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I kind of miss the Spurs/Lakers rivalry.
Lakers in trade talks to get Garnett
Trade discussions involve sending Odom and Bynum for the Timberwolves star in a possible four-team deal. Bryant is not part of the possible trade.
By Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer
12:00 PM PDT, June 25, 2007
The owners of the Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves have begun talks for a trade that would involve sending Kevin Garnett to the Lakers, league sources said Monday.
A multi-team trade discussion is underway involving the Lakers, Indiana, Minnesota and possibly a fourth team, with the Lakers getting Garnett and the Pacers getting Lamar Odom and teenage center Andrew Bynum from the Lakers. Another minor player will likely be added to make the deal work financially.
Jerry Buss and Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor spoke by phone for 20 minutes Friday. Buss reportedly ended the conversation by suggesting that Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak and Timberwolves vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale would continue the discussion Monday.
Such a move could address the concerns of Kobe Bryant, who has demanded to be traded for more than four weeks.
Bryant met with Kupchak for about an hour Friday, a day after Garnett rejected a trade that would have sent him to Boston.
Bryant did not step down from his desire to be traded. However, Kupchak, Buss and Lakers Coach Phil Jackson met later that day to discuss options based on the assumption they would still have Bryant, The Times has learned.
Garnett, 31, has never formally asked for a trade while signaling his distress in recent years as the Timberwolves fell from top-notch status. The No. 1-seeded team in the Western Conference in 2004, they lost to the Lakers in the West finals and haven't made the playoffs since then.
The Timberwolves finished 33-49 in 2005-06 and 32-50 last season, tied for 12th in the West with Portland.
Garnett can opt out of his contract after next season. He wants an extension, which Buss reportedly told Taylor he was willing to offer. Garnett is due to earn $22 million next season and $23 million in 2008-09, the last year of his contract.
Garnett, a 10-time All-Star, averaged 22.4 points, 12.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 blocked shots last season while showing few signs of slowing down, other than spending the last five games of the season in Los Angeles — he has a home in Malibu — to rest a sore right quadriceps.
Bynum, 19, started his second NBA season with a flurry, including a memorable game against Minnesota in which he had 20 points,14 rebounds and three blocked shots last November.
But Bynum struggled during the second half of the season and finished with averages of 7.8 points and 5.9 rebounds a game. The Lakers have been criticized by Bryant for not trading Bynum at the February trade deadline in order to get Jason Kidd from New Jersey.
Odom, 27, was acquired three years ago as part of the trade that sent Shaquille O'Neal to Miami.
Odom averaged 15.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists last season and missed 26 games because of knee and shoulder injuries. He had a torn labrum in his left shoulder repaired last month and is expected to return in time for training camp in October.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...ck=1&cset=true
Good.
I kind of miss the Spurs/Lakers rivalry.
What about Boozer?
wtf does minny get
Just what I was thinking - Indiana gets something, Lakers get a big something, and Minny gets screwed? I know they have the worst GM in the league but even McHale's not that stupid.
it was all a matter of time. thought it was less likely since the kobe drama, but if kg goes to the Lakers, kobe will be more than likely sticking around.
So they lose Odom... and get... SUPER ODOM...
Sue me if I'm still not scared...
So they lose Odom... and get... SUPER ODOM...
Seriously Odum and Bynum and maybe a pick would be a good deal for the Wolves to part ways with KG but why would the Pacers get that and what is left to satisfy the Wolves.
I guess Minny would get JO. Odom, Bynum, and a pick is a better deal though so this whole scenario doesn't make sense.
I would not want O'neal he seems to be declining and is due a ton of money in the next few years. This feels like the Lakers last attempt to shut Kobe up and make him happy by getting KG. If they don't get KG then Kobe is probably going to be traded.
Yeah I'm thinking Indiana is gonna throw in Jermaine O'Neal and now he will be stuck doing nothing in Minny, tho he wasnt doing much in Indiana anyways.
Window dressing.
I'll believe it when I see it.
MINNY is so stupid. McHale is a joke.
Im disgusted if they let go of garnett.
Anal Ese -5 oz bottle
I thought KG was going to the Suns...
Oh yes, please make this happen!
Its now being reported that it would be a 4 team deal
Lakers get KG
Boston gets J O'Neal
Pacers get Bynum and Odom
T-Wolves get number 5 pick and Al Jefferson
Lakers, Wolves reportedly in talks regarding Garnett
ESPN.com news services
Updated: June 25, 2007, 5:37 PM ET
If the Lakers are trying to get Kobe Bryant to change his mind about leaving, they're off to a good start.
The Los Angeles Times cited league sources on Monday saying that the Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves are in discussions that could bring Kevin Garnett to Los Angeles.
Trade discussions have involved the Lakers, Wolves, Pacers and possibly a fourth team. The report says that the Lakers would get Garnett, while the Pacers would land Los Angeles forward Lamar Odom and center Andrew Bynum. The Wolves would likely acquire a lottery pick and young players. Another team would also have to be involved to make the deal work financially.
Sources told ESPN and ESPN.com that the fourth team at this point is the Celtics, who would get Jermaine O'Neal from the Pacers.
The Timberwolves will have to get enough in return to make this deal work, ESPN Insider's Chad Ford writes. He offers some possible scenarios. Blog
According to the Times, Lakers owner Jerry Buss and Wolves owner Glen Taylor spoke on the phone for about 20 minutes on Friday. Buss then suggested that Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and Timberwolves GM Kevin McHale carry on the discussions on Monday.
Bryant has repeatedly asked for a trade over the past month, saying that he doesn't feel that the Lakers are trying hard enough to improve. After losing in the NBA Finals four years ago, the Lakers missed the playoffs in 2004-05 and were out of the postseason in the first round the past two years.
Garnett has never publicly requested a trade despite the fact that the Wolves have struggled to remain compe ive in recent years. Minnesota finished with a 32-50 record last season. The Wolves haven't been to the playoffs since 2004.
With Garnett able to opt out of his contract after next season, the time might be right for the Wolves to pull the trigger on a deal. McHale said last week that he has not been actively shopping his star, but that was a bit of a departure from previous statements in which he said he would not trade Garnett.
The 12-year veteran is owed $22 million next season and $23 million in 2008-09, the final year of his contract. He has requested an extension and the Times is reporting that Buss has told Taylor he would be willing to do that.
Garnett averaged 22.4 points, 12.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists last season. He is a 10-time All-Star.
Bynum's name has come up often in any trade talks concerning the Lakers recently. He averaged 7.8 points and 5.9 rebounds last season but is only 19 years old and 7 feet tall.
Odom averaged 15.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists last season, but he did miss 26 games because of injuries. He has shoulder surgery in May but is expected to return for next season.
Last edited by mardigan; 06-25-2007 at 05:15 PM.
sportscenter says they are talking right now and may be close. they said it needs to be done by draft day or it may not happen.
The 4-team trade talks have broke down, last word is a straight-up deal between LA and Minny is on the table:
KG for Odom, Bynum and Kwame
I wouldn't make that deal if I were Minnesota.
ESPN is reporting that McHale doesn't seem interested in that, even if the Lakers threw in the 19th overall pick.
Per ESPN...
"Sources told the Times, however, that Wolves general manager Kevin McHale is not thrilled with the idea of getting Odom and Bynum, even if they come with the Lakers' 19th pick in the June 28 draft."
LMAO Boston gets 5th pick and Al Jefferson.
Man, if I'm a boston fan I'm thrilled that trade broke down. Why the would the they trade the 5 pick AND Jefferson to get a broken down J O'neal?
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