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Zach Lowe discusses the Timberwolves' acquisition of LaMelo Ball with guests Jon Krawczynski and Mo Dakhil, followed by a segment on the Mets with Sean Fennessey.

Zach is joined by Jon Krawczynski and Mo Dakhil to make sense of the Timberwolves acquiring LaMelo Ball. They discuss what Minnesota’s offense will look like, how Naz Reid fits in Charlotte, and other trades made around the league. Then, Sean Fennessey joins for Mets Corner after a particularly embarrassing stretch. (0:00) Welcome to The Zach Lowe Show! (1:40) Jon Krawczynski and Mo Dakhil join the show! (5:52 ) Initial thoughts on the LaMelo Ball trade (12:26) The fit with Minnesota should work (18:02) Why did Charlotte do this? (26:48) What will Minnesota miss most from losing Naz Reid? (31:05) Charlotte still has a deep team (39:24) Do the Timberwolves have real concern over losing Ant? (48:35) Al Horford coming back to Golden State (52:21) What will happen with LeBron? (55:52) Isaiah Stewart heading to Memphis (1:04:38) Mets Corner with Sean Fennessey! (1:08:43) The Mets are an embarrassment (1:28:03) The Mets have no hope (1:36:24) More likely to win a title: Mets or Jets? Host: Zach Lowe Guests: Jon Krawczynski, Mo Dakhil, and Sean Fennessey Producers: Jonathan Frias, Billy Gil, and Mike Wargon Social: Keith Fujimoto and Michael Szokoli The Ringer is committed to…

People in this episode

Host: Zach Lowe

Guests: Jon Krawczynski, Mo Dakhil, Sean Fennessey

Topics covered

• LaMelo Ball trade
• Timberwolves
• Mets Corner
• NBA trades
• basketball analysis

Keywords

• LaMelo Ball
• Timberwolves
• Mets
• Naz Reid
• NBA trades
• basketball
• Zach Lowe

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Organizations: The Ringer, Mets, Timberwolves, Charlotte, Golden State, Memphis, Jets

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