The Hornets are also shopping Miles Bridges in trade talks as they look to further retool their roster around Kon Knueppel and Brandon Miller.
Bridges is on a $22.8 million expiring contract.
The Hornets are building a war chest of draft assets to utilize down the line:
2027 1st
2027 lottery-protected 1st (via Heat)
2027 top-2 protected 1st (via Mavericks)
2028 1st (Timberwolves swap rights)
2029 1st
2029 1st (via Mark Williams trade)
2030 1st (Minnesota swap rights)
2031 1st
2032 1st (Minnesota swap rights)
2033 1st
2033 1st (via Minnesota)
Charlotte GM Jeff Peterson has completely rebuilt an empty asset cupboard in Charlotte since taking over.
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.
The Chicago Bulls just traded for Nic Claxton and seemingly gave up nothing! What a steal! I’ve been wanting Claxton in Chicago for a hot minute and now we have a Center to run with this new look Bulls team!
How are you feeling about this Bulls nation? 👀🔴
Just in: Minnesota is sending Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick in the NBA Draft to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade that sends Nic Claxton to the Chicago Bulls, sources tell ESPN. The Timberwolves will acquire Brooklyn’s No. 33 pick for Randle and No. 28.
Gambling is becoming a bigger addiction than drugs and alcohol & could surpass it by the end of the year to the beginning of next year. Perhaps it's time to ban sports betting apps on our phones to maybe saves some people from the internal demons
Why is it that shit-for-brains dickhead takes from @colincowherd & others seem to try to downplay Brendan Sorsby's addiction like it's nothing? Not realizing how severe this could get where he could end up broke & possibly take his own life. Extreme? Its happened before & could
The hope is he continues to go and get help if in fact it is an addiction. My fear that can become anger is he is lyning about an addiction to have tried and save his career and image that he fucked up and got caught & needed to get ahead of the story before it broke
I could definitely get behind this one with Labaron Philon to run the point or you could trade w/ BKN to get No.6 to pair Wilson at No.4 w/Acuff Jr. at No.6
For the 6th overall pick+ since it does sound like Wagler may go Clippers at No.5
Then you get Caleb Wilson at No.4 to be Jermaine O'Neal (or KG) in the post offensively & defensively w/ Acuff aka D-Rose w/ better rookie 3PT shooting & passing IMO running the show from the point
If I were the Bulls (w/o having the deepest knowledge on the exact value of draft picks & players off my head rn) & you really do like Darius Acuff Jr., then I would package Giddey, the 15th pick, & either a 1st top 10 protected or package a bunch or all those 2nd rnds to BKN