Shams: LaMelo to TWolves, Naz to Hornets

[Phantom255x]

WOW

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.

[Donoghus]

Nice haul for Charlotte.

Not sure how Ant & LaMelo will work out together. Have my doubts.

[celticinorlando]

It feels like Brown has absolutely zero interest on the trade market.

[Roy H.]

It feels like Brown has absolutely zero interest on the trade market.

How did this trade make you reach that conclusion?

[Jiri Welsch]

It feels like Brown has absolutely zero interest on the trade market.

Because this one happened so quickly?

[Phantom255x]

I do not care if you like Jaylen or his contract.

If that is what LaMelo Ball is being traded for, then you can not trade Jaylen for a few mere role players and a few picks. All these ideas I am seeing, even the Mobley ones are underwhelming.

Just keep Jaylen Brown #JKJB

[celticinorlando]

It feels like Brown has absolutely zero interest on the trade market.

How did this trade make you reach that conclusion?

The lack of finding a 3rd team in the Giannis deal

The BS reporting from the media. I do not think when they say it teams are lining up with offers for Brown that is true

Feels like Brad is just playing the long game waiting things out letting this blow over.

[snively]

Brings some dynamism to Minny's offense. They are shedding a lot of frontcourt depth though.

[celticinorlando]

It feels like Brown has absolutely zero interest on the trade market.

Because this one happened so quickly?

Correct. Brown is an all NBA player and it feels like Brad is having a hard time finding any takers. Maybe I am wrong but other deals are coming together quickly around the league.

[jpotter33]

Like, why Minnesota? You have an apparently potential disgruntled  Ant who wasn?t necessarily a fan of playing with Randle, so your response is to go get [double checks notes] Lamelo?

How many one-legged pull up threes does it take before Ant demands a trade? Lol Don?t see this at all.

[perks-a-beast]

Biggest holy crap out of nowhere trade since Luka to the Lakers.

[Celtics2021]

Presumably this deal gets rolled into the Randle deal, since they need Randle?s outgoing salary to match for LaMelo.  The TPE created by non simultaneous trades would be too small.  Look for Gueye to actually go to Charlotte to align with multi-team trade rules.

[perks-a-beast]

Rudy Gobert (in his mid-thirties) is now the only playable big on Minnesotas roster. How can they expect to win with this team?

[Celtics2021]

The Hornets will have roughly $33 million in cap space after this deal, if they renounce Coby White.  I wonder if they are going to get into a bidding war with Detroit for Norm Powell, or resign White to something less than his cap hold of $24 million.

[Larry for 3]

What an awful awful trade for Minnesota. One of the worst trades in a long time. Charlotte was probably biting their tongue trying to hold their laughter that can get rid of that loser LaMelo and get that return. That hornets GM is in contention of executive of the year already. How long till Ant wants out ? Won?t be long .