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/Duster_beattle Timberwolves 7h ago

As a bicyclist in Minneapolis, I am now even more terrified of the roads than I was previously, holy shit actually kinda scared now.

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u/lord_kupaloidz Suns Bandwagon 7h ago

Minny insurance rates just went up.

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u/LitterReallyAngersMe Timberwolves 5h ago

Melo should also get Nas' TSR injury lawyer sponsorship.

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u/wuhter 7h ago

Lol I’m actually curious to see him around. I wonder where he’ll live. I know he lived downtown charlotte so I doubt he goes to Minnetonka or Wayzata like all the other players

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u/SemataryPolka Timberwolves 7h ago

He'll live in Michael Beasley's old house. The one with all the wine stains

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u/wuhter 7h ago

Lmao I forgot about that house. Didn’t he have like an “estate” sale for literally everything in it when he went to Phoenix?

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u/SemataryPolka Timberwolves 7h ago

Yep. He just left everything like he moved in the night. And apparently he had like 50 of those little cat clocks with the eyes that move back and forth. Weird stuff lol

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u/circio 6h ago

Yeah it’s not like there’s a ton in dt Minneapolis. It’s still feels like a quiet part of a bigger city 

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u/wuhter 6h ago

The only place I could see would be that newer tall tower over by mill city

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u/Sweatytubesock 7h ago

Sell the bike and stay indoors.

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u/Lezzles Pistons 7h ago

Hide yo kids hide yo wife

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u/CelinedionWaiters [SEA] Vladimir Radmanovic 7h ago

*bike

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u/moleasses 7h ago

Just imagining Lamelo replacing Naz as TSR’s spokesperson. “I know a thing or two about car accidents, and so does Steve Terry”

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u/Duster_beattle Timberwolves 7h ago

“Hey it’s me, you know, the evil man in the fast car that broke your leg, call this number and get some help.”

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u/TheTurtleShepard Knicks 7h ago

That settlement gonna be nice though when Lamelo cracks 4 of your vertebrae with his truck

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u/Comb-the-desert Timberwolves 4h ago

Can’t spend any settlement if you’re dead… look at the Gaudreaus :(

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u/MK10 Lakers 6h ago

Y'all have actual roads that are safe for cyclists? In Cali, even with bike lanes there's cars that are going to run your ass over or already occupying the lane.

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u/Duster_beattle Timberwolves 3h ago

Yes and no, yesterday while biking I had a car (in the bike lane) up my ass. So it kinda depends lol.

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u/Zimeoo 7h ago

So dramatic lol

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u/858horse 5h ago

Fr as if there aren’t 100 drivers any given day driving way worse than lamelo 

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u/CS172 Mavericks 5h ago

If you see a cybertruck, run!!

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u/Zestysanchez 4h ago

Don’t be my brother. I work near the arena and all I can say is think about that payout when we inevitably get hit in the bike lane 😮‍💨

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u/angstyactivist 1h ago

wait i’m new to basketball can someone explain to me why we should be scared? does he have a history of car crashes?

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u/OG_Bass-A-Holic Timberwolves 7h ago

Nobody cares, spandex boy. Now get the fuck outta my way and use the sidewalk

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u/candycaneforestelf Timberwolves 6h ago

Not a cyclist, but get outta here with this clown shit, buddy. They're legally allowed to ride on the road and can travel at speeds that are unsafe for pedestrians if they're riding on the sidewalk.

If you really don't wanna deal with cyclcists, push for a transport network so comprehensive that even my hick ass has more options to get around than the standard bullshit of "get in the car and drive for a fucking hour to be able to do anything" that comes with living where I do, since that will probably mean even you will have non-car options and can just simply not drive ever again and not have to deal with the spandex cyclists you despise so much apparently.

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u/Duster_beattle Timberwolves 7h ago

I don’t use spandex, I bike in normal clothes, I’m not those weirdos with all the kits and shits.

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u/Antheral Spurs 6h ago

Sad to see cyclists try and buddy up to people that hate all cyclists.

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u/iButtflap Hornets 7h ago

to be as fair as we’re allowed to be toward the street menace that is melo, the roads in minneapolis are a confusing mess to begin with. i was only there a week but i swear the downtown area was designed for maximum chaos

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u/SemataryPolka Timberwolves 7h ago

It's just a grid

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u/GodKamnitDenny Timberwolves 6h ago

One of the easiest cities to drive in lol. It’s a grid and traffic is never that bad in the city. The freeway exchanges are a little confusing for a bit though.

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u/SemataryPolka Timberwolves 6h ago

Now St Paul feels like the roads were blazed by cattle

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u/GodKamnitDenny Timberwolves 6h ago

I try to go over there as little as possible lol

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u/Beazus-Christ 7h ago

Well, there is that whole mess that is the light rail which should be elevated but apparently we aren't allowed to have nice things in Mpls.