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@melodipchip @SnapshotKyle @Lavarbigballer he’s still on Melos team at least if he’s not his manager which I assume he is, he was in the pictures when he got traded to Minnesota

@SnapshotKyle @Lavarbigballer Is Jermaine still Melo manager?

Lavar Ball on LaMelo signing with Puma & says he’s currently working on the greatest basketball shoe ever made: “I didn’t tell Melo to go to Puma, the guy who was his high school coach convinced him to go to Puma, which was the wrong thing…” (via @Lavarbigballer)

@Mikethejohnson @MrGGlenn 😅😅😅

@MrGGlenn Meanwhile the #6 pick of that draft is keeping hope alive

Hawks got that sorry #1 pick frenchie outta here...

@DougBransonLOH Can’t even comprehend how long Charlotte fans have been waiting for this moment, and it comes after Lamelo has already left🥲

Watching this on loop until my family worries about me

@allthingsmn Kuminga??

While there are multiple transaction windows for the Wolves to right-set the rest of the roster following the LaMelo trade, they cannot afford to start the season like they did in 2022-23 after landing Gobert. Given all of the success they've had the last 3 years, such a start would be disastrous. I think Tim Connelly needs to find a way to get a legit, starting PF or SF before the season starts. The dream is LeBron, but if that doesn't happen he's got to have a Plan B in place.

@Mikethejohnson @cdott_x Justin Jefferson

@cdott_x Who that is?

Hell ya

@yasaven727 @ikenyonFB No he wouldn’t😂

@ikenyonFB Exactly what I said if he was coming Paul would atleast give us a acknowledge

I love the pitch, and agree with it. But look at Rich Paul during the entire conversation. It's not happening.

@JasonPa52666615 @happyjoelucky Was just about to comment that, he trynna play it too cool😂 Minnesota not out of the convo

@happyjoelucky Could also be concealing his emotions to appear neutral.

Perk is the man. But also Rich Paul couldn’t possibly be any less interested in the Minnesota pitch Lmaoooo It’s never been more over.

@TheNBACentel It’s going to be the team he didn’t say out loud (Cavs/T-wolves) 🫠

LeBron James on his next team: “I heard Warriors… Philly… Miami… Someone said you come to the Yankees” 😭😭

@Joshuamcseen @JonKrawczynski Injuries? That’s fair

@AMAJ1999 @JonKrawczynski I would be at least a little bit skeptical. If you met a smoking hot blonde that seemed absolutely perfect in every way, then learned she’d just been dumped by her last boyfriend, you should see a least a small red flag

The Timberwolves believe in LaMelo Ball. In depth with Chris Finch and Tim Connelly on the process and the fit, and everything that factored into their desire to get him. Free read nytimes.com/athletic/74462…

@NickCarboniWCNC If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, hornets were able to keep this man healthy all season and he played 72 games. Stick with it and don’t push this man to the end because he needs to be in the court for the Timberwolves plan to work

T'Wolves President of Basketball Ops Tim Connelly to LaMelo Ball: "It's been these random, wonky injuries, right? It's nothing...you'll play more than 72 games for sure, right? Don't say hopefully."

@happyjoelucky Literally the opposite was just said in that video…🫠

Ahhhh shit. They’ve been bluntly told they’re out. Damn.

I wonder if Lamelo will get more calls on the Wolves??🤔 My guess would be yes because the stakes are higher, but it’s also Lamelo and he’s been treated like that his entire career. I hope the nba proves me wrong on this one because imagine how far this kid could take the Wolves…

Lamelo wins ROTY and becomes an all star the year after, and they gave him shit. Kon gets 2nd in ROTY and they trade their best player to make Kon the face of the franchise. Lamelo doesn’t owe Charlotte anything because they didn’t give him anything to work with. I’d be cool with a small shoutout to the fans but Charlotte did Lamelo so dirty it’s not even funny

Sorry but I have to say it. Feels like LaMelo said screw the whole city of Charlotte just for something Jeff Peterson did. We don’t get any acknowledgement or a thank you? Miles Bridges and Naz Reid has their posts out immediately.

@Wolvesmuse Would really love for them to succeed in getting one more PF, they need it, starting 5 looks good but they need a couple extra players for the bench to really push them over the top

Tim Connelly on the PF position: "There's a couple free agents available, we're working with one or two of them" 👀

Totally makes sense, shit he didn’t even respond to Lavar and Lonzo talking about his trade to Minny. He completely avoided the question and that’s his family. So yeah, he’s been media trained and it’s turned him to not want to give anything to the media for them to take out of context

Interesting watching that LaMelo presser. Seems so guarded in the media. Just looks like he doesn’t trust anything he says wont be taken out of context. So he just kind of gives you nothing. Makes sense with his upbringing. Just interesting. All short, nothingburger answers.

@HornetsLead @Riichter So if he didn’t embody hornets DNA that means he was a winner🙃

@Riichter 🙃

Here’s the truth: 1. The organization didn’t believe in LaMelo Ball. They didn’t believe that he could be the face of a championship-caliber franchise. They didn’t believe he embodied enough of “Hornets DNA (selfless, resilient, hard-working, high IQ).” They didn’t believe he was a max player. They didn’t believe in his health. They didn’t believe in his ability to play through physicality or that he could lead this franchise through the playoffs. 2. The plan was always to trade LaMelo Ball. The organization (Peterson, Schnall, Plotkin) had a plan and perfected it. They did not allow one season of exceeding expectations to change that plan. Due to health, coming into the season LaMelo had negative trade value. This season was all about keeping LaMelo healthy and flipping his trade value. The org did everything in its power to monitor minutes, b2b, and even experimented with Ball off of the bench. Winning wasn’t the priority, as we saw early on. It was keeping LaMelo healthy for the eventual flip. 3. Peterson traded for LaMelo’s replacement when everyone else thought it was to bolster depth. Coby White wasn’t just an upgrade over Collin Sexton, but the eventual LaMelo Ball replacement. As soon as LaMelo’s trade value was a net positive, he would be flipped and the next starting point guard for the Charlotte Hornets was already in the building. Peterson was thinking steps ahead. Max player. Never made the playoffs. Smacked in three separate play-ins. Healthy once out of the last four seasons. Trade value at a high. Replacement in the building at half the price. Flexibility moving forward. Not falling for fool’s gold this past season. Jeff Peterson made the move. The Charlotte Hornets are moving on without LaMelo Ball.

@LasmelloBall Ant isn’t going to go up in assists - he played on the ball and pg a lot last season. Will be completely different next season

Predicting Lamelo and Ant Statlines this season: Anthony 29.2 ppg 4.2 ast 5 reb Ball 23 ppg 9.2 ast 5.5 reb Thoughts

@RTNBA @BleacherReport Boozer is a troll

The top 30 players in the NBA in 2030, predicted by @BleacherReport 1. Victor Wembanyama 2. Luka Dončić 3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 4. Nikola Jokić 5. Anthony Edwards 6. Cooper Flagg 7. Cade Cunningham 8. Cameron Boozer 9. Tyrese Maxey 10. LaMelo Ball 11. Darryn Peterson 12. AJ Dybantsa 13. Scottie Barnes 14. Giannis Antetokounmpo 15. Dylan Harper 16. Tyrese Haliburton 17. Jayson Tatum 18. Jalen Johnson 19. Deni Avdija 20. Chet Holmgren 21. Amen Thompson 22. Alperen Şengün 23. Evan Mobley 24. Jalen Brunson 25. Kon Knueppel 26. Franz Wagner 27. Stephon Castle 28. Jalen Williams 29. Caleb Wilson 30. Paolo Banchero

I completely agree, however that’s why certain turnovers happened in past years, Melo sees an opening to a big, throws an incredible pass that can only get to his teammate and it slips out of their hand. So yes I agree with you (been watching his whole career) but there will be times that Gobert will receive certain passes and he just needs to catch them lol. Though your right, his iq is top-tier and most of them will be lobs

@AMAJ1999 @DraeSantana One thing yall will learn about LaMelo very quickly is that he knows what kinds of passes his teammates can handle. He’ll throw certain passes to some guys but never to others even in similar circumstances. He’s a genius passer, he’ll never throw certain passes to Gobert

Just look at his read here and he did not hesitate to pass that bitch