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re: Shams Bomb: LaMelo Ball traded to Minny for Naz Reid/Picks

Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:08 pm to
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
32770 posts
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:08 pm to
Trade Julius Randle, then Trade Naz Reid for LaMelo? I wouldn't have done that.
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
You'll Never Walk Alone
Member since Jun 2011
40249 posts
Posted on 6/25/26 at 1:05 pm to
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Pick swaps are worthless unless the other team is worse than you


I think that Charlotte is banking on that being the case.

Knueppel and Miller is a solid scoring tandem and they're adding Reid to that and two first round picks in this draft...and banking on Lamelo and Ant meshing like oil and water
Posted by Ostrich
Alexandria, VA
Member since Nov 2011
10442 posts
Posted on 6/25/26 at 1:09 pm to
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Trade Julius Randle, then Trade Naz Reid for LaMelo? I wouldn't have done that.



Feels like MIN is panic trading
Posted by CobraCommander83
Member since Feb 2017
12556 posts
Posted on 6/25/26 at 2:42 pm to
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Largest Trade Exception in League history


And somehow Charlotte will frick it up.
Posted by VOLhalla
Knoxville
Member since Feb 2011
5218 posts
Posted on 6/25/26 at 2:48 pm to
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Trade Julius Randle, then Trade Naz Reid for LaMelo? I wouldn't have done that.


Did you watch Randle in the Spurs series? He was awful. Surprised they moved Reid. Everyone loved him in Minnesota
Posted by slutiger5
Parroquias de Florida
Member since May 2007
12500 posts
Posted on 6/25/26 at 3:57 pm to
Ant punches lamelo ball during a game before thanksgiving.
This post was edited on 6/25/26 at 4:12 pm
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
173627 posts
Posted on 6/25/26 at 6:43 pm to
I figured they would be trying to move Randle
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
72897 posts
Posted on 6/25/26 at 7:28 pm to
I kind of like the Hornet roster. They need some more size but their big wings have potential.
This post was edited on 6/25/26 at 7:29 pm
Posted by jfan244888
Soda City, SC
Member since Jul 2021
1221 posts
Posted on 6/25/26 at 7:40 pm to
Yeah right after Lamelo chucks a 40ft three and hits a fan in the face when down 2.


Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
19809 posts
Posted on 6/26/26 at 7:46 am to
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
22008 posts
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:30 am to
Charlotte just wanted to get rid of LaMelo when he was at his highest value. I wouldn't want that guy on my team.

Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
22008 posts
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:34 am to
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Pick swaps are worthless unless the other team is worse than you so they traded him for Naz Reid and a 33 first.


quote:

three first-round pick swaps (2028, 2029, 2030) and three second-round picks (2029, 2032, 2033)


That's an eternity in basketball. There is a decent chance Minnesota sucks in a couple years if LaMelo lives on the IR and Ant demands a trade.

Naz was also a crowd favorite and glue guy. Teams feel the loss of players like that. And they traded him for a Ball, the locker room got worse.


This post was edited on 6/26/26 at 8:36 am
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
19809 posts
Posted on 6/26/26 at 9:19 am to
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