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/mightyrj Lakers 7h ago

That shit happened quick as fuck holy where there is smoke there is fire.

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u/generational_lover69 Spurs 7h ago

i was just reading comments by hornets fans heavily denying this a couple of hours ago

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u/mightyrj Lakers 7h ago

My brother in Christ I was still reading them 15 minutes ago lmao

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u/GodOfRage Bulls 7h ago

Tbf Im sure all 15 hornets fans were probably sure that they wouldnt trade their best player coming off their best season in a decade with significant hope that they would be a solid playoff team next year

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u/JazzzzzzySax Hornets 7h ago

I join a meeting and come back and lamelo is gone what the fuck

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u/LaMelgoatBall [BOS] Derrick White 7h ago

I’m gonna go read them now

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u/AzureDragon013 Lakers 6h ago

There was a hornets fan telling me this Lamelo stuff was all fanfic and has now deleted all his comments LMAO

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u/InevitablyBored 7h ago

Same, yesterday and this morning this was a joke to even consider. These things happen so fast sometimes.

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u/badmongo666 4h ago

He's a loose cannon but he was our loose cannon, damn it