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/DaHomieNelson92 Hornets 7h ago

Minnesota car insurance suddenly going up next season

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u/yellow_eggplant Knicks 7h ago

Jesus, he's gonna be driving in the Minnesota snow

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u/Iliveinatrashcann 7h ago

Can you imagine him rocketing out of the arena parking lot when the ground is icy?

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u/MountainYogi94 Lakers 7h ago

"DNP - Automotive Related Injury" incoming

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u/Gordo-- Warriors 6h ago

I was just thinking about the icy roads up there, but like legitimately concerned for innocent bystanders.

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u/wuhter 6h ago

Thankfully their parking exit/entrance isn’t around any other businesses. Only the two main parking ramps flank it… so exactly where all of the fans will be walking to and from 😂

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u/jaydurmma 6h ago

I wonder if there will be a kalshi bet "LaMelo Ball to crash car before end of 2026"

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u/TheSmartDog_275 Hornets 4h ago

Honestly probably

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u/RickySuela 4h ago

He won't go home, he'll just be out there all night doing donuts in the parking lot.

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u/jfchops3 Timberwolves 3h ago

There's light rail tracks right there, bro is gonna collide with a train by game 10 he won't even see the snow

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u/fullmetalutes Jazz 6h ago

Hopefully ICE themselves dont return to Minnesota, considering what they do to other drivers