@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
KG agrees to trade back to Minnesota
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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).
Nick Kaufman 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:
He could be a good complement to Joe Johnson, the latter of whom isn't exactly known for his defense.
Jed Zeppelin said:
He also has an opt-out in his contract, which he will obviously exercise. If the first round pick was so valuable, then the bad move was trading it for Young in the first place (but trading a late round pick to gamble on Young is a fair gamble). They basically traded something that was not going to have any value for the franchise going forward for a fan favorite. I don't see it as a basketball ops vs. marketing move; Young was a goner who they traded for someone that will likely get the attention of former fans that haven't paid attention in years.
And that said, why would having Garnett around be bad for a team trying to groom young players into NBA regulars? Coming into this week, Young was the oldest starter on the team. I can't see a veteran presence being a bad thing for a rebuilding team.
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:
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:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2374657-zach-lavine-is-terrified-by-kevin-garnetts-return-to-minnesota-timberwolves?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national
"One of our veteran guys told our young guys yesterday, 'Hey, listen, when KG walks in the locker room, your phones better be tucked away because if they're not, they're going to get thrown in the toilet on game night,'" Saunders said.
"One of our veteran guys told our young guys yesterday, 'Hey, listen, when KG walks in the locker room, your phones better be tucked away because if they're not, they're going to get thrown in the toilet on game night,'" Saunders said.
I guess the young guys will have one additional thing to worry about KG:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/kevin-garnett-wants-327-million-191800817.html
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/kevin-garnett-wants-327-million-191800817.html
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.
Was able to become free agent after 3 years. Compound theory after that and CBA changed in '99 IIRC.kelpapa said:
