People Are Still Wondering if Garnett will Leave

Let's make a deal

I'm still working on my Kevin Garnett-for-Dirk Nowitzki deal. Garnett might be working on one too. Garnett is stuck with a mix of rookies and role-playing veterans on what looks like a non-playoff Timberwolves team again. He skipped the famed preseason lunch for local business and civic leaders, the same one that Sprewell and Sam Cassell skipped last year, leading to a season of discontent for both. Garnett, not a media favorite in Minneapolis, was testy when asked about his absence, saying: "Miscommunication. I wasn't there." Asked if it was a statement, he said: "What kind of statement? I'm not those guys. I don't create statements like that. Statements come from the mouth, not from actions." The word around the NBA is some teams are holding up on possible trades to see whether the Garnett situation deteriorates and he asks to be traded. They don't want to move assets they might need to acquire a player like Garnett.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-0...36.story?page=1

 

As a Garnett fan first and foremost - because of the way the NBA is turning out these days, would a trade even work for Garnett? The Wolves would almost certianly want a star in return with added bounes - essentially dismantiling any team that trades for him.

Us Garnett fans stand exactly where he does. I follow him everyday, Im sick of the rumors, the lossing, the lack of respect, the lack of player movement in a positive direction to try to build a squad around him to win a championship. He is almost 30 and isnt getting any younger, and we would like to see him with a team that has the pieces to win a championship with him in his prime - not as a verteran back seat (do it just for the ring FA signing). And slowly the idea of a fresh start its creeping into his fans - and maybe his mind.

 

Give us Garnett and we'll get rid of Dirk. It's a win-win situation for both teams.

 

yeah i see KG leaving by this year since the wolves are a young team and IMO wont make the playoffs
im still questioning McHale's moves..they really do not make sense to me

a KG for DIRK trade does not make sense either since the mavs are not championship contenders
I know that KG wants to play with Kidd

so how about a KG and Nikoloz Tskitishvili
for
Vince Carter, a first round pick and maybe vaughn or lammond murray

 

yeah i see KG leaving by this year since the wolves are a young team and IMO wont make the playoffs
im still questioning McHale's moves..they really do not make sense to me

a KG for DIRK trade does not make sense either since the mavs are not championship contenders
I know that KG wants to play with Kidd

so how about KG and Nikoloz Tskitishvili
for
Vince Carter, a first round pick and maybe vaughn or lammond murray

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting PlaTsanity:</div><div class="quote_post">yeah i see KG leaving by this year since the wolves are a young team and IMO wont make the playoffs
im still questioning McHale's moves..they really do not make sense to me

a KG for DIRK trade does not make sense either since the mavs are not championship contenders
I know that KG wants to play with Kidd

so how about KG and Nikoloz Tskitishvili
for
Vince Carter, a first round pick and maybe vaughn or lammond murray</div>

If KG gets traded for Dirk, it'll make them championship contenders.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">If the TWolves ever decided to pull the plug and trade KG, he will be traded to an East Coast team. I remember earlier this summer there was a rumor with the Pistons. Detroit would trade Wallace & Wallace for KG, and reunite KG with Flip Saunders.

Jermaine O'neal and KG have been linked in trade talks before as well.

I think a good trading partner would be Boston. Maybe McHale and Ainge can get together and workout a blockbuster. The Celtics have a lot of talented young players, and Paul Pierce could be the main piece back to the TWolves.

I think any trade involving KG has to include Wally or Hudson as well, so the TWolves can completely rebuild with some salary cap flexibility.</div>

It's funny, the other day I was watching Minnesota play and thought about this possible deal with Boston

Boston gets: Kevin Garnett, Wally Szczerbiak, Troy Hudson
Minnesota gets: Paul Pierce, Al Jefferson, Mark Blount, Marcus Banks

that a good deal?

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Schaddy:</div><div class="quote_post">It's funny, the other day I was watching Minnesota play and thought about this possible deal with Boston

Boston gets: Kevin Garnett, Wally Szczerbiak, Troy Hudson
Minnesota gets: Paul Pierce, Al Jefferson, Mark Blount, Marcus Banks

that a good deal?</div>

hm i think Boston would be giving up too much for that trade
KG is almost 30
and same with Wally
they would want to keep Al Jefferson..who is young and can be an amazing future player..

 

What about Lamar Odom and Kwame for Garnett and Wally...

 

Lets all just pretend you didnt say that ^

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">There was some mention of this in Chad Ford's latest chat. He said KG is really upset behind the scenes, but KG is not the type of person to publicly demand a trade.</div>

... and how would he know that Garnett is upset BEHIND the scences if Garnett isn't the type of person to show this type of emotion in public. I'm not sure exactly how he said it but - that comes off as if Chad Ford knows something we all don't know - that Garnett would tell him he wouldn't tell us - which brings you back around to Garnett being verbally vocal to the media. It's not like Chad Ford is part of the OBF or something...



Edit: I do agree tho - Its suprising to me that McHale still has a job period. Jim Stack might have the title of GM but McHale is still there...

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting dallasdude:</div><div class="quote_post">If KG gets traded for Dirk, it'll make them championship contenders.</div>

How?!?! Dirk couldn't win a ring (or even win the west) with Nash and Finley (or Terry, Stack, and Van Horn), why would he win one with Jaric and Wally? Besides the Wolves actually play defense, so I have no idea how you think Dirk would fit in there.

I hope that the person who suggested KG and Wally for Lamar Odom and Kwame was joking.

 

^ I agree
the only teams i see becoming championship contenders with KG are probably:

New Jersey (Richard Jefferson or Carter+Murray for Garnett)

or

Lakers (I would hate to see Lamar leave the Lakers; but in order to get garnett they would have to give away Lamar Odom; however i would love to see a kwame+george+profit+2 first rounders for Garnett lol

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting PlaTsanity:</div><div class="quote_post">Lakers (I would hate to see Lamar leave the Lakers; but in order to get garnett they would have to give away Lamar Odom; however i would love to see a kwame+george+profit+2 first rounders for Garnett lol</div>

Are you smoking crack? The t-wolves would never give up KG for a role player like Odom.

In fact they wouldn't even for Jefferson unless you throw in Carter with him. That would leave a really poor team with only KG and an aging Kidd.

 

Garnett is clearly unhappy at the T-Wolves. For anyone who saw KG with his head in his hands looking like he had, had enough in the game against the Nuggets, will understand what I mean.

 

Garnett is clearly upset, and his numbers show it. To any other player his current stats would be great, but it isn't up to his usual standards. From the games I've watched it doesn't seem like he has the same kind of intensity he did in the past. It's sorta like the Carter in Toronto situation except Garnett hasn't COMPLETELY given up, because he isn't the type of person that would. It'll be interesting to see how this turns out, because Not only do the Wolves have any quality players to make a deal (obviously not including KG,) they also don't have any cap space. A trade is probably the only way Garnett will even see the playoffs for the next few seasons.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I know that KG wants to play with Kidd</div>

I don't really see KG getting traded to the Nets at least this year. I heard from Thorn that he wants to see how the year goes and then he will decided if he should split the big three. Personally i would love to see KG in a Nets uniform but yet I don't want to see Rj and VC leaving.