They really just gave away Lamelo for Naz Reid and a bunch of picks swaps that won’t convey, they gotta wait until 2033 for a truly unprotected pick from Minnesota

Like sure if they didn’t believe in Lamelo staying healthy, but is Naz Reid the best they could do lmaoooo

They didn’t believe in Lamelo’s health which I think is fair. But Brandon Miller isn’t exactly an ironman either. It’s a weird spot especially with new draft rules. If they went with an even more radical change then you are very likely being bottom 3, but if your best players don’t play even play for you on the team. Then it’s the same result.

There has also been a lot of development to the stadium and surrounding areas. Having a fun team would help support that.

Assets arent even that good a 2033 first 3 swaps that will never convey since both ant and melo are still young and naz reid which is good but the only player asset they got that isnt even a long term piece

Who ever made that decision should be sacked. They had a good record after asb , and it was one playoff run. You dont rebuild at the point at all

It is honestly very weird. The Hornets were one of my sneak watches on league pass last year and an entertaining team. Then they blow it up. I dont get it. What Lamelonis doing for Min, he could have done for Char while Kon is out, and with Brandon balling who knows their record

I’m starting to think that the Hornets are injury prone

Lame

Yeah nah, haters underrate LaMelo way more than his stans hype him. You’ll never see anyone say LaMelo is as good as Luka but you’ll see some absolute clowns acting like he is an awful player

It’s funny because Hornets fans were the most upset about the trade while dumb fucks here on r/NBA said it was a pretty good trade. Now they all want to act like they thought it was a bad idea all along

Ya but the bridges and bane trades got four number ones in exchange I think Lamelo is better by far

Their logic doesn’t make any sense either. The Hornets were a play in team last year and got completely obliterated by the Magic. They got ran out of the building. Let’s say that they didn’t trade Ball. Well, White has missed multiple games. Kon has missed the entire season. Grant Williams has missed the entire season. Moose has missed a game. Brandon Miller is going to miss a game. Dennis is out for two weeks. Am I supposed to believe that Lamelo was going to save this season?

Why not be entertained and win a championship?

Up until Curry arrived the Dubs were in the same (ass) tier as the Kings. Who knows maybe they’ll be a valuable franchise 10 years from now

I don’t blame anyone. Being from Charlotte haunts me every day through sports allegiances. I wish I had it in me to bandwagon. At least I don’t live there anymore, thank god.

I’ve tried many times to enjoy the hornets but the end result is I stop enjoying basketball. my enjoyment of the sport is far more importantly than loyalty to a poorly managed franchise

Loyalty to whatever billionaires pet investment happens to be currently located in your city isn’t indicative of moral integrity.

In his defense as a lifelong NC native, its very rare to find a Hornets fan outside of Charlotte. Its a VERY small fanbase even within the state. I’m not counting transplants either. Its almost impossible to find Hornets merchandise outside of the metro Charlotte city limits for that matter.

Yh on the rare occasions I tuned in to hornets games it was honestly strictly for Lamelo so I have no idea how people who are actual fans are feeling right now

The team sucked, they’ll be fine.

It was Brandon’s best season and he didn’t aggravate the injury in any way so why the fuck are you bringing it up? Yeah, he couldn’t lift weights in the off season, big fucking deal. They were evaluating the team and wanted to see if they could make the playoffs and they couldn’t.

The Hornets might be 5-20 when he’s back.

u/ThatHotAsian, did you really edit out something someone already commented on? That’s some terrible internet etiquette if you did.

So, if late November would have been preferable, that would mean he return… when? Class? Early! Good job! Almost an entire month early, in fact.

Obviously they meant next November. Smh

It is early November and they said late November, think for a second. That’s 2-4 weeks difference which means a lot in rehabbing injuries

I mean yeah. Also I really love his fit in Minnesota. I hope he’s healthy for y’all I just understand why the Hornets moved on from him and I think it’s way too early to call it some horrific move. The Hornets haven’t even been close to healthy all season which is obviously a major component in their current offensive issues.