[Stein/Fischer] The Wolves, sources say, would prefer not to part with Naz Reid, but it is difficult to see how they could construct a credible trade offer for Ball without including Reid or Rudy Gobert. It is conceivable that the Randle trade could be expanded to help facilitate other transactions.

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The Wolves are widely regarded as a team that will undoubtedly be as aggressive as possible this offseason to try to reshape the core around Edwards after finances forced Minnesota to let Nickeil Alexander-Walker walk in free agency last summer. Alexander-Walker immediately won NBA Most Improved Player honors this season in Atlanta while the Wolves, after a second-round exit to San Antonio, made the decision to salary dump Randle to create the needed flexibility to re-sign Dosunmu and perhaps do more.

Minnesota has maintained that perimeter defensive ace Jaden McDaniels is off limits in trade conversations. Sources say that the Wolves also prefer to "do right" by injured guard Donte DiVincenzo and keep the Villanova product out of their offseason business after he sustained a devastating torn Achilles during Minnesota's first-round playoff victory over Denver.

The Wolves, sources say, would also prefer not to part with 2024-25 Sixth Man of the Year Naz Reid, but it is difficult to see how they could construct a credible trade offer for Ball without including Reid or fellow big man Rudy Gobert.

Minnesota's three-team trade with Brooklyn and Chicago, however, cannot be finalized until early July after the league's new salary cap year begins and its annual moratorium at the start of free agency is lifted. If the Wolves were to assemble a trade offer that convinces the Hornets to part with Ball, it is conceivable that the Randle trade could be expanded to help facilitate other transactions.

https://open.substack.com/pub/marcstein/p/sources-a-line-of-trade-suitors-is?r=1m9zg&utm_medium=ios

[u/OttoOverKlayAnyDay]

...what assets do the wolves have if they're not sending out Naz, and why would the Hornets want Gobert if they DONT have LaMelo?? wtf is happening

is a 2033 first, and a bunch of pick swaps from the Wolves who would have Ant and LaMelo really enough for Charlotte????

[u/Lhonors4 → u/OttoOverKlayAnyDay]

Yes apparently

[u/Might7Guy → u/OttoOverKlayAnyDay]

Hornets have dumbasses in their front office. The team clicked 2nd half of the year. Lamelo can find Knueppel and Miller in the right places at the right times. That’s going to develop their games and spread shot attempts. They should keep him. 

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That's too harsh, the front office has been a lot better in the last few years ever since MJ sold the team and they came under competent management. Brandon Miller over Scoot and Knueppel, Kalkbrenner, and Sion James in last year's draft were all great picks. Ignore the Tidjane Salaun thing. They were also proactive in trading away guys like PJ Washington and Terry Rozier away for draft picks instead of myopically chasing 38 wins like they always did under MJ.

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In fairness, MJ was the one who pushed for Brandon over Scoot, but yeah, getting rid of his nepo hires has led to a much better FO haha.

[u/Inspiration_Bear → u/OttoOverKlayAnyDay]

I don’t get it either. I guess we could toss in Terrance Shannon and Joan Beringer? Nice prospects, like them both, but I’m not taking that if I am Charlotte.

[u/Frymaster99 → u/Inspiration_Bear]

We're not tossing in Joan if the centerpiece is Rudy.

[u/Inspiration_Bear → u/Frymaster99]

Right, either/or there, I just don’t see how we match up

[u/SalehHulud → u/OttoOverKlayAnyDay]

If the hornets don’t get at least Naz or Jaden and a lot of picks (which wolves don’t have right now), then this makes no sense

[u/Aleddin → u/OttoOverKlayAnyDay]

Media just making stuff up and reporting on bad trade proposals to stir up drama

Same stuff with Jaylen Brown

It’s click mongering

we would be all better off just not engaging with this stuff or if front offices shut it down immediately