Title-hunting Timberwolves reportedly add LaMelo Ball in trade with Hornets
Charlotte get Naz Reid, seven draft picks
Minnesota also add guard Josh Green in swap
Ball to pair with fellow 2020 draftee Anthony Edwards
The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to trade LaMelo Ball, their starting point guard, and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for power forward Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round draft pick, three first-round pick swaps and three future second-round picks, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press on Thursday.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal, first reported by ESPN, has yet to be approved by the league.
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