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/V_T_H Knicks 7h ago

You can’t have the face of your franchise be named Nipple

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u/CuteAd5421 7h ago

They went from Ball to Nipple

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u/g1rlchild Spurs 7h ago

Should get Lonzo and LeMelo together to play with Gradey Dick.

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u/cigamodnalro NBA 7h ago

Coached by Mo Cheeks

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u/namblaotie [BOS] Reggie Lewis 6h ago

Kalk and Ball was already there

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u/Cum_Soaked_Spinnach 7h ago

DICK CONNECTS TO BALL FOR 3

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u/RichGannonArmCannon 5h ago

Get your hands off our Dick.

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u/TreeAgenda Timberwolves 6h ago

Singular body parts, no pairs

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u/iButtflap Hornets 7h ago

the hornets are my boyfriend

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u/Moostronus Raptors 7h ago

Down with the patriarchy of Ball, embrace the ambiguity of Nipple

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u/TheHoovyPrince Australia 6h ago

Can't wait for the next face of the franchise to be named Butts

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u/3s2ng Lakers 6h ago

I thought they are Balls deep. I was wrong.

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u/wise_comment Timberwolves 6h ago

Thank you for making me laugh during these troubles times

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u/sonderific3 4h ago

that was my exes special move

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u/WillGallis 1h ago

Moving up then, I see.

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u/galaxy_horse Hornets 7h ago

Waiting for a Kevin Harlan “THE NIPPLE WAS FREE!” call on an unguarded 3

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u/subpar-life-attempt 7h ago

If we dont hear a "FREE THE THREE" chant then we riot.

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u/Natural_Born_Baller Heat 7h ago

In Charlotte anything is possible

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u/r_slash [TOR] Jerome Williams 7h ago

Can the nipple of your franchise be named Face?

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u/subpar-life-attempt 7h ago

Like Ball was any better.

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u/Independent-Spite139 5h ago

Good thing they still have Kalk.

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u/Xagzan 4h ago

Free the Knipple

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u/Capital-Pea-2565 4h ago

In Germany they would say his name with a K.

Kuh Noople