KG to Boston (rumor)

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  1. CLos

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    I think the trade hurts both teams to be honest with you. If anyone is getting ripped off though, it's the Celtics. Giving up that much for KG is insane.
     
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    Timberwolves fans KG staying for know at least, no Boston.

    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">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 competitive 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.</div>
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    <div class="quote_poster">CLos Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I think the trade hurts both teams to be honest with you. If anyone is getting ripped off though, it's the Celtics. Giving up that much for KG is insane.</div>

    How does it hurt the Wolves? Obviously, it isn't going down now that KG has veto'd the trade, but that trade would have sped up the Wolves rebuilding process by at least two years.
     
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    well so much for that. I think KG did the smart thing
     
  5. CLos

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    <div class="quote_poster">Blur Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">How does it hurt the Wolves? Obviously, it isn't going down now that KG has veto'd the trade, but that trade would have sped up the Wolves rebuilding process by at least two years.</div>

    Al Jefferson is a good piece. Sebastian Telfair though?? That's a headache case. Also Gerald Green is still developing and will take time for him to blossom. Theo Ratliff is good because he's expiring and the 5th pick. I don't think that Boston would have done this trade either. Too much for KG.
     

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