O/T It's time to trade Kevin Garnett

[NJNetz]

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">It's the story every NBA fan outside of Minnesota wants to read someday. It might even be the story frustrated Wolves fans are ready to read now.

Kevin Garnett is officially, legitimately on the trading block.

Numerous NBA front-office sources reiterated to me this week that we're still not there yet, and not especially close to being there. But personally? I've changed my stance on this one.

After years of resisting the natural NBA writer's instinct to demand that the Wolves trade Garnett and start over, I've given in. Not even 10 games into the new season, I don't see enough hope for Minnesota to continue down this path … assuming you can call it a path.

I simply struggle to see -- with the Wolves possessing such limited trade assets beyond KG himself -- how they can improve the cast around him to avoid slipping farther and farther away in a deeper-than-ever West.

Let's be realistic.

Even if Garnett opts out of his contract in the summer of 2008 as expected and walks away from an '08-09 salary of $23 million, he still will have banked more than $200 million by then. He'll be 32 that summer and, maybe more than any other player in history, could comfortably afford signing wherever he wants for the mid-level exception.

It's not like he needs another max deal. Chicago? Lakers? Maybe KG's willing to take a pay cut, in the tradition of Karl Malone and Gary Payton, to go to Phoenix and play with Steve Nash. Or, say, New Jersey with Jason Kidd.</div>
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[kobe23]

why was this posted on the nets forum?

 

[kobe23]

can i post this in the laker forum?

 

[NJNetz]

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">why was this posted on the nets forum?</div>

Because I wanted the possibility of KG coming here talked about. Sure it's a stretch, but interesting to talk about.


<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">can i post this in the laker forum?</div>

Sure.

 

[Legacy]

I'm not sure if we can afford KG. We have Carter, Kidd, and Jefferson and they all get paid alot. Getting KG would be nearly impossible unless Vince opts out of his contract. If he does, then I could see us signing Garnett.

 

[kobimel]

<div class="quote_poster">Carter Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I'm not sure if we can afford KG. We have Carter, Kidd, and Jefferson and they all get paid alot. Getting KG would be nearly impossible unless Vince opts out of his contract. If he does, then I could see us signing Garnett.</div>

The article says that KG would probably sign for as little as the mid level exception, and we can definently afford that.

 

[Legacy]

<div class="quote_poster">kobimel Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">The article says that KG would probably sign for as little as the mid level exception, and we can definently afford that.</div>

Yeah true, but I think it will be hard for Carter and Garnett to get along with both of them wanting the ball so much. But, Garnett said he will play a mid level expectation, so we will have to and see how it all plays out, that is if we sign him.