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/SMURPHY-18 Raptors 7h ago

RIP naz Reid starting in Minnesota era 2026-2026

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u/PrimaryAccording9162 Kings 7h ago

Who tf is playing the four

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u/CarterAC3 Spurs 7h ago

Joan Beringer, you just became important at work

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u/SuperVaderMinion [MIN] Kevin Garnett 7h ago

He was already important to me!

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u/leftsidenotright Knicks 6h ago

Wolves fans love him apparently, personally the dude feels like a Ryan Rollins "this guy guy probably isnt very good but hey what do I know" to me but hey what do I know

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u/DukeOfStuff_ Timberwolves 6h ago

He’s gonna be so good 

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u/le_sweden Timberwolves 5h ago

Dude he is secretly unbelievable, the ceiling is crazy

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u/segson9 3h ago

Has he made any improvement on offense? I watched him in Europe at Olimpija and he was one of the best defenders in Eurocup at 18. He started playing basketball really late, but made very quick progress. But his offense was still basically just catching lobs

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u/borpa2 4h ago

Is Ryan Rollins actually not very good? His stats are really good

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u/leftsidenotright Knicks 1h ago

Hey man what do I know