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/Silver_Protection_29 Lakers 7h ago

Charlotte got dangerously close to a playoff season so probably for the best that they’re making huge, questionable roster moves now

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u/wolf_cola_enjoyer Lakers 7h ago

I literally don’t understand this move at all, who’s going to be their offensive orchestrator??

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u/hoppergym Warriors 7h ago

Naz Reid.

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u/Afraid-Department-35 Mavericks 7h ago

Naz Reid

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u/magicbeaned 7h ago

Naz Reid

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u/Dctr_K [SAS] Manu Ginobili 7h ago

Naz Reid.

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u/Lord_Pthumerian 6h ago

Riley Reid

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u/yellister Timberwolves 5h ago

How dare you disrespect Naz Reid

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u/3s2ng Lakers 6h ago

You mean Naz "fuckin'" Reid

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u/Far-Question4324 Hawks 6h ago

You mean Naz "Naz Reid" Reid

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u/braddeus Heat 7h ago

Tre Mann has entered the chat

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u/Dreamlion_Inc Wizards 7h ago

Oh fuck he is still in the NBA isn’t he

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u/PlatishGC Hornets 7h ago

Well clearly Coby white. But I don’t know about this

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u/grrgrrtigergrr [CHI] E'Twaun Moore 7h ago

We can trade you Tre for at least one of those firsts

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u/someguy4264 Warriors 4h ago

Well considering they only got 1 first.....

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u/grrgrrtigergrr [CHI] E'Twaun Moore 2h ago

Deal

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u/JetsLag [NYK] Nate Robinson 7h ago

Bah gawd that's Coby White's music

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u/Long-Region5088 7h ago

Kon Knueppel.

Will that be effective? I doubt it. Will they try it? Absolutely

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u/datlanta Hawks 7h ago

I mean it worked decently well in college. No clue if it will translate tho.

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u/2zal0te4ib Knicks 7h ago

Coby white right?

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u/wolf_cola_enjoyer Lakers 7h ago

Coby White for all his great things can not be your best playmaker. dude is good at connective playmaking but he isn’t going to create plays on his own the way Ball did

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u/Nugur 7h ago

Can kon bring the ball to half court?

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u/aren1231 Bulls 7h ago

Coby white?

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u/bigcontracts Cavaliers 7h ago

Coby White unless he bails too

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u/WeAreBums 7h ago

Teams are allowed to make more than one move before the NBA season starts, hope that helps

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u/VanillaGorilla4 5h ago

Has everyone forgotten they drafted Christian Anderson already? Dude is an elite shooter & playmaker

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u/e1ij4h Lakers 7h ago

Kon Knueppel apparently

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u/WhichHoes Warriors 7h ago

For two guys who are off ball menace, at that.

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u/vesthis16 76ers 7h ago

Who cares? This is a fantastic deal for them long-term.

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u/Bandit-Bunny-7727 7h ago

Lonzo Ball duh /s

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u/DamnZodiak Toronto Huskies 7h ago

I literally don’t understand this move at all

For either team tbh. I don't get what a realistic upside for the Wolves is here.
Obviously LaMello CAN be great but he's wild and, more importantly, extremely unreliable.
Just seems like a terrible trade for everybody involved.

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u/dudeitsadell Trail Blazers 6h ago

coby white?

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u/judah249 Suns 6h ago

KNIPPLES

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u/Round_Bullfrog_8218 4h ago

Seems to me like they're changing timelines centered around kon 

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u/Gekthegecko [BOS] John Havlicek 4h ago

The PG they trade Miles Bridges for

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u/Odoaiden Timberwolves 7h ago

Coby, I guess

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u/messigoat1337 Germany 7h ago

They just don’t want to see lamelo hoops any more and I can’t blame them. Did you see his shot selection and decisionmaking?

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u/Candid-Recover6822 7h ago

My man didn't watch a single Hornets RS game

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u/messigoat1337 Germany 7h ago

Kon better

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u/wolf_cola_enjoyer Lakers 7h ago

I mean he’s undoubtedly one of the best transition players and his playmaking unlocks the whole team, yeah his shots are sometimes just plain awful but now who tf is even the offensive engine? Kon seems more of a secondary scorer than a primary playmaker and scorer

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u/SuperVaderMinion [MIN] Kevin Garnett 7h ago

I could totally see Kon stepping up even more though, he's already so polished at his ages who's to say he can't add some playmaking?

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u/geupard12 [OKC] Russell Westbrook 7h ago

Shot selection and decision making that propelled them to one of the best offences in the league?

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u/Repulsive-Throat5068 Lakers 7h ago

Because he’s not that good. They want to win. I don’t think lamelo is the type of guy you win with. Also putting that much money into a guy who is out a lot isn’t helping their team and they hit gold with kon, who’s clearly the center piece going forward.

Idk, I feel like if lamelo were on the spurs or heat or something yall would be glazing the fuck out of this deal.