Jeff Peterson DEFENDS LaMelo Ball Trade To T-Wolves | Do We Buy It or Was It a Cheap Move?

1. Doug sometimes just ignores basic facts talking about Jaylen Brown and now this. Sometimes people do really mean what they say. Jeff is not a guy who sugarcoat things. He lays everything out on the floor. And NBA teams dont relax at the end of season. Thats just more lazy narratives. That team could have been good if all the core pieces were fully healthy which is a problem all teams face. Other teams could makedo without their best shooter banged up but that team wasnt. The problem was that it was a mess and you dont want a big IF on top of a messy situation.

2. So this ownership group and jeff peterson think getting a bench role player and a pick 7 yrs from now for your all star caliber best player is a deal they couldn't refuse proves they dont know ball or value star players which is a good recipe for failure

3. The biggest thing in my opinion was how Jeff disrespected Lamelo. When you say things like, "it wasn't the money, the owners are willing to pay whatever" (paraphrasing) & " it wasn't a hard sell"…. you just flat out said we just didn't want you.

4. This is why I hate NBA media. It’s “first half of the season nobody is playing hard because it’s early” then it switches to “2nd half of the season can mean nothing because many teams aren’t trying”. So the NBA season means nothing until playoffs? Stop it. Some part of the season matters let’s be serious

5. They gave Melo up for pennies on the dollar. They had a foundation to build on and they blew it up. They didn’t want to pay the money is what I read since they keep harping on flexibility. What reason is there to trust them to put a winner on the court?

6. Hornets front office doesn't want to win long term. It's not profitable

7. As a die hard hornet I feel these moves where great and later on will be good down the line we have a solid team just need a cuple big men true Center's we will be dominated in the paint for sure cause we didn't address that need othere then that im happy let's go get a big man Charlotte

8. You guys are halarious just admit you have no idea what they are doing.

9. Lamelo is better then any player on our roster regardless of how you think of him it's a fact.the team was more then capable of sustaining success with adding more pieces around what we already had

10. Doug acts like lamelo was a menace 2 society wow the media really forces the narrative.he is still going to thrive in the NBA can't say that about the hornets.

11. What he is scared to bluntly say is, the timing of the trade was perfect because before that season lamelo trade value was declining because of injuries and the not wanting to win attitude narrative. After proving how impactful he is when healthy his value drove back up and Jeff didn’t wanna risk him getting injured again and then when they do try to trade him they can’t get nothing but 2nd round picks and a locker room vet 😂 Also they tryna get away from the “hood/street” culture. That scrap wit the pistons was lit for us but they don’t really want that type of spotlight fr 😭

12. Melo had to go.. Brandon has to take the next step into becoming a dominant player.. And Kon has to become a consistent playmaker.. The goal is championship contention.. Having your main player limited in minutes just to get him through a full season won't cut it no matter how much we loved watching the team play, was that really sustainable?.. Jeff made the right decision for the future if you want to see winning basketball on a consistent basis.. Besides we have Charles Lee coaching and he is damn good at his job.. Chef Jeff got a recipe, let him cook.. Doug was right, he could have just sold tickets & "Murder Hornet" dreams if they wanted to be "cheap"..

13. I'm torn here.
    I get it that Doug Branson has a job, he's a fan first and then it's business. But damn , seeing how critical buddy is over what was once viewed as a franchise player is tough. I can only imagine how the team Front Office viewed ball as a long term asset. .wishing the best for the franchise with those current middle schoolers they'll be scouting. I hope LaMelo SOARS in Minnesota, where ownership is invested in winning and the spotlight will be brighter. He will either FLOURISH or prove people like Doug to be correct. Either way , I'll be watching that.

14. Don’t like the undertones of this episode.. just being honest

15. So what happens moving forward? Are we ok if this team doesn’t make the playoffs or play in like real expectations was on this team and now it’s like we are taking a step back for flexibility l?? Draft picks that hopefully we’ll use and stop stockpiling.. watching summer league we need a pg for sure now

16. I don’t mind the Mello trade if Peterson put a winning team together to compete this year.. he has not and summer league don’t look good either. Facts

17. Hornets organization is ass. It will reflect in ticket sales and wind . We are not a better team after this move you do not love a face of a franchise for a former sixth man, and think the fans will enjoy that. There is no player we will bring in that can do with the mellow can do and oil will be better than the 24-year-old fight. Please stop justify this bullshit.

18. Spreading the money around with players don’t work, it’s a stars league.

19. Great video guys 43:43

20. Tidjane his hardest decision 😂😂

21. The "pause" indicated that trading Melo was not that tough a decision imo. They were always going to trade Melo.

22. The Hornets goal is to be a stronger and better defensive team why did they use the 18 pick on a undersized shooting guard . I would have thought Cameron Carr 6/4 with a 7 foot wingspan can defend one thru three could fit that need better .

23. DFS, Grant Williams, and 2 2nds for Jrue Holiday!!

24. What some Ball fans are refusing to admit : Ball was – injury risk, poor defensively, had MAX contract pending renewal, avg 27 mpg, wildly inconsistent, and apparently had issues with the DMV ,and didnt even make an allstar team….Was he a star? If you like pink furs, and circus shots. Being fun, doesnt equate to wins. What is not fun, is watching him sit on the bench, being our highest paid player….Truth hurts Ball lovers . I watch the Orlando play in game and it validates eveything

25. I could say alot here but ill tell you something thats makes zero seance and why this was very dumb. You have a very good set of point Guards !!!! Let's just say the health was a problem. You literally have a very good PG to come right in if that happens witch i dought happens. So that alone makes it stupid to trade. Keep the kid because he has the talent to be the best player in the NBA. Thats what they traded. So obvious a very dumb trade. Swaps me nothing. The 1st means nothing and the 2eds mean nothing. They really don't mean anything. Now ill say this wolves absolutely won.that trade. Got a kid that enters his prime and has put injuries behind him. Not rehabing this summer. You do no that will help him right. Now he's stronger far as health goes. Curry had this problem. Once he got a season without any big set backs, you no the rest. But again ill say this, if Hornets felt like, we just want to get rid of him and get something for him in a desperate way, then I'm sure there happy. Fans are not. Im just saying if they feel that way, there happy but if wolves go win a chips and he stays healthy and puts up amazing stats. You may see the fans not show up for a few years

26. Let’s see how far the wolves go this season 🐺 💙 Ant will be leading the team though, not Melo.. we desperately need a point guard so I’m excited. Take care of Naz!! Two words, Naz Reid.

27. Big props to Jeff for shutting down any narrative that LaMelo is overpaid! Idk that that was his intention necessarily, but at a time when we’re seeing stars feel the need to let owners off the hook by taking less money and the media’s favorite accusation is that someone isn’t worth their contract, I really respect Jeff for that. And, Coach Lee made sure to say on the SL broadcast that LaMelo has yet to reach his full potential, W Coach! All goes towards building a stellar reputation for the franchise, love to hear it.

28. You know who's a sustainable playoff franchise? The Timberwolves. And they liked this move. You know who is not? The hornets.

29. Antman and the Buzzkilla coming to an Arena near you get your tickets while you can best show on earth.

30. I thoguht they should traded Miles and ran it back. If Lamelo did not play well or got injured then you would not have paid him. But to trade him for nothing tells me they did not want him here.

31. "off the floor foolishness"…a car wreck is off the court foolishness?!…Brandon Miller rides around with a shooter and he is one of the faces of the franchise?!….doug just say you don't Like Lamelo! ….we all have the internet…we know the truth!

32. It doesn't make sense for the ownership to get rid of Lamelo and Bridges for character flaws when they turn around and recieved Grayson Allen…..anyway you look at it, they aren't honest.

33. Naz Reid is going to get 30 minutes and average like 20/10/5/2.5/2.5 and everyone is going to look back on that pressor like jeff was a genius

34. Walker said, "I believe him, yo. I don't know why, but I do".

35. With everything justifying the melo trade can't we say the same thing about brandon? I don't know if I can 100 percent trust the "we want to build around brandon"

36. No one talks about it, but I believe the decision to trade him became final when he punched Hugo after the play in game.

37. Ownership made the call to trade LaMelo and Jeff Peterson eluded to that in the press conference.

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