@ESPNSteinLine: Going online now: ESPN sources say Wolves making late push before trade deadline to bring home Wolves legend Kevin Garnett in trade w/Nets
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 15s16 seconds ago
As part of broader deal, Nets could send Jarrett Jack to Wizards and Kevin Garnett to Minnesota, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
The Social Chair said:They need to strip Saunders of his GM duties before he ruins the Andrew Wiggins era. This deal means they would have essentially traded a 2015 number 1 pick for KG (via Thad Yong).
David Aldridge @daldridgetnt 2m2 minutes ago
Source: Kevin Garnett agrees to trade, will go home to Minnesota for Thaddeus Young.
Nick Kaufman said:I suspect this isn't good news for our future draft picks, is it?
anything is possible.Ed Hillel said:Mannix is on WEEI now saying that KG is on the verge of signing a 2-year extension.
lolwut
Jed Zeppelin said:It's neutral, imo. Young is versatile and athletic defensively, but he can't shoot and his offense is limited if you don't have an up-tempo team, which Brooklyn is not.
Jed Zeppelin said:
It's neutral, imo. Young is versatile and athletic defensively, but he can't shoot and his offense is limited if you don't have an up-tempo team, which Brooklyn is not.
KG has been absolute grade A garbage for the Nets. This is a pure financial move on the Wolves' end. They get a little worse ensuring they stay in the top 3 pick area while selling a ton more tickets/merchandise the rest of the season/next couple seasons and get to sell the KG mentoring Wiggins/their young players storyline. Definitely worthwhile for them since Thad Young was gone anyways after this season.Devizier said:I actually like this trade -- from a basketball perspective -- for the Wolves. Gives them a pretty decent big man rotation, assuming Pekovic can stay healthy.
They still can't score worth a damn but that was going to be the case anyways.
No they didn't trade a #1 for KG. The #1 for Young was a sunk cost and he was playing out the string prior to becoming a FA. He was essentially an expiring deal that brought KG back to Minny which I'm very surprised he agreed to based on his prior relationship with Taylor. No way this gets done without Saunders.DrewDawg said:Didn't Young cost them a #1 pick as well? So, a #1 for KG?
Was able to become free agent after 3 years. Compound theory after that and CBA changed in '99 IIRC.kelpapa said:This is kind of off topic, but how did KG make so much more money than Kobe? He was only drafted the year before Kobe, so did they restructure salaries that year (or the year before Kobe became a free agent)? KG was making $19mm in in 00-01, and Kobe didn't make that until 07-08.
Dan to Theo to Ben said:Was able to become free agent after 3 years. Compound theory after that and CBA changed in '99 IIRC.
Gee, ya think?Kliq said:I saw that today, almost seems choreographed, with the kids trying to get a reluctant Dad out of his seat, only for him to have been wearing the body paint the whole time. Great video though, and KG's reaction is priceless.