KG: "I didn't consider LA because of the Kobe situation"

KG: "I can't really consider LA knowing the Kobe situation..."

Link to the audio stream Press Conference

 

dammit. Im fuming!!!

 

I guess thats that KG is in Boston and the Lakers didn't have a chance.

 

I agree with Mamba. Either way, Kevin Garnett was not coming to the Lakers. The Celtics have, and have always had the best deal on the table. Minnesota wanted to trade Garnett to the Celtics before the draft, but he declined. After the Celtics traded away the 5th overall pick for Ray Allen, it was just a situation he couldn't refuse. Which situation would you rather be in? Playing in the weaker Eastern Conference along with the likes of Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, or playing with Kobe Bryant and a bunch of scrubs in the West, where you still have to face teams like Dallas, San Antonio, and Phoenix? I'd take Boston over Los Angeles any day of the week. Also, when Boston aquired Garnett, they basically traded away half their roster for one player. They traded away 7 players for Garnett if you count the picks. Would I want to strip half of our entire roster for Kevin Garnett? Probably not. Boston's offer was also vastly superior than the Laker's offer.

 

^Yes, i personally believe they lost thier depth. They gave up around 5 players I believe. Minny right now is packed. Foye, Jefferson, Green, Brewer, Telafair...

 

<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">KG also said he didn't want to play in Boston a few weeks ago, so obviously he likes to flip flop around with his comments. KG's first choice was Phoenix, and he didn't get what he wanted.</div>

That was also before Boston traded for Ray Allen and committed entirely to winning right now rather than grooming their young players for the future. Teaming up with just Paul Pierce and then a bunch of inexperienced young guys doesn't seem very appealing but when you through Ray Allen into the mix the situation gets a helluva lot sweeter because they are immediate contenders in the East. I don't think it's Garnett changing his mind too much, I think he just revisited the idea after Boston acquired another star in Allen.

 

<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">KG also said he didn't want to play in Boston a few weeks ago, so obviously he likes to flip flop around with his comments. KG's first choice was Phoenix, and he didn't get what he wanted.

I agree with Mamba, the bottomline is LA didn't have the package of players Minnesota was looking for.</div>


i watched the press conf. live and danny ainge himself said that KG never said he didnt want to come to boston. he did say however that boston was not at the of his list due to their lousy situation. ainge said that the reports were false when people said he didnt want to go there. wen ray allen came in, it changed KG's view of the place.

also, its kinda ironic how KG said that he didnt consider LA due to the kobe situation. think about it: kobe doesnt like it in LA because they cant/wont make a big move to get better players to support him. Then kobe openly complains about this problem. due to the fact that kobe brought out these problems to the public, makes a superstar like garnett not even think about going there. so, if kobe were to keep his mouth shut, KG might have been sitting in front of lakers fans today at a press conference instead of celtics.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Mamba Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Does anybody feel like Boston overpaid?

They gave up a lot of pieces, including two very attractive young talented front court players. It just seems like a hefty price to play for an aging all-star.</div>

Well, yeah. They basically traded away their entire future to win now. If the roster can win one or two championships together, I think the trade will be worth it. They do have issues with depth, but they still have the MLE and LLE to aquire players.

Anyone find it funny how much assets Minnesota aquired by trading away Garnett? They got tons of young pieces, first round picks, and a big expiring contract, while we only got Lamar Odom, Caron Butler (now Kwame Brown), one first round pick that ended up being Jordan Farmar, and a horrible contract in Brian Grant. To this day I wonder how in the world we got stuck with Grant for Shaq. We would have been better off just letting Shaq walk because of the amount of cap space we would have gotten. But of course when you have Mitch as your GM, it's not that suprising

 

Whoa! 7 just for 1 player... and all players except ratliff are under 24 LOL Really really good trade by both teams

BTW... KG wont be a free-agent next summer due to his signing of a new Multi - year contract worth $105 over 5 years...

Lol thats $60 M for the big 3 alone which will reach up to 2010+

7 M is left for signing 9 more players

 

It would not have made much sense for KG to come here. I doubt the Lakers would have won a title with KG (considering what LA would have to give up), and then Kobe would opt out in a couple of seasons anyway.

The Eastern conference is the place to be right now.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Mamba:</div><div class="quote_post">Does anybody feel like Boston overpaid?

They gave up a lot of pieces, including two very attractive young talented front court players. It just seems like a hefty price to play for an aging all-star.</div>

It's definitely worth it. The Celtics are going all in

Telfair- Sucks
Gomes- FA after next year (C's have Power and Davis behind him)
Ratliff- Salary reasons

Jefferson- Main piece
Green- Second piece
Minny retains their pick and most likely get a mid/low 20's pick

Simmons article about the trade puts it in perspective from the Celtics POV:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...=simmons/070730

 

Yeah I think Boston overpaid, but in the long haul it will attract other players to play alongside that trio.

 

I think this is kind of like what Miami did with Shaq, Giving away Odom and Butler. They are going to have 2-3 great years and win a championship.
And then turn out to be what Miami is today, lots of veterans (don't want to say washed-up but...) except for Wade and Haslem.
But right now Boston didn't overpay... well they shouldn't have giving up gomes.

Sad how Garnett didn't want to come how because of Kobe.

 

I honestly think Boston overpaid completely. They just mortgaged off any type of a future they have to win now, and I don't know if that was the best thing to do. While Boston did get KG, I think the TWolves got the best of the deal. They got one of the best young bigs in the league in Al Jefferson, who by all means could be a 20/12 type of player THIS year. Gerald Green has the potential to be a great player as well. He's got tremendous athletic ability and is a great shooter. Aside from that, getting that huge expiring contract from Ratliff will help as well, especially after landing all that young talent. Throw all the guys in they just got with all the young talent they already had and this team looks like they have a very, very bright future. Boston on the other hand, has to win here in about 3 years, otherwise this trade by all means could be considered a massive bust for them.

 

Nah, they didn't overpay at all. The ultimate goal for any NBA franchise is to win a championship. Even assuming the players they gave up would have panned out to their full potential (a dubious assumption at best), they would NEVER have gotten them closer to a championship than they are now because Pierce and Allen would either, A) not be there to lead them or not be in their prime as they are now, or both. It was a total no-brainer for Boston.

 

Once again, how depleted is Boston's bench now? Are their secondary's good enough?