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Best backcourt in the league? 👀 Breaking down how LaMelo Ball fits with Anthony Edwards | NBA Today
Best backcourt in the league? 👀 Breaking down how LaMelo Ball fits with Anthony Edwards | NBA Today
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>> From Shams Charania, the Charlotte Hornets are trading star guard LaMelo Ball to
0:06
the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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>> If you put LaMelo Ball out on the court, you double team Anthony Edwards,
0:10
you are in trouble.
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You are playing with fire.
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>> I mean, they not rolling.
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>> It's about that time.
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>> This is huge.
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You are a basketball fan right now, this is exciting.
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>> What a play by >> Are you kidding me right now?
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>> Woah.
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>> Puts him in 4K.
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>> Oh my god.
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>> Edwards getting up.
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Good night.
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>> LaMelo Ball is very excited to go play with Anthony Edwards
0:34
and try to win championship.
0:39
>> Welcome to NBA Today.
0:44
>> So, last night we all went to bed knowing that the Charlotte Hornets,
0:47
they were listening to offers on LaMelo Ball.
0:49
And then this morning,
0:50
the star guard was traded and that is where we start our show.
0:53
Shams Charania reporting that Ball,
0:55
Josh Green are headed to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid,
0:59
a 2033 unprotected first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps, 2030, 2029, 2028,
1:07
and three second-round picks as well.
1:09
I'm Malika Andrews here alongside Brian Windhorst, the man who broke the news,
1:12
Shams Charania, our front office insider Bobby Marks, and Iman Shumpert.
1:16
So, Shams, we all went to bed last night knowing
1:18
that this was a possibility.
1:20
Why did the Charlotte Hornets decide that now was the time?
1:23
>> Malika, for the first time in LaMelo Ball's career,
1:25
he was a very wanted man.
1:27
His value has been at its peak going into this off-season.
1:30
He had a strong finish to the year for the the Hornets.
1:34
Him and the him
1:34
and the Hornets seemed like they were in a great place,
1:37
and suddenly, in the last couple weeks,
1:39
three teams came and made rich offers to the Hornets, Minnesota, Toronto, and Portland.
1:46
And the Hornets never came into the off-season wanting to shop LaMelo Ball,
1:49
but the price kept going up,
1:52
and they felt if a team met their threshold,
1:54
they would not be afraid >> >> to move him,
1:56
and that's what Minnesota and Tim Connelly, their president of basketball operations,
2:00
he is no stranger to making these types of moves.
2:03
These gunslinging moves, that's the term
2:05
that I hear throughout the NBA today is
2:07
that Tim Connelly is a gunslinger
2:09
because of moves like this.
2:10
Rudy Gobert several years ago, that was looked at as a move,
2:12
you they gave up all these draft picks and they do the same here.
2:16
Naz Reid, a very good two-way big,
2:18
unprotected first-round pick that's far out, that's valuable, three pick swaps,
2:22
three second-round picks,
2:23
so they met that price
2:25
and a lot of it for the Timberwolves
2:26
when I speak to people there,
2:27
they said we needed a talent infusion.
2:30
We saw what happened with us in the playoffs last year against San Antonio,
2:34
Oklahoma City the year before that.
2:36
We need players of LaMelo Ball's caliber to be able to compete with them.
2:40
They went after Jaylen Brown this offseason.
2:42
They went after Giannis Antetokounmpo at the deadline and and likely again this summer,
2:47
but LaMelo Ball emerged
2:48
as their their target
2:50
and I spoke to someone around LaMelo Ball earlier this morning
2:53
and he told me
2:55
that LaMelo Ball is excited to go to Minnesota. >> would be.
2:58
>> Him and Anthony Edwards have have had contact, they're friends,
3:02
and he knows the task at hand now to try to lead this team
3:05
with Anthony Edwards to a championship.
3:08
>> Ant needed some help.
3:09
It was so clear at the end of the season.
3:11
>> And specifically a point guard.
3:12
How many times were were we texting
3:14
and we would say they need a point guard on this team. >>
3:18
so many times this year where Ant was going uphill facing double teams.
3:22
>> Right.
3:22
>> It was the standard It was that's where the game plan started.
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We're going to double team Ant 25 times.
3:27
>> Frustrating.
3:27
>> Okay?
3:27
And so this is a way to free him.
3:30
This is such a welcome sight.
3:32
And look, I don't know where this situation was going.
3:35
When as soon as Giannis got traded,
3:37
the people in the league who track these things said,
3:40
"Put Ant on the watch list."
3:41
Because of the way the season ended,
3:43
then the Wolves make the deal the other day where they they appeared to
3:46
salary dump Julius Randle.
3:47
It's like, "Oh man, now ownership's pulling back on spending."
3:49
>> Well, that's why Bobby's saying there's always a part A, part B,
3:52
part C to play. >> orange light
3:55
and it ended up being a green light
3:56
because to get this player,
3:58
you double team Anthony Edwards now with LaMelo Ball on the court,
4:03
you're just you are all kinds of in trouble
4:05
because he is going to he's not afraid to shoot from anywhere.
4:08
He is not afraid and he will he will throw the ball,
4:10
he will he will push the ball up in transition.
4:13
I don't know if this is going to work, okay?
4:14
I don't know if LaMelo's going to stay healthy, but this is a terrific,
4:18
aggressive move that will open up the floor for them.
4:20
>> I like it a lot.
4:21
I think that LaMelo Ball does as good as anybody.
4:23
>> Were you surprised at all?
4:25
>> I was very surprised.
4:26
And I'm surprised because LaMelo Ball has a trust issue next to his name.
4:31
Everybody's got these trust issues with him.
4:33
I'll tell you what I trust him to do.
4:34
I trust him to throw a good lob.
4:36
And now he's got a good lob target.
4:37
I trust him to come off a ball screen
4:40
and take two dribbles
4:41
and get in the lane.
4:41
He might serve the pizza with it.
4:43
He might do a little bit too much.
4:45
>> York.
4:45
>> He might throw it behind his back.
4:47
>> Mhm.
4:47
>> But he can get in there.
4:48
When you collapse a defense
4:50
and now you're kicking out to Anthony Edwards can attack a close out
4:53
as opposed to him getting the ball,
4:55
having to protect his catch,
4:56
see a defense loading up
4:58
and try and figure out how am I going to knife in there?
5:00
No, he's about to be doing this after the defense has already been broken
5:03
down.
5:04
He's going to be doing this after the defense had to do a rotation.
5:06
You telling me you're going to now rotate?
5:08
You can't rotate off Anthony Edwards.
5:09
So who's going to who's going to deal with all these rotations?
5:12
How are you going to do it?
5:13
Are you going to have a long rotation where you have to go back
5:16
to the corner on the opposite >> There's no questions here on the offensive
5:18
end.
5:19
On the offensive end there is no questions.
5:21
>> And I love that you said that because defensively now Rudy Gobert, step up.
5:24
Now you get to show
5:25
that you are the man
5:27
because I remember being in New York
5:29
and feeling like,
5:30
yeah, I can guard people, I can do this, I can do that,
5:32
but there's nothing better than having a Tyson Chandler behind you and say, hey,
5:36
no, no, no, you're by yourself.
5:37
Now we're over here.
5:38
You made a mistake, he blew by you, that's cool.
5:40
I can erase the mistake.
5:41
I don't think LaMelo Ball's ever had that.
5:43
That'll make you play harder on defense.
5:45
You'll have a little bit more in the tank to say, "Hey,
5:47
I got an extra power slide I could do before I just let you
5:50
get away with >> Not to mention Gobert,
5:51
he loves that little short roll.
5:52
And who's going to be setting him up in >> Yeah,
5:53
that's what I'm saying. >> right, Bobby?
5:55
>> 72 games last year in Charlotte, second most in his career.
5:59
You saw how impactful he is.
6:01
Now, that's going to have to carry over to Minnesota
6:04
when you have Anthony Edwards
6:06
and Jaden McDaniels.
6:07
Now, when we the trade was announced this morning, we had the wow effect.
6:10
And then the I'm spinning my head and what's next?
6:14
Because this is what happened.
6:15
The trade was essentially Julius Randle >> >> and Naz Reid for LaMelo Ball.
6:20
>> By the way, shout out to everyone who got a Naz Reid tattoo
6:23
in Minnesota.
6:24
We are feeling for you and thinking about you today.
6:27
>> >> And what happened, right, when you lose your two bigs?
6:30
You got to replace the two bigs.
6:32
Because right now you basically have Rudy Gobert on your front line here with
6:36
Yohan Banton,
6:37
their draft pick last year. >> a lot.
6:40
>> Second apron, we're all talking about the you're hard capped at the second apron.
6:43
You have $10 million to spend on four three four three or four players.
6:48
So, you're going to scour the veteran minimum market.
6:50
Do not discount the trade market here.
6:52
I hate talking about players that are injured with Donte DiVincenzo.
6:56
But he's on a $12 million expiring contract.
6:59
I know Minnesota's out there looking for four not in a trade market,
7:02
but they've got they need replacements. >> and they need a four, right?
7:04
The four is the priority.
7:06
Are we done, Shams?
7:07
Is there more?
7:08
>> Uh like Bobby just says, they're going to have minimums to play with.
7:10
And Tim Connelly, that front office, they know it's a lot about recruitment now.
7:14
They have to go out
7:15
and sell players and free agents on wanting to come to Minnesota playing with
7:19
Ant Edwards,
7:19
LaMelo Ball, who they feel like makes everyone around you better
7:22
and you can maybe
7:22
if you're a big man earn your next contract,
7:25
be a little bit more lucrative.
7:26
But I know internally in Minnesota they they really feel like LaMelo Ball is
7:30
going to come in
7:31
and and take advantage of having Jaden McDaniels on the wing
7:34
and Rudy Gobert at center.
7:36
>> They love you you said his name, Jaden McDaniels.
7:39
They love this kid.
7:40
He's going to get a larger role next season.
7:43
And when they dumped Julius Randle the other day to the Brooklyn Nets,
7:47
there was a lot of chatter about Minnesota's ownership around the league.
7:50
And what do Alex Rodriguez and Mark Lore do?
7:52
They're paying the luxury tax for the third straight year.
7:55
>> Right.
7:55
So, that is Minnesota's side of all of this.
7:58
And certainly the bar for them again is getting back to the conference finals
8:01
and beyond.
8:02
But if we could swerve Ben
8:03
that corner and head back to Charlotte for just a minute here,
8:05
they got a haul in return.
8:07
Jeff Peterson in their front office, they were really cooking on this one.
8:11
>> I know that the fans in Charlotte who finally had a real season
8:13
to get behind the team are in a little bit of a state of
8:16
shock right now.
8:16
>> And and he's a fan favorite.
8:18
>> Yes, he's a fan favorite and he's feared on the roads.
8:20
But there is something
8:21
that is he absolutely held them down
8:24
when they had nothing to cheer for,
8:25
okay?
8:25
And he really had a step forward season this last year.
8:28
He reduced his minutes.
8:29
At times he was okay coming off of the bench.
8:31
>> He averaged a a career low in minutes last year, right?
8:34
Which is >> came down. >> maybe why he was able to play 72 games.
8:37
>> That's what they believed.
8:38
And he look, Kon Kunciple came in there
8:40
and he had no issue with sharing the spotlight with Kon Kunciple who almost
8:44
won Rookie of the Year.
8:46
But he's owed $130 million over the next 3 years.
8:49
>> Mhm.
8:49
>> And they were faced with losing Coby White who they traded for in
8:52
mid-season.
8:53
Coby White had a good market out there.
8:55
Multiple teams willing to pay for to pay him.
8:57
And Coby White's numbers, now he is a very different player than than LaMelo.
9:01
I want to I I he's not going to necessarily replace him.
9:04
Coby White could average 20 points.
9:05
Coby White shot a higher percentage from three-point range this year than LaMelo Ball.
9:09
Now he's not going to take 11 a game like LaMelo did.
9:12
He's not as flashy,
9:14
but they get him today on a three-year $74 million extension.
9:18
He's going to make 60% of what LaMelo did
9:21
and I'll bet he's going to provide 80-ish,
9:23
90-ish percent of the stats.
9:25
And they get all these extra assets
9:27
and they free up money they can pay Brandon Miller.
9:30
They open up some some more space for Kon Kunciple.
9:33
And they get Naz Reid,
9:35
a guy who can stretch the floor
9:36
and help them with their big man position,
9:38
it's a good piece of business for Charlotte.
9:40
>> Yeah, I like I like what you call though.
9:42
I like Naz Reid in that spot instead. >> you said what you call it,
9:46
I definitely thought you meant Naz Reid.
9:48
I was with you on that one.
9:50
>> I like him I like him in
9:51
that in that starting lineup more with Bridges coming off the bench.
9:55
I mean, I know they'll probably play with their lineup and everything,
9:58
but as >> I would I would I wouldn't be surprised
10:00
that we start seeing Miles Bridges name being talked about here who's on an
10:03
expiring contract.
10:04
I think I think I I don't think Charlotte's done.
10:07
They've got a $41 million trade exception.
10:09
It's the largest ever.
10:11
They've got all these tradeable they have the second most available first round picks
10:15
to use in a trade.
10:16
I think the the Ball trade maybe was a teeny step back,
10:20
but I think they're looking at long-term flexibility here
10:23
as far as with their roster going forward.
10:25
>> Yeah, and I think there's there's questions, right?
10:27
About LaMelo was so good last season
10:29
and of course we're seeing what happened with with Ja Morant right now
10:32
and the Memphis Grizzlies expressing a desire maybe behind the scenes to want to
10:36
move on from him
10:36
and not finding a partner.
10:38
What the Trae Young deal ended up bringing back to Atlanta in return
10:41
and so when the value is high,
10:43
Charlotte decided, you know what?
10:45
We are going to take this leap
10:46
because ultimately at the end of the day LaMelo Ball was the most available
10:49
that we've seen him.
10:50
They they were prioritized making him healthy
10:53
when it mattered the most
10:54
and they weren't quite able to get over the hump.
10:56
So, we'll see how Chef Jeff in the front office continues to try to
10:59
build this roster.
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