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Nice deal for Boston. I think Minny should ask for some more pieces and/or pics along with Jefferson & Rondo.
The on-again, off-again deal with the Boston Celtics acquiring Kevin Garnett apparently is back on.
According to sources, the current deal on the table has the 6-foot-11 Garnett heading to Boston and the Celtics dealing away Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff's hefty expiring contract and Rajon Rondo. There may also be other players and draft picks involved.
It's not quite done, but three industry sources — including one close to the Celtics — told FOXSports.com that it's extremely close and could become official within the next 48 hours.
"It's basically done," one source said. "If it does happen, this will make the Celtics relevant again."
Celtics boss Danny Ainge attempted to trade for the Minnesota Timberwolves star forward prior to the NBA Draft, but the 31-year-old perennial All-Star had no interest in heading to Boston.
However, things may have changed now that Ainge and the Celtics pulled off the draft day deal with Seattle for Ray Allen.
There have been numerous discussions during the last week between Ainge and Wolves vice president Kevin McHale, who are good friends dating back to their days playing together on the Celtics.
Garnett has the option to get out of his contract — which pays $22 million next season — after the 2008 campaign and become a free agent. He averaged 22.4 points and 12.8 rebounds per game last season — his 12th in the NBA.
Garnett is a 10-time NBA All-Star and was the league's MVP in 2004. He is also one of the better defensive players in the NBA.
The deal would give Ainge a team that could compete with anyone in the Eastern Conference with the trio of Paul Pierce, Garnett and Allen. The Celtics would also have nearly $60 million in salaries between the three players for next season alone.
The Wolves would get one of the league's top young players in the 22-year-old Jefferson, who averaged 16 points and 11 boards in 69 games a year ago, and a second-year point guard in Rondo with plenty of potential. They would also get Ratliff's $11.7 million salary, which will come off the books after this season.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/7073708
Nice deal for Boston. I think Minny should ask for some more pieces and/or pics along with Jefferson & Rondo.
Boston's offseason won't look so bad if that goes down. With Pierce turning 30 this year and Allen at 32, they might as well take a shot now. Garnett would make them compe ive and "relevant" again, but he wouldn't bring another le to Boston.
OMFG just ing trade him already! !
I feel bad for KG, he's getting used worse than a Chinese massuese in downtown San Fransisco.
2006-07 salaries:
Pierce $15.1 mil
Allen $14.6 mil
Garnett $21.0 mil
Total $50.7 mil
Yikes. The Spurs' big 3 accounted for $35.2 mil in 2006-07.
I don't feel sorry for him anymore. The dude has made over $200 million dollars ffs.
If he really wanted a ring he'd come to us and play for free.
Looks as if it might actually happen this time. If the C's have to give up Big Al, Rondo, AND Green the price could be a touch steep.
This would be a great lift for the once unstoppable Boston Celtics organization. This would definitely put Boston back in the playoff run in the already weak East. Although, I don't think it would make them an instant eastern conference champ, but they would put Boston back in the mix in the east. Boston was on top of the league back in the day, it would be nice to see those guys play together.
I wont be truly surprised if this goes down but I honestly dont think its beneficial for the celts...i dont think allen, garnett, and pp will be able to put them in the finals at all. And thats in the east...they will lose some young talent and picks and they wont get anywhere really...i mean all three stars would be starting to push it...garnett will be what 31 32? Allen is 32 and pp is about 30...they may have 2 or 3 years with them all together playing at a high level but without other things in that system going the right way I still dont see them as anything other than a first or second round loser if that. My opinion. But i guess I cant blame them for trying to go for it now...but it wont happen. If this happens i just feel even more sorry for garnett and to a lesser extent allen.
AgreedOMFG just ing trade him already! !
I'm not even sure I'd trade Al Jefferson for KG. That said, Boston is now so old they don't have time to wait for Jefferson to hit his full potential. Sounds like a pretty good trade for both sides. Although if Boston doesn't at least make the Finals with that trio, the trade will look horrible in a couple seasons for them.
KG, Pierce and Ray Allen look like a pretty damn good core to me. It's not like they won't still have young talent after the trade, if the trade details in the article are fairly accurate...besides, the Celtics have been rebuilding since Bird retired...I'm pretty sure they've had their fill of wait till next year.
On paper I don't see anyone that can stop that team in the East, and they won't be easy for anyone in the West either. On paper, they look like championship contenders, but they definitely have a small window of opportunity....and there's no subs ute for experience playing together.
Agreed. Boston lost half their pieces in the Allen trade and needed to make another blockbuster to try and do something in Pierce's window. KG+Allen+Pierce equals playoffs if they can get a decent distributing PG and Doc Rivers doesn't mess it up.
After the 2nd decadal Boston draft fiasco (see Simmons, Bill), Boston needed to go either full-on rebuild or shop everything they had and put together some big deals. I would have done the former, they did the latter, and if they do this deal they have a 1 year window to prove something with those three. They're doing a Redsox and going for instant gratification rather than building around Jefferson, and in doing so are mortgaging their future.
I think they'll be interesting next year and flame out in the second round, then KG will head somewhere else, Allen's ankles will pack it in and they'll have to trade Pierce for prospects and go into full rebuild mode. That will also be the end of Rivers and Ainge, and Bill Simmons will be found on the ledge of a tall building, mumbling incoherently with a torn Celtics #44 in his fists. Book it.
Boston become instant contenders and clear favourites to win the east if they get KG. A Pierce, Allen, Garnett trio will be very dangerous and tough to stop. this would be a great deal for the Celtics.
Draftexpress (not the most reliable source) says that Rondo isn't in the trade. They said that the trade should be something like Jefferson, Green, Telfair and Ratliff for KG.
If Rondo isn't in the deal and if Boston sign a PG like Brevin Knight, Boston will be the best team in the east and the fourth best nba team behind Spurs, Suns and Mavs.
They will have a very solid 8 men rotation with Rondo, Knight, Ray Allen, Tony Allen, Pierce, Garnett, Gomes and Perkins.
After that you just need to fill the roster with some role players like Powe, Scalabrine, a 6 foul to give center (like Cato or Pollard) and a swingman who can shoot and defend (like Eddie Jones or Udoka).
If they manage to keep Rondo it would be a good trade for Boston. With Allan and Pierce having only a couple of years left they should try to win right now. A lineup of:
Rondo
Allan
Pierce
Garnett
Perkins
looks really good! If they would add Knight and/ or Udoka with the MLE they would be a great team in the east.
Come on y'all...I know basketball is a team sport but it has been proven that if you have two stars on one squad that you can field a really compe ive team. If the Celts get KG, Pierce and Allen and they all stay healthy they should really contend in the East of all places....
Therein lies the problem.
From what I've read on other sites, the Celtics seem to be including Rajon Rondo in the deal. If Rondo goes, Boston will be left with Sebastian freaking Telfair as their main point guard right now. That doesn't exactly fill me with a lot of confidence in the Celtics' chances of coming out of the East.
The really worrisome point of this trade is that KG comes with no guarantees of staying beyond one year. If this trade pushes through, Boston needs to show major results this year, or end up 12 months from now with no inside presence whatsoever.
In other words, Simmons better be praying to all the Celtic leprechauns that Pierce and Allen's bodies hold up for the whole season. Especially Allen's newly-operated ankles. Otherwise, KG walks and Boston gets screwed again.
Great analysis as always, Bruno.
Anakha - my final paragraph totally agrees with you.
Telfair is the one in the deal, not Rondo.
I would think Wolves could do better than that for KG...guess not. Good trade for the Celtics though.
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