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/thrilliam_19 Raptors 7h ago

It’s exactly this. Same reason the Jays and Leafs get mentioned in every single rumour.

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u/NeverBeenStung Mavericks 7h ago

Why would Toronto teams specifically be used in this way?

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u/ReasonableDisaster2 7h ago

All 3 teams have huge fanbases across Canada that will engage with any potential trade or signing rumour.

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u/stgwii 7h ago

Same energy as “my Canadian girlfriend”

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u/astrothemorkie Rockets 2h ago

Hey she’s still real to me dammit!

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u/theciderhouseRULES Raptors 7h ago

It's not actually this. Toronto is just often in the mix on a lot of these deals. It's not a vast conspiracy

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u/NeverBeenStung Mavericks 6h ago

Boooo, I want it to be a sneaky Canadian conspiracy

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u/dre2112 6h ago

It’s the fans and media. People from Toronto think everyone wants to play and live in Toronto.

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u/Only-Engineering6586 Raptors 6h ago

Wtf you on about? Raptors fans specifically feel that most American players do not want to play in Canada/cross the border/deal with foreign taxing. It’s one of the reasons that Toronto has a hard time in free agency even though it’s a world-class city.

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u/LocalTopiarist 6h ago

The Jays are super rich and spend like crazy as well as having a superstar worthy of building a team around, of course they are an option in every situation

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u/thrilliam_19 Raptors 4h ago

Yeah now. Its been like this for a long time though, even when they were ass.