Traded Timberwolf Facing Same Fate w/New Team?

Nov 4, 2026; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets power forward Julius Randle (30) looks to the basket as Charlotte Hornets center Naz Reid (0) defends Charlotte Hornets center Naz Reid (0) at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The Minnesota Timberwolves (8-3) host the Dallas Mavericks tonight, a little more than four months after the trade that sent Naz Reid to Charlotte and brought LaMelo Ball to Minnesota. Unlike Ball s first few weeks as a member of the Wolves, Naz s first impression of the Hornets has not been great, and vice versa. The problems surrounding Reid in Charlotte got ugly early, when on Oct. 28 in Detroit, Hornets head coach Charles Lee sat Reid for the entire second half of a 97-89 loss, despite seven points and six rebounds in 13 first-half minutes. Unfortunately, [Reid] didn t meet our standards in the first half, and at halftime we made the decision that he wouldn t play in the second half. Charles Lee ESPN