Charlotte presented an offer involving draft compensation, Miles Bridges (before he was traded to Phoenix), and Naz Reid, sources said. This package was shot down by the Celtics, who wanted Brandon Miller and more than three first-round picks, and so the Hornets moved on to other avenues — shooting down offers for Reid from other teams and trading Bridges to the Suns. The inclusion of Reid in the Hornets' offer was also reported by Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.

Denver was a team sources say Brown did hold a level of interest in going to, but the Nuggets' preliminary talks were solely focused on Aaron Gordon and Cam Johnson. Trading Jamal Murray was not on the table for the Nuggets, and with Denver holding zero tradeable draft capital, the Celtics looked elsewhere.

The 76ers emerged as a team with interest in Brown, and with talks around the league continuing to crumble, Stevens and the Celtics acted fast to not lose interest from Philadelphia. Initially, Boston wanted VJ Edgecombe, which was first reported by ESPN. Philadelphia and new executive Mike Gansey made it clear that they would not part ways with anything more than draft picks and Paul George.

The Rockets were one of the many teams the Celtics reached out to regarding a potential Brown trade in search of future draft picks and a young star, sources said. Although talks between the two teams never matured into a formal offer being made, the Rockets were a team Brown had interest in joining.

One of the major reasons why the Celtics were interested in doing business with Houston was due to Alperen Sengun being described as a player Boston would've moved Brown for “in a heartbeat,”

Source: https://clchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/inside-celtics-jaylen-brown-trade-decision-latest-intel-kevin-durant-jalen-duren-lebron-james-nba-free-agency

Hornets haven’t posted any REEL ACCESS of Season recap or NBA DRAFT? Why hasn’t there been a thank you post to Lamelo? Are they just waiting until trade finalize? Or July 6th?

Hornets YT should add more player season highlights do they not have rights to post that?

Great article. Really sums up where I am with the trade. We can all understand the logic of it, but the timing sucks and it's still a big risk.

I feel like Grayson, if we keep him, will have a bigger impact than most think. Most people view him as a pure off ball 3&D wing but he actually was a decent driver and playmaker on the suns last year.

The suns last year were in a similar situation to us this year, lacking a starting point guard, and that need expected to be filled by the suns SGs by committee.

Allen when he was with the ball was actually pretty underrated, and was actually about equal to Booker.

He was a decisive driver and is quite fast. He also finished decently. He also was good at kicking out and had chemistry with Royce O'Neal.

Now can he be a lead ball handler with extended minutes or during the postseason? Probably not, but the hornets actually have another 10-20 minute point guard option with him.

Winner: Charlotte Hornets

"The Hornets made a tough, calculated bet against Ball, an electric point guard who spent his first six seasons in Charlotte. After winning 44 games and reaching the play-in tournament, the easy route would have been to keep Ball, Brandon Miller and Kon Knueppel while making minor moves around the edges. Instead, the Hornets sent Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, an unprotected 2033 first-round pick, three first-round swaps and three second-round picks. Charlotte made out like bandits compared to the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies, who traded Trae Young and Morant, respectively, without receiving a single draft pick or swap in return."

"Ball, 24, will likely get the chance to make his playoff debut in Minnesota and prove to Charlotte that he can mature into a reliable star. The Hornets will struggle to replace his playmaking in the short term, but the talented and versatile duo of Miller and Knueppel should be easy to build around. Don't be surprised if the Hornets' patience and restraint is rewarded."

If you’re claiming that we’re one of the worst teams in the league without Lamelo, you are essentially saying that you don’t have any faith in Kon and Miller. If that’s what you think, fine, but it’s kind of shocking how little excitement this sub has for two extremely exciting young players

I've been watching games on Steinbach and Anderson to prep for summer league. This game is dated before they were in college, but they played together for Germany in the U-19 final against USA. That USA squad was loaded with 3 top 10 picks in AJ, Mikel Brown, Morez Johnson, and had Koa Peat and 2027 #1 overall favorite.

Just some interesting context to watch them play getting me hyped for summer league.

I feel like there is some ill will towards charlotte and how he was dealt. He gave them one of the all time best 2nd half's of a season, and there was so much promise in the next year then boom traded. What do yall think?