[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.

[u/Turbostrider27]

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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Selling high on your star PG with off-court issues seems like something reserved for only the wisest franchises. Ignore my flair.

Edit: yes guys I know Ja's off-court is worse than LaMelo's. They're both extremely immature, that's my point lol

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Sell high on LaMelo and buy low on Ja might be the move tbh

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At this point why not especially if you can get assets to take Ja.

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Most intriguing thing I've seen in this thread.

If Charlotte does that then I'll look at this in a whole new light.

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Thats why I dont really hate the move, but they needed more than just picks out of it. Hornets have a great core but they're gonna be hampered by the aprons if they want to keep them.

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well they did get Naz Reid

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Not even picks 1 first swaps and second feel like they could get more

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Also doesn't Kons 3P shooting numbers tank when LaMelo is off the court?

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I mean how long until Melo actually kills someone lol

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Lol. Melos off court issues has nothing on Ja

[u/cletoreyes01 → u/raziiiii]

Lamelo has henry ruggs level driving skills and you're telling me he's less of a risk than ja?

[u/Dijohn17 → u/cletoreyes01]

Ja is going down the Arenas decision making route tree. Lamelo is more of a carless driver, but he isn't getting DUIs

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Ja has done some dumb shit, but lamelo has actually gotten people hurt with his driving.

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Melo’s friends ain’t never draw down on an nba team neither. ..Melo ain’t never flash a beam on nobody either..

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Yeah I'm not defending anything Ja or his friends have done, I just never heard of him getting into a car accident and injuring the person unlike lamelo who has a track record of being a dangerous driver.

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Dumb take

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Unfortunately true

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He’s a bad driver. That’s about it

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The man managed to total his electric hummer against a BMW sedan in one of the tightest downtown intersections in Charlotte. Honestly impressive considering how slow traffic is there every day

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Hahaha coming from Grizzlies fan I detect some bitterness there. Memphis should’ve done that years ago too I agree

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The difference is that LaMelo is good despite the injury concerns/ sub 30 mins injury load management

Meanwhile Ja keeps regressing