This man is simultaneously loading the gun pressed against my temple while telling me not to give up the future is the brightest it’s ever been. Gamble with my life Connelly you’ve earned it
Tim Connelly’s Final Gamble:
• Salary dump Randle to create cap flexibility
• Re-sign Ayo Dosunmu to a long-term deal
• Trade Naz Reid + every remaining draft asset for a secondary star/point guard (LaMelo Ball)
• Keep Gobert so Joan can spend another year developing under him
• Go all-in on a young core of Ant, LaMelo, Jaden & Joan
• Draft shooting/floor spacing around the core
• Fill out the rest of the roster with minimum contracts
• More on the way?
Is he cooking?
LeBron James is willing to accept a minimum contract to play for a contender, per @ShamsCharania
He doesn't intend to make a "financially-driven decision"
🚨 LeBron has instructed his agent, Rich Paul, to gauge league-wide interest and come back with options before making his free agency decision, per @mcten
The buffalo wings are finished. Optimism and hope remains splattered on my shirt like horrific stains amidst the tears of the server taking my plate (Naz Reid) away. The only way forward is through.
Breaking: The Charlotte Hornets are trading 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 @ShamsCharania.
The Timberwolves have long admired LaMelo Ball’s game and believed he would be a great fit with Anthony Edwards.
Now that Ball is available, they have to give it real consideration given their acute need at PG. Free read with @sam_amick
https://t.co/4jrqoQAEXY
Looks like the Timberwolves are fully committing to their young core of:
Anthony Edwards (24)
Jaden McDaniels (25)
Naz Reid (26)
Joan Beringer (19)
A lot relies on Beringer
The Timberwolves are showing strong interest in Derrick White, per @sam_amick
“The Blazers have been among the suitors for Antetokounmpo since the February trade deadline but appear to be on the outside looking in at the moment. Similarly, league sources say the Minnesota Timberwolves — whose Antetokounmpo pursuit also appears to have cooled — have strong interest in the Celtics’ Derrick White.”
(Via https://t.co/aNx58JE0ud)