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Post by Denver on Jun 20, 2007 14:05:37 GMT -5
A trade here is gonna happen, bank on it.
McHale's offer was too lopsided towards Minny. Ainge's offer is too lopsided towards the Celtics. I bet on draft day they'll find and an even trade.
My prediction-
Wally, Theo Ratliff, Delonte West, #5 pick and Ryan Gomes for KG and Hudson. Wally, Ratliff, West, Green, Gomes, #5.
The Celtics turn into a NBA Finals contender with a lineup of- Al, KG, Pierce, Allen, Rondo.
And the T-Wolves get in much better shape for the future. KG would jet right out of Minny after this season anyways.
This is gonna go down.
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Post by Chicago on Jun 21, 2007 13:39:49 GMT -5
Patrick Reusse: Time to trade Garnett, Hunter It would be in their teams' best interests, but that doesn't mean the Timberwolves or Twins will act. By Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune Last update: June 20, 2007 – 10:58 PM The Timberwolves have Kevin Garnett and are a franchise without hope. The Twins have Torii Hunter and are no better than the seventh-best team in the American League. Kevin McHale and Terry Ryan are general managers who should face reality and make trades as soon as possible, yet both can be expected to sit on their thumbs -- McHale because of stubbornness and Ryan because of timidity. Garnett turned 31 in May. He has gone from an MVP three seasons ago to a player no longer among the NBA's top 10. With Garnett as the face of the franchise, the Wolves have plummeted in the standings, in ticket sales and in television ratings. A Garnett trade would not improve the crowds or the television audience, but such a trade would result in a young roster that could be offered to the public as hope for the next decade. The trade bandied about by espn.com's Chad Ford has Garnett going to Boston for four players -- Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff, Gerald Green and Sebastian Telfair -- and the No. 5 overall selection.
Obviously, this is way too optimistic on the ransom the Wolves could obtain for Garnett. Plus: The idea of playing with Paul Pierce in the easier Eastern Conference might appeal to KG, but there's no way he's going to embrace being reunited with Wally Szczerbiak in Boston.
The Wolves would prefer Ratliff because he will earn $11.7 million next season and then his contract expires. The Celtics would want to move Szczerbiak, who has bad feet, ankles and $25 million due over the next two years.
Yet, if you could get the talented Green, the capable Jefferson and the No. 5, McHale would have to be worse at his job than Wolves' followers already think is the case not to also take the troubled Telfair and the oft-hobbled Szczerbiak.
The Boston trade, unfortunately, figures to be more ESPN speculation than fact. If Garnett does get traded, the logical location remains the Los Angeles Lakers. For the Lakers, that would shut up Kobe Bryant and make tickets inside the Staples Center almost as tough to get as they were when Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal were together.
This would require McHale pushing Indiana out of the way in the Pacers attempt to trade Jermaine O'Neal to the Lakers for a package including Andrew Bynum, Luke Walton (sign and trade), Kwame Brown and the 19th pick in the draft. Throw in Brian Cook with that package and the money would work for Garnett to go to the Lakers.Either trade -- the pipe dream with Boston or a reasonable deal with the Lakers -- would make the long-term outlook better and not have all that much effect on the futile present for the Timberwolves. As for Hunter, there's no one who has watched a Twins game in the past decade that would prefer a Torii trade. He's a character, he's a competitor and he's a better hitter the past two seasons than at any time in his career. He also will turn 32 next month. No matter what platitudes you read from Ryan or other Twins officials on the possibility of bringing back Hunter, let's not be idiotic here: Larry Reynolds is Hunter's agent, and he doesn't offer discounts. It will take four years at nearly $60 million to sign Hunter. You can't sign a 32-year-old player -- no matter how popular and productive -- for a deal like that when Justin Morneau, 27, and Michael Cuddyer, 28, will need big-dollar, multiyear contracts in the next couple of years. Morneau, Joe Mauer and Cuddyer ... that's the core of the franchise for the next half-dozen years. The logical trade would send Hunter to the Yankees for outfielder Melky Cabrera and prospects such as pitcher Tyler Clippard and third baseman Eric Duncan (who has to hit some day after all those rave reviews). The time is approaching for Ryan to end this dual charade -- that the Twins are a contender, and Hunter might be re-signed -- and make a Chuck Knoblauch-style deal. He won't, of course, and Torii will walk away in the offseason. www.startribune.com/reusse/story/1258988.html |
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Post by Denver on Jun 21, 2007 13:56:41 GMT -5
^^^There's no way Danny Ainge is trading Al Jefferson. No way at all.
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Post by Cleveland on Jun 21, 2007 16:01:09 GMT -5
lol at not wanting to trade al jeff for f'in KG!!!!
do u kno how crazy u sould
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Post by Cleveland on Jun 21, 2007 16:13:17 GMT -5
Kg just said he will not play for boston. deal dead and done
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Post by Chicago on Jun 21, 2007 16:18:06 GMT -5
Wolves-Celtics trade talk? Garnett says forget itIf the Minnesota Timberwolves are listening to offers for Kevin Garnett, the player is trying to make their job easier. 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. Chris Sheridan covers the NBA for ESPN Insider. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2912075
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Post by Denver on Jun 21, 2007 16:19:24 GMT -5
lol at not wanting to trade al jeff for f'in KG!!!! do u kno how crazy u sould KG is like 31, that's why. We'd have to give a shitload more anyways. |
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Post by Cleveland on Jun 21, 2007 17:30:23 GMT -5
Kg for 5 years>>>al for the rest of his career.
pierce is getting irrtable and is like 31 also. Pierce and Kg would be a dominating combo in the east. Jeff n pierce is a lotto team unless g.green develops beyond his expactations this summer. Green,Jeff, filler and 5tth pick is a lot of kg, yes but i think celts would end up buddging in teh deal.
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Post by Toronto on Jun 21, 2007 17:31:21 GMT -5
lol you just got owned kevin, Kg won't go to Boston.
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Post by Denver on Jun 21, 2007 17:33:08 GMT -5
^^Sorry Ed, but Celtics still have more for the future than the Knicks do.  |
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Post by Toronto on Jun 21, 2007 17:59:10 GMT -5
^^Sorry Ed, but Celtics still have more for the future than the Knicks do. i won't deny it. |
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Post by Denver on Jun 22, 2007 12:13:32 GMT -5
^^Sorry Ed, but Celtics still have more for the future than the Knicks do. i won't deny it. Good. |
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Post by Chicago on Jun 22, 2007 21:44:14 GMT -5
THE FUTURE IS NOW
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Post by Denver on Jun 23, 2007 9:54:27 GMT -5
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Post by Cleveland on Jun 24, 2007 3:46:18 GMT -5
A trade here is gonna happen, bank on it. MKKKAYYYY |
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