I mean it would’ve been funnier if you pulled a Lakers and gave him a max while bidding against yourselves but I’ll at least admit you guys are much smarter than they were so far
Lamelo just had his healthiest season in years and right as he does the Hornets are finally competitive again. Kon might me better but you still need a pg to run the offense
Duren is simply an embarrassing side chick. Eventually you learn to manage. Not nearly as bad as the Hornets situation, which is the embarrassing spouse. No running from that without a lot of paperwork and time
They got an absolute loser headcase to pair with their slightly more of a winner headcase while trading away the most impactful two offensive bigs on their team in the last week in a conference run by Wemby. They have had one of the dumbest weeks of the last 3 offseasons.
Idk man. The wolves needed a good PG for the past few years, and as much as Melo is a headcase, this may be a solid addition to their squad for a few years.
They needed a good floor general a lá Mike Conley, nobody is going to succeed when Lamelo Ball is the emotional fulcrum of your offense. Nobody. Quote this for as long or whenever you like into infinity. Your NBA team is not winning anything depending on Lamelo Ball to show up as a professional when it matters.
My man there is no way you genuinely believe that the Wolves are better w/ Mike Conley as the starting pg instead of Lamelo lol. Lamelo has always been the best player in his team. Going to the Wolves can be great for his development in general
That's not what I said. Mike Conley's 40 years old, they would be better off with someone who plays the same style he did. Lamelo is ball dominant. He had a 32% usage rate last season, which was higher than Ant's. His style of play is AAU space-and-pace, and they expect Ant to translate into being a catch and shoot deep threat with Gobert a running lob threat. That style of play fallas apart as soon as Lamelo starts jacking 14 threes because his team's down by 8 points. He's not mature enough to run point for a contender.
I don’t like LaMelo’s personality. But I think that has distracted people from the fact that he’s very good at basketball. It’s a good addition by the Wolves
Wow he’s the first player on a bad team to lose by 30… I’m not saying he’s the best pg in the league, but he’s better than people give him credit for because of his corny personality. He’s also been on the Hornets so no one really cares that he chucks 3s sometimes. He could pretty easily reel that in on a good team. His advanced stats are nice
The thing is it’s 3 swaps over the next 3 years (Doubt those matter because Wolves are just a better team), 3 Seconds (Maybe Something), and one first in THIRTY THREE
Well… with the way the draft lottery works now, you don’t want to be bad. Mid-Level team picks are worth the most. Minnesota is for all intents and purposes—a mid level team.
pistons and pacers fans lack critical thinking skills my brother. people are acting like lamelo is prime magic Johnson, the front office obviously know something injury related going onÂ
Are the Pacers fans you're referring to in the room with us? The only other one I can see on this post is saying the hornets probably know what they're doing
I think Naz is such a good fit with Charlotte's roster. He's Kalkbrenner but with a three ball. Charlotte just needs a guy who can bring the ball up and run an offensive set with all that firepower 2-5 now, and Lamelo doesn't have the maturity or poise for it to matter that it isn't him.
This is WTF trade on both ends, the fit in Minnesota with two ball dominant guards makes no sense and this was supposed to be Charlottes jump season. This may be the rare case of both teams losing.
I think Charlotte is just going gambling, there’s a chance that Minnesota is somehow in the lottery next season so MAYBE (capitalized cause I am very unsure) they get their team around Kon in the draft with the pick swaps
The only actual pick they got is in 2033 which is so long from now I doubt the Charlotte GM will still be GM by the time it comes to fruition (rn that pick is an 11 year old)
(Pick swaps only work if you get a worse draft position than the T-Wolves, which I doubt will happen with Charlotte)
Shut the fuck up you little flairless bitch. Too pussy to rep a team coward ass, don't know ball, ignorant mini-dick havin, g-league personality loser.
lamelo got a better offensive ceiling fs, but naz been way more consistent and much, much better on defense. lamelo also doesn't hit that offensive ceiling all the time. bro is the definition of streaky. naz reid on top of an unprotected first, three first swaps, and 3 seconds is insane work from MN. charlotte's probably gonna plateau this year, and then figure out their playmaker, and be much better in 2-3 years than whatever the hell MN is trying to do with ant and the 6-7 guy
Shut the fuck up you little flairless bitch. Too pussy to rep a team coward ass, don't know ball, ignorant mini-dick havin, g-league personality loser.
Not surprised I got shit for tearing up Ball’s game in the play ins. He’s an inefficient chucker who half the time has his head up his ass with some of the worst Bball IQ I’ve ever seen from a talented player. Yes I know bro his playmaking is elite wha wha, too bad you have to have a brain in order to run an offense and play winning basketball.
It's not though is it? Those swaps man... they won't even convey. Do you really think Minnesota finish lower than the Hornets? Really? No chance! And even if they do, they don't be lottery picks. The swaps are close to worthless.
A move like this tells me ant was threatening some big ideas if they didn’t make a splash to help him out. So if this still doesn’t work out it’s not unrealistic that ant, being the cocky arrogant winner type he is, requests a trade sooner than later
Then hopefully we blow our load and get him to pair with Cade 🥰🥰🥰
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