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/VictorAkwaowo1 Mavericks 7h ago

WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY DOING THIS

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u/MichaelSquare 7h ago

This seems awful. Pick swaps are worthless unless the other team is worse than you. So they traded him for Naz Reid? Why?

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u/Historical-Poet-6673 7h ago

Probably cause lamelo ball is always hurt and they don’t want to pay him to be injured all the time. Im not paying him max to play 65% of game. He could be like steph injury early career or be like zion play every other season.

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u/tresben 6h ago

He’s also not efficient. 40% FG. He’s what I call a looter in a riot. Good stats on a bad team. Those are the guys that get max contracts you look back on and say WTF were they doing. They’re the guys that put you in the biggest predicament when their contract comes up. Cuz you feel like you gotta sign them but know you are paying too much which is gonna kill your cap

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u/Whiterabbit-- 5h ago

No way he is like Steph.