Here are the pick swaps the Hornets received in the Timberwolves deal for LaMelo Ball:
2028: Hornets get more favorable of CLT/MIN
2029: Hornets already owned the least favorable of the UTA/CLE/MIN picks straight up. I think the Hornets will now be entitled to swap their own pick with the second-most favorable of the bunch.
2030: Hornets get the opportunity to swap with the least favorable of SAS/DAL/MIN unless the MIN pick ends up first overall.
So essentially one unprotected swap in 2028, and two that are very unlikely to result in much.
Shocked that Schnall and Plotkin gave Peterson the green light on this. All of the momentum that Charlotte had, just to trade its biggest star.
Going to be more empty seats at the Spectrum Center, which doesnโt exactly help cover all of those new renovations ๐
This is a slap in the face man. Unbelievable. Way to undo literally all of the good will you've built up with this fan base.
You're telling me you got a SINGLE first-round pick for the guy who got All-NBA votes this year.
Sure.
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.
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.
Anthony Edwards has been frustrated since Karl-Anthony Towns was traded, per @WindhorstESPN@BannedMacMahon: โThe NBA vultures are swirling around Ant in anticipation of him potentially becoming the next superstar who's available in the trade marketโ ๐
(h/t @TheNBABase)