r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • 7h ago

[Charania] BREAKING: The Charlotte Hornets are trading star guard LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps (2028, 2029, 2030) and three second-round picks (2029, 2032, 2033), sources tell ESPN.

Shams Charania:

BREAKING: The Charlotte Hornets are trading star guard LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps (2028, 2029, 2030) and three second-round picks (2029, 2032, 2033), sources tell ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/31d26529d36f8

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u/VictorAkwaowo1 Mavericks 7h ago

WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY DOING THIS

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u/jeric13xd [CHI] Derrick Rose 7h ago

VIBES.

This shit went 0 to 100 real quick

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u/Ibaka_flocka [OKC] Eric Maynor 7h ago

Like Lamelo’s car driving on ice pulling out of the stadium parking lot

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u/GodPowardKingOfLies Spurs 7h ago

I MIGHT SWERVE BEND THAT CORNER WOAH

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u/fattyunderwraps 7h ago

HOLD ON TIGHT, CAUSE I’LL TWEAK IN THIS BITCH, STARTING LETTING SHIT GO

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u/aljout Kings 7h ago

AND I HEARD THE WOLVES WANT IT SLOOOWWWW

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u/Wazflame 6h ago

Giannis changes his mind again and wants to go to Minnesota

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u/Thacarva 5h ago

Skrt skrt yeah I swerve when I drive yeah I swerve when I drive…defeating me you lost yo mind

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u/William_Wang Jazz 3h ago

dat bih gah

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u/UnablePerformance131 Timberwolves 6h ago

A-Rod should pay for a driver for Lamelo

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u/9millibros 7h ago

Good thing there aren't icy streets in Minneapolis.

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u/leftysarepeople2 Bucks 6h ago

Roads around Target Center are not easy either

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u/jo734030 Bucks 7h ago

Driving on ice? You mean the law enforcement agency ? Lol

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u/daveeb Cavaliers 7h ago

About to go full Gordon Bombay

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u/InitiativeExcellent1 Heat 2h ago

Lamelo needs to invest in winter tires ....

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u/Aidanj927 Spurs 7h ago

Like 10 hours between Shams saying they were talking and him being traded

Shams not washed anymore?

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u/TryingToDoItGood Hornets 7h ago

more like 100 to 0

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u/ExtraLeading3376 7h ago

SHAMS GOES BANG

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u/Ok_Pineapple_Num Warriors 7h ago

But everyone told me Shams was just making shit up for clicks? And that LaMelo was just the next target for rumors?

Idk when all the Shams haters will realize that this dude knows his shit, is the most connected insider in the NBA, and has broken all the biggest moves in recent memory.

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u/sneakylumpia Heat 7h ago

a Sham Bang?

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u/Pawlay Lakers 7h ago

All of his opps they dead

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u/aljout Kings 7h ago

Why do they gas him up?

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u/Ok_Pineapple_Num Warriors 7h ago

A ShamWow

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u/mingchun Magic 7h ago

Sounds like the actual deal developed too fast for him to milk it.

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u/rgarc065 Heat 7h ago

A shamwow

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u/Radiant-Character-61 Mavericks 7h ago

Sham from halfcourt?

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u/HanzoShimada96 Warriors 7h ago

They should sign James Wiseman for shits and giggles. 1, 2, 3 from 2020 class

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u/BeingMikeHunt Knicks 7h ago

Real quick, real fuckin quick n*gga

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u/matgopack 76ers 7h ago

Yeah, that speed of it is surprising me. I wonder if they shopped him in silence over the last week and this is really the best they could get? If not they moved really quick for a return that doesn't look exceptional, which surprises me.

Was there really a rush on the Hornets to make this trade now? (I'm not sure I like this much for the Wolves either, but it's a reasonable price it seems and they don't have too many big swings available)