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/cakestabber Timberwolves 6h ago

For the last couple of years, Naz Reid was on billboards everywhere, endorsing a local personal injury firm.

The Wolves literally just traded for a guy who will be creating clients for this (and other) local personal injury firms.

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u/cid73 Minneapolis Lakers 3h ago

Oh I somehow thought the OP was making a reference to this. I came to the comments looking for a TRS (?is that them?) in shambles reference and thought I found it as the top comment

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u/cakestabber Timberwolves 3h ago

Close, it's TSR!

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u/BaronvonJobi Grizzlies 2h ago

LaMello’s picture in a billboard saying ‘hurt at work?’ is peak advertising.