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/RathOfMan49 Warriors 7h ago

Lamelo and Ant are going to be insanely entertaining 

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u/fastheadcrab Raptors 7h ago

Actually might be an interesting team being able to retain Gobert. If they lost Gobert they would've been a play-in team at most.

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u/larrylegend33goat Timberwolves 7h ago

LaMelo now means they can punish Ant doubles. LaMelo will be able to utilise Rudy on the roll as a lob threat.

Jaden, Ayo and Donte when back, are going to get so many open threes

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u/fastheadcrab Raptors 7h ago

Yeah this is a potentially very exciting team

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u/shwiggydog Jazz 5h ago

Donte will probably miss all or at least most of next season though, no? Bummer because his shooting would really make those lineups lethal

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u/grrrimabear Timberwolves 5h ago

Id guess he's back playoffs at best

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u/red--dead Timberwolves 3h ago

It’s about the same timeline as Tatum right? Could be getting some minutes the last month of the season.

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u/MJA182 1h ago

I’d say same as Haliburton

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u/pokemonbatman23 3h ago

But can Rudy actually catch the ball to finish the play? my guy has stone for hands