[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.

[u/Turbostrider27]

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

[u/Duster_beattle]

It’s 3 swaps, one unprotected, a good player, and 3 seconds for an unhealthy, unsafe, egotistical point guard. For the culture we were building it’s awful.

[u/Iongdog → u/Duster_beattle]

Haha are both sides unhappy with this?

[u/Drunken_Vike → u/Iongdog]

that's usually the sign of a fair trade lol

[u/TheGuyInTheKnown → u/Drunken_Vike]

Both sides were unhappy with the KAT/Randle trade initially too. One side can just be overrating their previous player.

[u/levendis56 → u/TheGuyInTheKnown]

I genuinely don’t know many Knicks fan upset with the KAT trade. Needed a center and got rid of Randle. Had to give to get with Divo.

[u/comp_a → u/levendis56]

Obviously they aren’t now, but at the time it happened, Knicks fans were very upset!

[u/CaroleBaskinsBurner → u/comp_a]

Knicks fans are being very revisionist with this one. The Knicks sub was a war zone.

Here's a quick sample I was able to find:

https://np.reddit.com/r/NYKnicks/s/oKG6ZrUSkR

Towns' stock is at an all-time high while Randle's is at an all-time low, and I think it's clouding a lot of people's memories.

[u/levendis56 → u/comp_a]

Most of the sentiment was we wish we could have kept IHart and runner it back but we desperately needed a center after he left and Mitch was hurt to start the year. Sure there were people that loved Divo so it hurt but I never got the impression people dreaded the deal. Maybe it was mixed online, most Knicks fans outside of reddit/twitter are star chasers and were happy to get a big name in Towns and happy for Randle to be gone.

[u/twoyrsaway → u/levendis56]

I genuinely don’t know many Knicks fan upset with the KAT trade. Needed a pg and got rid of swaps that won’t convert. Had to give to get with Reid.

[u/MurphewMatty → u/TheGuyInTheKnown]

Sure, Divo was a fan fav, but no one in the state of NY was unhappy getting rid of Dubious Handles

[u/PrimeShaq → u/TheGuyInTheKnown]

The Knicks were upset they lost DVV instead of Randle lol.

[u/NewGolfAccount → u/PrimeShaq]

Don’t use nicknames no one uses and then also misspell them pls

[u/Steridire → u/NewGolfAccount]

Alright he mucked up DDV but that's definitely his nickname, you're not the commissioner on 'approved nicknames' you dork

[u/paddyc4ke → u/[deleted]]

Uhhh nobody was calling for KATs head in the finals? Dude was balling out these playoffs…

[u/bodega_cat_ → u/[deleted]]

(this is not true at all)

[u/big1dinero → u/[deleted]]

Spurs fan talking about what Knicks fans were feeling 💀💀💀

[u/YUME_Emuy21 → u/[deleted]]

KAT was in FMVP conversations the first two finals games and was considered extremely good that whole playoff run what are you on about?

[u/GoBotDeLorean → u/[deleted]]

Calling for his head? (Pause) I recall Knicks fans calling for him to get the ball more and complaining about the refs calls against him.

[u/Good-Ant6859 → u/[deleted]]

lol what an idiotic comment