Draft question

[keltsfan]

Frederick,

While I agree with your point about Garnett being the face of the franchise
and the Timberwolves not wanting to trade him because of that, the issue is
complicated by the fact that he can opt out of the remaning year of his deal
after next season. Will he, at 31 years old, decide to opt out and go to a
team that is competing for a championship leaving Minnesota with nothing in
return?  Can the Timberwolves take that risk given the fact that
ownership/management threw away so many first round picks in the Joe Smith
signing fiasco?  Or will they decide to deal with the short term negative PR
issues and trade him for a combination of emerging prospects and draft picks
realizing it might be best to start over despite losing the franchise's best
all time player. 

Of course, should the Wolves end up with Durant or Oden, Garnett is more
likely to finish his career a Timberwolf.  Should the Wolves end up with
neither AND Garnett be traded for a mix of young players and picks, the 2008
Minnesota first round pick acquired by the Celtics in the Davis/Sczcerbiak
deal looks much, much better. 

In any event, it should be an eventful offseason for the lottery teams that
have star players approaching the back nine of their respective careers. 

Ravi

> -----Original Message-----
> From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com 
> [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On Behalf Of Frederick Hurley
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 6:41 AM
> To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
> Subject: RE: Draft question
> 
> On Tue, April 17, 2007 1:13 am, keltsfan wrote:
> > Unfortunately JB, I think that piece is more likely to be Kevin 
> > Garnett than it is Pierce.
> 
> One thing I would add to the discussion of the Bulls trading 
> for a final piece should their playoff run not be stellar:
> 
> I think it's far more likely that Boston finally pulls the 
> trigger and trades Pierce than that Minnesota trade Garnett.  
> In the end, Garnett is the face of the franchise, both now 
> and historically.  Pierce, while our best-known player right 
> now, is not the historic face of the Celtics, and thus, I see 
> him as more likely to be traded.
> 
> Oh, one question - talk about gambling on slim odds - right 
> before the lottery, as in minutes before, you offer Pierce to 
> Chicago for the Knicks'
> pick, in the hopes of walking out with Oden and Durant, or at 
> the very least, one of them, and one of the Floridians.  Now 
> THAT'S a dumb gamble.
> 
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