KG to.... BOSTON?

[MajorMike]

That's a pretty good trade. KG needs a change of scenery. I think Boston would automatically be a championship contender, especially given that they are in the East.

Bwahaha

[Cry Havoc]

Looking at this realistically, in terms of the grand scheme of the NBA, this doesn't make sense for Boston. At. All.

You m ake a trade like that to win a championship. If you axe one of the best young players in the league AND a #5 pick in one of the deepest fields ever, you're essentially letting the ship sail on your long-term future in favor of winning now.

The problem? You might beat the east, but you are still not in the same league as the defending champs. No way that the Celts win a le against the West's loaded talent. A two-man combo with gaping holes in the rest of the team isn't enough to get it done today.

So in the short-term, this deal would be great for the NBA and for the Celts. We'd have a "compe ive" Finals and the Celts would emerge as a real power in the East. That would pull ratings up and get people excited about Bball in the northeast again. However, the Spurs and Mavs and perhaps even the Suns would dispatch the Celts in 6 at the most.

So short-term, great. But then Garnett starts to slide. The Celtics without Jefferson return to mediocrity at best. And the league suffers again.

Meanwhile, the T-Wolves wind up absolutely LOADED with talent to contend, and the West emerges as even stronger than it was before.

Oden, Durant, The Spurs, Jefferson, The Mavs, Suns, Rockets, Jazz..... we're looking at potentially the deepest conference in league history, especially if this deal goes down.

I just don't see it. The Celts would be idiotic to give up their future (no disrespect to KG). With PP and KG, where are you going to get money to sign other players?

[mardigan]

Looking at this realistically, in terms of the grand scheme of the NBA, this doesn't make sense for Boston. At. All.

You m ake a trade like that to win a championship. If you axe one of the best young players in the league AND a #5 pick in one of the deepest fields ever, you're essentially letting the ship sail on your long-term future in favor of winning now.

The problem? You might beat the east, but you are still not in the same league as the defending champs. No way that the Celts win a le against the West's loaded talent. A two-man combo with gaping holes in the rest of the team isn't enough to get it done today.
So in the short-term, this deal would be great for the NBA and for the Celts. We'd have a "compe ive" Finals and the Celts would emerge as a real power in the East. That would pull ratings up and get people excited about Bball in the northeast again. However, the Spurs and Mavs and perhaps even the Suns would dispatch the Celts in 6 at the most.

So short-term, great. But then Garnett starts to slide. The Celtics without Jefferson return to mediocrity at best. And the league suffers again.

Meanwhile, the T-Wolves wind up absolutely LOADED with talent to contend, and the West emerges as even stronger than it was before.

Oden, Durant, The Spurs, Jefferson, The Mavs, Suns, Rockets, Jazz..... we're looking at potentially the deepest conference in league history, especially if this deal goes down.

I just don't see it. The Celts would be idiotic to give up their future (no disrespect to KG). With PP and KG, where are you going to get money to sign other players?

The Heat won a le with two players, and one of them was much more broken down than KG. And the T-Wolves wouldnt make some kind of immediate turn around, they would take a couple of years, which is exactly what they should do. They will start to peak when teams like the SPurs and Suns window started to close, and have a much better long term future. As far as the Celts, of course thye want to win now, thye havent been good in a very long time, and Pierce and KG arent getting any younger, thye could get it down now. This trade would be great for the NBA, they need to hurry up and get this done. The T-Wolves havent been winning with KG, and dont have the money to really improve the team, so they almost have to do this

[Nashfan]

The Heat won a le with two players, and one of them was much more broken down than KG. And the T-Wolves wouldnt make some kind of immediate turn around, they would take a couple of years, which is exactly what they should do. They will start to peak when teams like the SPurs and Suns window started to close, and have a much better long term future. As far as the Celts, of course thye want to win now, thye havent been good in a very long time, and Pierce and KG arent getting any younger, thye could get it down now. This trade would be great for the NBA, they need to hurry up and get this done. The T-Wolves havent been winning with KG, and dont have the money to really improve the team, so they almost have to do this

Why would Garnett want to go to a losing team like the Celtics when he could go the the Suns?

[mardigan]

Garnett's agent just came out and said he has no intrest for playing for Boston

[Marklar MM]

KG's agent said that he would opt out of his contract next summer if he is traded to the Celts, as he does not want to go there.

[DDS4]

KG's agent said that he would opt out of his contract next summer if he is traded to the Celts, as he does not want to go there.

Can't blame him.

[AFBlue]

FYI, KGs agent basically told everyone that he would opt out after next season if he got traded to Boston. I would say that squashes any chance of Minny receiving "equal" or similar compensation for losing a guy like KG.

[Nashfan]

Garnett's agent just came out and said he has no intrest for playing for Boston

Told you he wouldn't want to go to the Celtics

[Tippecanoe]

message to ainge: get your head out of your ass

[zekes]

If the Minnesota Timberwolves are listening to offers for Kevin Garnett, the player is trying to make their job easier.


Kevin Garnett

Forward
Minnesota Timberwolves

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2007 Season Stats GM PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
76 22.4 12.8 4.1 .476 .835

Forget Boston, is the word from the star center.

Garnett's agent, Andy Miller, told ESPN.com's Chris Sheridan that Garnett made it known to the Wolves and Celtics late Wednesday that he had no interest in playing for Boston. The implication was clear: If Minnesota dealt him to Boston, Garnett would opt out of his contract next summer.

"The Boston trade isn't happening," Miller told Sheridan on Thursday. "If a trade were to happen, that's not a destination that we're interested in pursuing."

Asked where Garnett would prefer to be dealt, Miller replied: "Too early. Ask me in two days."

Garnett has "a good handle on the possibility of being traded," Miller said. "Kevin is an extremely loyal person, and loyalty is not a common factor among pro athletes, but in this situation he understands he has to put his long-term considerations ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves' long-term considerations."

Kevin McHale, the Timberwolves' vice president of basketball operations, has been pressed of late on Minnesota-Boston discussions over Garnett following Danny Ainge's admission to The Boston Herald that he has talked to McHale about Garnett.

"Who knows what's going to happen?" McHale told reporters Wednesday after the Wolves worked out college stars Jeff Green and Al Horford in preparation for the draft. "But we're not out there actively shopping Kevin Garnett around the NBA. I can tell you that much."

Because Garnett can opt out of his contract after next season, the Timberwolves run the risk of losing him without compensation if they don't trade him before then and he tires of not playing on a compe ive team. That has ramped up speculation that he could be on the move, and the possible destinations are popping up all over the place as they always do this time of year.

Chris Sheridan covers the NBA for ESPN Insider. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

[AlamoSpursFan]

Oden, Durant, The Spurs, Jefferson, The Mavs, Suns, Rockets, Jazz..... we're looking at potentially the deepest conference in league history, especially if this deal goes down.

I really don't care where KG goes, I just find the fact that you mentioned Oden and Durant before mentioning the Spurs so ing WRONG!

[mardigan]

Told you he wouldn't want to go to the Celtics

No you didnt, you asked a question

[dbreiden83080]

He supposedly wants to go to the Suns. I wonder how Suns fans would like that because that would mean bye bye Amare and i am sure more.

[Cry Havoc]

I really don't care where KG goes, I just find the fact that you mentioned Oden and Durant before mentioning the Spurs so ing WRONG!

Sorry, I didn't know lists off the top of my head had to be in order of strength.

Oden and Durant were first and foremost because the Wolves would be a very young team with Jefferson, meaning he would be more in line to face off against the two other youthful powers in the league than the Spurs, who will be seriously aging in 3-4 years.

[dallaskd]

Its not happening, lock up the thread.