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Initial thoughts on the LaMelo Ball trade:
-On paper, Jeff Peterson got fleeced. Nowhere near enough return for a former All-Star & borderline All-NBA player
-I LOVE Coby White, but he shouldn’t be valued over a player of LaMelo’s status
-This has to be a move that leads to something else…Jaylen Brown? I wouldn’t love it but his time is Boston looks over.
Bottom line, I feel for a Hornets fan base that for the first time in my @wfnz tenure had belief and optimism.
Year 15.
After taking some time to reflect, I’ve realized this season was never just about basketball.
Life has a way of reminding you that nothing is promised. Every game, every conversation, every challenge, and every person you cross paths with is a gift we’re often too quick to assume will always be there.
This season taught me to stop chasing what I can’t control and to embrace what God has already placed in front of me. The victories, the disappointments, the pain, and the growth were never separate chapters. They were all part of the same story.
And of course, I’ve learned that peace doesn’t come from getting everything you want. It comes from knowing you gave everything you had and trusting God with the rest.
I’m incredibly proud of our group, from our coaches to every single player. To come together and accomplish what we did is something its something be grateful for. Of course, you always hope for a great ending of the season, but life doesn’t always unfold the way we want it to… and that’s okay.
Because God’s faithfulness isn’t determined by the outcome. His faithfulness is revealed through the journey.
The older I get, the less I measure my life by the seasons I’ve played and the more I measure it by the man God is shaping me to become.
Here’s to gratitude. Here’s to growth. Here’s to embracing every moment we’re given.
And yes… here’s to some good wine. 🍷
The Club 520 Podcast’s thoughts on LaMelo Ball going to the Timberwolves:
BHEN: “My two favorite players bro, it’s crazy bro! Never thought God would bless me like this…”
Jeff Teague: “This is the second best signing of all time for Minnesota…”
(via @club520podcast)
The Hornets keeping LaMelo for all these years than trading him when they finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel is exactly why bad teams stay bad
Hornets really had Melo, B Miller, Kon Knueppel, Miles Bridges and Moses Diabete winning every game after the All-Star break and giving the team culture + identity. The first time in the teams history. This LaMelo trade is just confusing
Steve Harvey on What He Realized After His Father Passed Away
“When a man's father dies, he realizes that the one man who truly wanted him to be better than him is gone … When my daddy died, I didn't have nobody to say they was proud of me.”