Espn and Fox Sports are reporting that Kevin Garnett to the Celtics is very close to being a completed deal.  “Among the players who could be headed to Minnesota are forward Al Jefferson, guard Sebastian Telfair, swingman Gerald Green and center Theo Ratliff, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been completed. The official also said the Timberwolves would get at least one draft choice.”  http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/7075382

 This is a very interesting trade when you look at it from both perspectives.  From the Timberwolves perspective they get much younger and get some players with some serious promise.  Al Jefferson showed last season that he will be a great player in the league and by averaging 16 points and 11 rebounds in 34 minutes a game.  Gerald Green is still very young and has a lot of upside.  Telfair has his issues and may not even play a minute in Minnesota after going through his legal troubles this offseason again.  Theo Ratliff provides a giant cap relief at the end of the season of nearly 12 million dollars and that’s big for Minnesota.  By getting  a draft choice back they will clearly continue to rebuild with a decent pick, especially if the pick they get back is the pick they gave to Boston last season.

 For Boston, they just got very good very quickly.  They now have acquired Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett this offseason and when you add Paul Pierce into the mix you have one of the top 3somes in the league.  I love the deal for Boston who wants to win now.  Garnett gives them a strong presence who simply can’t get doubleteamed anymore.  What team will double down on Garnett and open up shots for Pierce and Allen?  Garnett will arguably have his best season in Boston and give that city hope again.  Where the Celtics have giant question marks are at Center and Point Guard.  Rajon Rondo will be counted on along with Delonte West to run the point.  West primarily played there last season and did decent but wasn’t great.  He is a better shooter than Rondo but Rondo would challenge for the league lead in steals if he were to play that position 30 minutes each night. 

 Both teams would be getting what they want.  The Wolves will rebuild while the Celtics gamble to get good now.  I think the Celtics will look for a defensive Center and go from there.  I think the Wolves will let the kids play and bring a very exciting brand of basketball back to Minnesota, just like when Marbury and Garnett were youngsters there.

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I can’t tell you how excited I am about this opportunity.  I absolutely love the game of basketball in nearly every form (Church Organization Basketball excluded) and to get the chance to talk about it daily is something that really excites me.  We want this blog to be about each and every person’s love for the game and to feel free to share experiences that we can all learn from.  Believe me when I say that when we win our 6 foot and under league team title this coming season I will be posting all about it.  I want the excitement of playing the game to come out.  I want the success stories shared from a certain product or applying a trait that you picked up in a drill.  Sometimes it is the little things that excite me when I play.  Something as simple as a nice crisp pass or a jump shot that you know is good the second it leaves your hand.  Does it get better than that?  Not to me and I want to share that enthusiasm with all of you.  Let’s get some experiences rolling in here of your favorite basketball moment.  Mine was scoring 73 points in a game.  Now I didn’t pass the ball much at all during that time of my career, but that game was my favorite.  Looking back I think my teammates liked me like TeenWolf’s teammates liked him, not very much.  That game sticks out because I felt like I could do nothing wrong.  I didn’t get tired and all I remember was thinking that I was going to do everything I could to make us win the game and we did.  So with that, let’s get this going.  Send in your favorite basketball moment so far in your life and any questions you might have.  I can’t post everything, but I promise that this will be a very active blog where opinions are very welcome.  Enjoy.

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