| Is This Really The End For KG In Minnesota? Authored by Josh Klomp - June 27, 2007 - 3:51 pm
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June 28, 1995 - Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 5th overall selection, becoming the first player straight out of high school to be selected in the NBA Draft in 20 years.
January 9, 1996 - Started his first NBA game after then-starter Sam Mitchell told their coach Garnett should be starting.
1997 - Became the highest-paid athlete in any team sport after signing a contract worth $126 million over 6 years to remain with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
1998 - First player in Minnesota Timberwolves history to start in the NBA All-Star Game.
2001 - Became the 7th player in NBA history to average more than 20 points per game, 10 rebounds per game, and 5 assists per game in more than one season.
2003 - Named MVP of the 52nd Annual NBA All-Star Game.
October 2003 - Signed a five-year extension worth $100 million that would last until the 2008-2009 season with a player option before the final year.
2004 - Named NBA's Most Valuable Player.
May 19, 2004 - Defeated the Sacramento Kings on his birthday in Game 7 to advance to the Western Conference Finals vs. the Los Angeles Lakers of Los Angeles (little baseball joke). Immediately following the game, he climbed atop the press table to share the moment with the hometown fans.
Now, as long as I have followed the Minnesota Timberwolves and the NBA, Kevin Garnett has been the centerpiece of this franchise. While other stars have requested or demanded a trade when things don't go right, Kevin has remained loyal and faithful to this organization. I have heard many people say he should demand a trade, but it is not like KG to do that. Call it whatever you want, but I truly believe Garnett wants to remain with the only franchise he has played for.
When KG said he would want to play in a warm-weather city like Phoenix, many people took it as him requesting a trade there. All he was saying was that he wouldn't mind playing in warm weather. Who can blame him for wanting to spend winter months in Phoenix instead of Minnesota?
There is also no trading partner in the NBA who can give us equal value for him. This isn't a scenario where we don't need equal value either because Garnett has not requested a trade. The only players that would work talent-wise do not work financially. The trades that work from a financial perspective do not give the Timberwolves back enough value. |
