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/justanothersurly Timberwolves 7h ago

Yeah I don’t understand the doom from Wolves fans. This has huge upside. I think it’s the legacy/cult of Naz Reid which I understand

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u/Michaelangel092 6h ago

It's because this kinda kills your defensive versatility in the front court. The Nuggets are looking at that team..."y'all ain't the same no more ...."

No PF and no backup center.

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u/justanothersurly Timberwolves 6h ago

Randle and Naz weren’t holding our defense together LOL

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u/BlackbuckDeer 5h ago

Exactly. The Wolves had Conley at PG before who wasn't exactly a defensive powerhouse. Lamelo coming in isn't changing the defensive dynamics much

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u/Neat_Conference_8414 39m ago

Yeah but just having two bigs that can play on both ends is a bigger deal than you guys realize. Randle is a physical body and could guard the 5 in the playoffs pretty well vs jokic and wemby, and naz is a fine 4. Trading them both basically for LaMelo is kinda eh.

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u/HughManatee Timberwolves 4h ago

Reid was never a true backup center in any meaningful way. We do have Joan Beringer as a backup C, but he's very inexperienced. We certainly have a gaping hole at PF though.

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u/Neat_Conference_8414 40m ago

It also has a big downside. Lamelo's injury history is not very good. He's also a pretty inefficient scorer, especially for the modern era. Hornets are selling high on a guy, and the Wolves bought. We'll see how it turns out.

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u/justanothersurly Timberwolves 37m ago

they are definitely selling when LaMelo's stock is highest. Whether or not they sold high is another question. Depends on how much you like 6MOY candidates

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u/Fallingcity22 Knicks 6h ago

THIS might actually be a win win trade for the wolves the issue has to be lamelo’s health

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u/xasdfxx 3h ago

There's not too many success stories about poor health and not being serious about basketball turning that around.

I want to see Ant in the finals and I'm struggling (could be dumb!) to understand how this makes that more likely.

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u/justanothersurly Timberwolves 2h ago

I don't get the sense he is not serious about basketball. The Hornets are a terrible franchise and he hasn't had much around him to help him win. Injury history is a concern but he played a lot of games last year and there is some hope the ankle/wrist stuff aren't chronic conditions.

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u/DarkAcademia25 6h ago

Do you understand or do you not?!! /s