Hornets To Trade LaMelo Ball To Timberwolves

By Luke Adams | at June 25, 2026 8:26 am Hornets star LaMelo Ball is headed to Minnesota, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that Charlotte has reached an agreement to trade Ball and wing Josh Green to the Timberwolves. In return, the Hornets will acquire big man Naz Reid, the Timberwolves’ unprotected 2033 first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps (2028, 2029, and 2030), and three second-round picks (2029, 2032, and 2033), sources tell Charania. The deal figures to be folded into the Timberwolves’ Julius Randle trade involving the Nets and Bulls for salary-matching purposes, in...