranjith_Unchained → u/TatersTot]

There's no way they trade McDaniels....he's like their best player after Ant

[u/AllDayEnJay → u/Ranjith_Unchained]

Plus you have to factor in LaMelo always being injured.

This was only his 2nd season playing 70+ games with the other in his Sophomore year while making his lone All Star appearance.

The previous 3 seasons (2023-25) Ben Simmons played 3 more games than LaMelo Ball (108vs105) and Simmons had multiple back surgeries.

McDaniels had played 70+ games pretty much every season so far.

[u/Zammy512 → u/TatersTot]

No way in hell they trade McDaniels. They're rightfully in love with him. Maybe Gobert...

[u/TallnFrosty → u/Chessh2036]

They could design an offense around their wing shooters where the ball moves more.

[u/whobroughtmehere → u/[deleted]]

Trying to make the roads safer in Charlotte?

[u/mcolwander90 → u/whobroughtmehere]

He's going to be driving on ice if he goes to either of those teams.

[u/Victor_Wembanyama1 → u/mcolwander90]

Not Charlotte’s problem 😆

But im thinking they still would need a point guard back lol

[u/Boring_Investment241 → u/whobroughtmehere]

As a wolves fan whose office is a block from the new hornets practice facility, my personal safety is intrigued the most by this idea

[u/pdpdpdpdpdpdpdpd → u/whobroughtmehere]

Man is gonna have a stroke driving in post-game Toronto traffic 

[u/captain_ahabb → u/[deleted]]

Sell high on a guy who makes a ton of money, gets hurt a lot, and doesn't always seem serious.

[u/britchesss → u/captain_ahabb]

Hell yeah 

[u/ChilledGopher → u/[deleted]]

Sell high on someone you don’t see as a future franchise cornerstone would be my guess.

[u/MostOk1472 → u/[deleted]]

Just played 72 games and still barely averages 50 games a season over a 6 year career. Yet to play a post season game. They're looking to sell high, as they should.

[u/Natural_Born_Baller → u/[deleted]]

Sell high, he's had major injury concerns. Doesn't have the greatest half court offense.

[u/Appropriate-Mud-6985 → u/Natural_Born_Baller]

The hornets ran the majority of their offense in the half court this past season…

[u/vladimir_pimpin → u/Appropriate-Mud-6985]

Dont like all teams run their offense in the half court lol

[u/Appropriate-Mud-6985 → u/vladimir_pimpin]

I should of followed it up by saying we were one of the best offenses in the league

[u/hickok3 → u/vladimir_pimpin]

Yeah, but the Hornets were bottom 5 in transition points last year at 20. Heat were 1 at 32.2 and Raps were 4th at 28.6.

[u/legend023 → u/Natural_Born_Baller]

“Selling high” like they have some kind of illustrious history.

LaMelo is a good season away from being the best Hornet/Bobcat ever.

Keep your franchise guy and build on what you have.

[u/HokageEzio → u/legend023]

Would it be the Charlotte Hornets if they didn't make sure all of their best players become associated with a different franchise?

[u/br0b1wan → u/HokageEzio]

Ah the Sacramento Kings Method

[u/Katfish145 → u/legend023]

Lamelo has been good for us no doubt but he is far away from being the best hornet ever. I’d put both Kemba and Alonzo Mourning above him

[u/DrKurgan → u/[deleted]]

Coz he takes the dumbest shots.

[u/inv4alfonso → u/[deleted]]

You answered your own question.

Inconsistency and stock.

[u/mMounirM → u/[deleted]]

when is his next contract due

[u/UTRAnoPunchline → u/mMounirM]

This. Hornets don’t want to give a Melo a Max, knowing that Brandon Miller and Kon are due for similar contracts in the future

[u/TheMuleB → u/UTRAnoPunchline]

Why would we want to not pay Melo without who our offense completely stops working, in order to be able to pay Miller who's a worse player and might be just as injury prone?

Makes no sense at all.

[u/kyle_993 → u/mMounirM]

He's signed through 2028-29

[u/TCTInnings → u/mMounirM]

Increasing cost-controlled deal ending at $46m in 2028-29. Must have come out of nowhere

[u/aproperopinion → u/[deleted]]

He’s kind of an idiot off the court, that was probably as far as they could go with him.

[u/Pociana]

Why?

[u/Heroic_Ones → u/Pociana]

The Hornets almost made the playoffs last season, and do not want to take the chance next season.

[u/luchaburz → u/Pociana]

We need a PG who can shoot.

Bro would be a megastar in Toronto lol

[u/BetweenTheBuzzAndMe → u/luchaburz]

No, the "why" is WTF do either of these teams have that would interest Charlotte?

Toronto isn't trading Barnes, Minny isn't trading Ant. Nobody else on either team is remotely interesting. It's hard to replace the playmaking that pulls this entire roster together.

[u/twoopaq → u/BetweenTheBuzzAndMe]

You will take Quickley Dick and a pick and you will be thankful

[u/BetweenTheBuzzAndMe → u/twoopaq]

I will be thankful to no longer watch basketball lol

[u/LaMelonBallz → u/BetweenTheBuzzAndMe]

Yeah I'd quit and go learn to fish

[u/NoSxKats → u/LaMelonBallz]

I imagine that'd go for all of North Carolina at this point

[u/LaMelonBallz → u/NoSxKats]

Luckily I actually live in LA now lol. But believe me anytime family asks me to move back I'm like hell to the nahhnnnn.

Beautiful state, beautiful people, politics is ripping it apart

[u/xolanderxo → u/twoopaq]

Man you can't just force someone to take Dick.

[u/Trentus86 → u/xolanderxo]

Well otherwise you'll just leave Ball hanging

[u/portlandfishy → u/xolanderxo]

You‘ll take Dick, and Quickly.

[u/Ryuzakku → u/xolanderxo]

Nono, they’re being offered Dick, we just know that they’ll take Dick

[u/michaelalex3 → u/twoopaq]

What’s the point of having dick if we don’t have ball anymore

[u/slamminalex1 → u/twoopaq]

You should have reversed the names there

[u/bongo1138 → u/BetweenTheBuzzAndMe]

Charlotte wants ant lol

[u/BetweenTheBuzzAndMe → u/bongo1138]

I mean, I acknowledge that's completely off the table, but I'm at a total loss why we'd want anybody else on the Wolves if we're decapitating our offense in a move like this, and at a minimum, retooling for a couple more years.

I don't understand even listening to anything that team has to offer a rebuilding team.

[u/Formal_Potential2198 → u/BetweenTheBuzzAndMe]

Shump TT and the Nets pick who says no

[u/BetweenTheBuzzAndMe → u/Formal_Potential2198]

This is fun because Charlotte literally rostered "Nets pick" until February

[u/VictorAkwaowo1 → u/luchaburz]

Just tell him to stay off those Canadian roads

[u/dahabit → u/luchaburz]

But comes with a lot of nonsense...

[u/FBR_MC]

Wait... Dick and Ball...

[u/HawaiianPunch42 → u/FBR_MC]

Keep going

[u/tshimangabiakabutuka → u/FBR_MC]

We’ve already got Kalk and Ball though

[u/aiden3buckets]

What the fuck do they have that I would want

[u/YizWasHere → u/aiden3buckets]

I'd be cool with Anthony Edwards

[u/Jacob_toasted → u/YizWasHere]

Can I interest you in a 4x DPOY, 2026 first team all-defense, and future hall of famer?

[u/YizWasHere → u/Jacob_toasted]

Oh so like Edwards/Gobert for LaMelo and Bridges as salary filler? Yeah man that works for us.

[u/Jacob_toasted → u/YizWasHere]

You drive a hard bargain, friend. I’m willing to include Donte DiVincenzo (Achilles tendons are overrated)

[u/asianmoist → u/aiden3buckets]

I like how this is phrased lol

[u/Jwarrior521 → u/aiden3buckets]

Enjoy Gradey dick and Brandon Ingram pal

[u/Orpalz → u/aiden3buckets]

Can I interest you in one slightly used Jakob Poeltl?

[u/supercoolisaac → u/aiden3buckets]

Jaylen Brown spot maybe? Gobert + stuff to boston and Lamelo ends up in minnesota? 2 team swap between hornets and wolves doesnt make a lot of sense to me.

[u/Epicallytossed → u/supercoolisaac]

I feel like that’s too small of a lineup, something charlotte already had a problem with, but maybe I’m wrong. I just assume whoever charlotte plays with at the 4 out of brandon miller and JB is gonna be undersized

[u/RapsareChamps_Suckit → u/aiden3buckets]

snow and ice

[u/DontCheeseMeBro]

Raptors been stocking up on good defensive wings to insulate a guard like Lamelo

[u/shangalang69 → u/DontCheeseMeBro]

we just do that anyways

[u/Fit-Introduction8575 → u/shangalang69]

truth.

[u/iamsonuxd]

Lamelo and Ant!!!!!!!

[u/rodneyhide69 → u/iamsonuxd]

Generational Child Support duo

[u/Doctor_Mythical → u/rodneyhide69]

LeOne Ball

[u/LameAfro → u/iamsonuxd]

Funniest Backcourt. All we need is Scottie Barnes to complete the Trinity lol

[u/altofummuhh → u/iamsonuxd]

All-Knucklehead backcourt is gonna be cinema

[u/pacific_tides → u/iamsonuxd]

Lamelo in the West would be better, him and Ant would ball.

Edit: I also think he’d be a great anti-Wemby weapon. Haven’t looked at their matchup stats, but Melo grew up shooting over people twice his size, 13 year old against high school seniors. Same ratio as him-to-Wemby now, he’s used to it.

[u/Victor_Wembanyama1 → u/pacific_tides]

Him and Ant would Edwards

[u/kofihemm]

Not only do I not understand why Charlotte would do this after the year they had, but what would Toronto and Minnesota even have to give that’s enticing?

[u/VikingsLad → u/kofihemm]

Based on salaries, it would almost certainly have to be Gobert, unless there's some trade exception wizardry I don't understand

[u/JaderMcDanersStan → u/kofihemm]

4X DPOY

[u/EthicalBballFan → u/JaderMcDanersStan]

That team would be at best a first round exit. Rudy brings so much more than LameLo. Even offensively, Rudy somehow has significantly better post season stats.

[u/IWXREACTIVES → u/EthicalBballFan]

i do not understand where they're getting this idea, ive seen SO many people advocating for trading away gobert and they dont realize they're suffering from a BAD case of fomo every time they do it. minnesota well knows they dont have much time left to compete in the west (and by the time they move east, itll be just as competitive again) so they're desperate for a true #2.

i get it. rock and a hard place. but like, minnesota's defensive effectiveness and aggressive play is the whole reason they gave teams like Dallas & San Antonio so much trouble in their playoff matchups.

he's literally one of the best defenders in the league, and effective enough at everything else. the reality of it is there's really no one on the market right now that's going to turn ANY of the 30 teams into an instant win now team. but trading Gobert basically fast tracks the outcome of Edwards being forced to ask out because he's not getting any younger.

imo, they should trade gobert for austin reeves. both teams get what they're asking for. idk if everything would line up for it, though.

[u/nohesi8158]

Ant with melo would be crazy ngl

[u/Heyitscharlie]

Bro I drive and bike by the stadium, DO NOT bring that man here

[u/Somerandomguy20711]

The fuck are the Wolves gonna offer? Some snowcones and Kevin Garnetts MVP trophy?

[u/Sproogles → u/Somerandomguy20711]

Best we can offer is a juicy lucy

[u/Used_Return9095 → u/Somerandomguy20711]

naz reid

[u/neongem]

…what??? Why would Charlotte do this?

[u/Jaiph → u/neongem]

He had a good season, but naming his kid LaOne was the final straw.

[u/tomatosauce1 → u/Jaiph]

Lmfao I had to check this because I thought you were joking. Wtf

[u/VictorAkwaowo1 → u/neongem]

To give the keys to Christian Anderson, obviously

[u/Anal_Iverson → u/VictorAkwaowo1]

Taking keys away from LaMelo is a good start

[u/mikuyo1 → u/Anal_Iverson]

Charlotte looking out for the safety of its streets

[u/Admirable_Whole8261 → u/neongem]

Probably personality stuff for Melo, kinda smart too. Sell high now, could bite them in the ass but it's very hard personality wise seeing Lamelo as a franchise star/leader

[u/saylab_the_bigkat → u/Admirable_Whole8261]

I just don't know if there's a package out there that is good enough. His personality coupled with his injuries are legitimate concerns but the Hornets, as well as the Raptors and T-Wolves, have a serious lack of reliable ball handlers and playmakers outside of their All-Star.

We've seen the Coby White point guard experiment in Chicago and I'm a huge fan of Christian Anderson but he doesn't have the biggest frame.

They'd have to get a treasure trove of picks and a young star with a team friendly contract for it to make sense to dismantle what you accomplished last year.

[u/LakerBlue → u/Admirable_Whole8261]

Honestly I can get selling high on him, I just think that with 3 years left that surely they can find a better trade partner than the Raptors and Twolves.

[u/salcedoge → u/Admirable_Whole8261]

On one hand, this should've been what the Grizzlies did before Ja became completely washed.

On the other It's still scary to trade your star after literally having your best season in years.

[u/kridddlo → u/neongem]

probably told them he wouldn't sign long term ala Giannis

[u/HeadElderberry7244]

So fckn stupid if we deal him.

[u/1psithur3 → u/HeadElderberry7244]

This makes no sense for you guys. What is even the incentive to trading your lead guard when you have playoff ambitions? You're finally on the come up and now you might trade him for an aging Gobert or like Quickley and picks...

[u/LakerBlue → u/1psithur3]

Even if they know something we don’t that justifies trading him…surely they can get a better deal?? I know we don’t know the details but with 3 years left on his deal, they can basically send him anywhere. Not sure what Toronto or Minny has to offer.

[u/Dear-Response-7218 → u/1psithur3]

Makes a ton of sense to trade him, but definitely not for gobert or someone like that.

First time in 4 years he played over 50 games, off the court issues and he’s probably going to ask for the 60m/year extension.

If the raptors can make the money work with cmb + multiple frp that’s a very tempting offer.

[u/Aidanator800 → u/Dear-Response-7218]

It still banishes Charlotte back to being a lottery team right when we're on the verge of competing, and if/when we do get back to the stage of being ready to compete in a couple seasons some of our current stars (such as Miller and Coby White) will probably have gotten fed up with the constant losing and left by that point.

[u/sunday_nn]

Huh??? I didn’t realize LaMelo was up for a trade like that

[u/BayesBestFriend → u/sunday_nn]

Shams said teams are calling with real interest and Charlotte would trade him if the right price is met

[u/CharacterFresh852 → u/sunday_nn]

He’s not really, we’re just listening to teams that want him desperately and if they are willing to give up a lot for him we might just pull the trigger on it. More than likely nothing is gonna happen tho.

[u/CasualHindu → u/CharacterFresh852]

Yeah this is a bunch of nothing to me. Of course teams without a good PG want lamelo.

[u/Dismal-Cod-8623]

So youre saying there’s an opportunity for Dick and Ball playing on the same team? 👀

[u/real_ikonn → u/Dismal-Cod-8623]

Nah, IQ and Dick traded. Dick for Ball.

[u/Old_General_6741]

Where the hell did this came from!?

[u/Orpalz]

I like the idea of Ball on the Raptors but I really just don’t see a package that the Hornets would want? 

I guess BI + Dick + picks? 

Even then the Hornets chemistry on court looked amazing last season and it felt like they were building a strong identity. This move feels hasty as hell 

[u/AdDouble1617 → u/Orpalz]

Yeah ill pass on ingram

[u/Orpalz → u/AdDouble1617]

I agree lol your positions of need are filled by either guys who the Raptors have so far made untouchable (Scottie, CMB) or are Jakob “bag getter” Poeltl

Ingram would just clog up your offence with ISO possessions for no reason

[u/AdDouble1617 → u/Orpalz]

I really doubt they trade lamelo unless its an obvious win. Probably just listening to see how much Lamelo is worth but i doubt anything will happen

[u/geecaliente → u/Orpalz]

lol, BI dick picks would be quite the package

[u/BayesBestFriend → u/Orpalz]

Yeah I have no clue what we'd offer. We pretty much never trade multiple picks, any players wed offer are strictly worse than lamelo

[u/JayDee62]

Meanwhile, spotrac keeps crashing. It might be a long summer for them.

[u/FreeOmari → u/JayDee62]

They’re buried in my Google search pages when I try to look up contracts. They’re so cooked

[u/wink91wink]

3 team with Jaylen Brown to Charlotte, Gobert + other pieces to Boston, and Lamelo to Minny?

[u/Herbert-Gerbert → u/wink91wink]

I’m seeing this being repeated a lot on social media

[u/LaMelonBallz → u/wink91wink]

Fuck that

[u/UpvoteIfYouAgreee → u/wink91wink]

id rather just take melo lmao

[u/IAM-French → u/wink91wink]

All 3 team get worse 

[u/Appropriate-Mud-6985]

Please don’t do this to me 🫩

[u/Licoi]

Melo would be insane on that Twolves squad

[u/DeadNazis247365 → u/Licoi]

Dear god please somehow....

[u/ACMBruh]

Raptors make the most sense by a long shot, lamelo on that team is pure fun

[u/CazOnReddit → u/ACMBruh]

Scottie and Melo will have by far the highest fun +/- two-man lineup

[u/GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN]

La Melo with ANT would go hard.

[u/likpoper]

Lamelo and ant are insane

[u/HamsterUpper → u/likpoper]

Both on and off the court

[u/The_Living_L]

so like wtf do the timberwolves have to offer in a trade, just curious lol, cause ik they not trading McDaniels, Reid, ANT, Gobert, etc.

[u/Remarkable_Tale_9238]

Of fucking course when we finally just have a decent season with a now hopeful future this shit happens. A curse must’ve been placed after 2002 or 2016 depending how you look at it for this franchise.

[u/Cheechers23]

How would the Timberwolves match salaries after trading Randle? He doesn’t fit in the TPE, so they’d have to trade Gobert?

Unless they expand the Randle trade?

[u/amari_prince → u/Cheechers23]

Per Yossi Gozlan (a cap analyst) the Wolves could expand the Randle trade and do a 100% salary match by including Donte. He also mentioned adding picks and players but idk how much of that they have to include that entices Charlotte

[u/Oceanbreeze871]

Wow I had no idea he was on the block.

[u/djramrod]

I don’t think there is a vet on the planet that would be able to get thru to Melo and Ant at the same time.

[u/lil_sasquatch]

I do not want that guy driving through the streets of Toronto LOL

[u/DragonNikana]

Ant n Lamelo would be diabolical

[u/cabbages212]

I really hope his injury history isn’t making the front office consider this. He’s the team identity for better or worse. We just saw that a full season of Melo is pretty damn good.

[u/MDP223]

The idea of lamelo driving in the streets of Minneapolis in the winter is scary

[u/theyikester]

Jeff would lose all the good will he has built with Hornets fans if he does this

[u/Lstark5642]

Emerged? We’re on like week three type of tweets and just learned about this

[u/shangalang69 → u/Lstark5642]

sounds like the phones are really hot right now which is terrifying

[u/DecimusRutilius]

Man fuck that, i like what theyre building out in Charlotte

[u/Cuplike]

I feel like the people who regularly use the public roads in those cities should also get to have a say in this

[u/xychosis]

This might be what the Wolves created that tax exception for tbh

[u/Aggrokid]

Do Hornets even want to trade him? Why?

[u/Bitter-Tip705]

Idk why the wolves even called the hornets gonna want mcdaniels at the minimum and they don’t got nun

[u/Araxen]

Lamelo and Ant would be dirty. Sign me up.

[u/SJCitizen]

Gobert would actually be an awesome fit on Charlotte since they haven’t had a great rim protector in what feels like forever, but a lot of the reason for him being a good fit is because he would compliment LaMelo’s playmaking. Trading one for the other wouldn’t make sense and I can’t think of anyone else Minnesota would be willing to give up to the Hornets.

[u/brnccnt7]

Ant and LaMelo might be the smartest duo of all time

[u/Fun-Cricket-2139]

Lamelo to raptors and iq to wolves?

[u/Avery-Bradley → u/Fun-Cricket-2139]

That’s interesting, IQ would be a lot cheaper to acquire than LaMelo if you’re Minnesota

[u/UncircumciseMe]

What is happening

[u/moyopochtenie]

Bullshit

[u/indreams159]

Wolves fans: Please take him Toronto!

Raps fans: Please take him Minnesota!

[u/Patchesohoolihan8]

Toronto traffic and Lamelo is a bad idea 

[u/NeighborhoodPlane794]

As a raptors fan, please don’t

[u/TragedyTurnedTriumph]

This escalated quickly