What would it take for the Warriors to get KG?

[Sanford - V. President of the Dangerous Crew Movement]

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Small Chance
Jun 30 - By sending franchise stalwart Jason Richardson to Charlotte for the rights to Brandan Wright, Warriors vice president Chris Mullin engineered his second big roster and salary cap makeover of the year.

And there's a chance -- albeit small -- that a third could be coming. The Warriors had "substantial discussions" with Minnesota this week and aren't counting themselves out of the Kevin Garnett sweepstakes, according to a league source.

It isn't clear how close they came to pulling off a multi-team deal Thursday, but the odds of a Garnett trade diminished once Richardson and his hefty salary were dealt away. -- San Francisco Chronicle

# The trade rumors surrounding Garnett swirled right up to the draft Thursday. Then they paused, if only for a moment, then got started again Friday. Perhaps Golden State is in the mix. Maybe Dallas is preparing for a run. Randy Wittman, though, is operating as though Garnett will be in a Wolves uniform come October.

"Right now, I have to as a coach," Wittman said. "That's why I'm going to summer league trying to put these guys in position as if Kevin is on the team, how I would use these guys in accordance to him." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

[Lunatic]

I wonder this myself...I'm thinking:

Andris Biedrins
Al Harrington/Stephen Jackson
Monta Ellis

what you guys think??

[Sanford - V. President of the Dangerous Crew Movement]

I wonder this myself...I'm thinking:

Andris Biedrins
Al Harrington/Stephen Jackson
Monta Ellis

what you guys think??

im pretty sure S. Jackson wont be in the trade if something does go down though.

[Lunatic]

I wonder this myself...I'm thinking:

Andris Biedrins
Al Harrington/Stephen Jackson
Monta Ellis

what you guys think??

true..Minny would be retarded not to ask for Biedrins
im pretty sure S. Jackson wont be in the trade if something does go down though.

[Low Key]

The media is really blowing up this KG thing a little too much. I've said it before and I'll say it again, the Wolves won't trade Garnett until the deadline if at all. They might just let him walk.

As far as I can tell, McHale and Taylor don't think they are getting good deals. They have been saying it over and over to the local media, but ESPN keeps bringing it up like the Wolves have the balls to make a move. They don't and they won't.

[GangstaBoogy]

With Minnesota seeking prospects, the Warriors are now offering Brandan Wright, Monta Ellis and Patrick O'Bryant in exchange for Kevin Garnett.

Minnesota is asking for Andris Biedrins. Golden State is offering Al Harrington instead and may also insist that Garnett waive his $6.5-million trade kicker, so it's not done yet.


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[Sanford - V. President of the Dangerous Crew Movement]

With Minnesota seeking prospects, the Warriors are now offering Brandan Wright, Monta Ellis and Patrick O'Bryant in exchange for Kevin Garnett.

Minnesota is asking for Andris Biedrins. Golden State is offering Al Harrington instead and may also insist that Garnett waive his $6.5-million trade kicker, so it's not done yet.


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where did you hear that from?

[Bay Area Jat]

With Minnesota seeking prospects, the Warriors are now offering Brandan Wright, Monta Ellis and Patrick O'Bryant in exchange for Kevin Garnett.

Minnesota is asking for Andris Biedrins. Golden State is offering Al Harrington instead and may also insist that Garnett waive his $6.5-million trade kicker, so it's not done yet.


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shit if that deal goes down. ill go put a G on the W's to make it to finals.

[7even]

holy shit. 

[GangstaBoogy]

With Minnesota seeking prospects, the Warriors are now offering Brandan Wright, Monta Ellis and Patrick O'Bryant in exchange for Kevin Garnett.

Minnesota is asking for Andris Biedrins. Golden State is offering Al Harrington instead and may also insist that Garnett waive his $6.5-million trade kicker, so it's not done yet.


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where did you hear that from?

shiet my bad. i quoted that from realgm.com i believe.

[Sparegeez]

Man I don't know. I really want to keep Monte Ellis for depth and because I have a feeling he is gonna mature into a future star.

[Sanford - V. President of the Dangerous Crew Movement]

Man I don't know. I really want to keep Monte Ellis for depth and because I have a feeling he is gonna mature into a future star.

for KG though!  monta will become a tony park like player in a few years.  But KG is one of the best players the game has period.

i hope something goes down.

Warriors are also looking into G. Wallace from the Bobcats.  dude can fly. 



Eight teams reportedly interested in Bobcats free agent Wallace

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Charlotte Bobcats face heavy competition in their effort to re-sign leading scorer Gerald Wallace.

Gerald Wallace
Wallace

Forward
Charlotte Bobcats

Profile
2007 Season Stats GM    PPG    RPG    APG    FG%    FT%
72    18.1    7.2    2.6    .502    .691

The Bobcats were one of eight teams that contacted Wallace when the NBA's free agency period began at midnight Saturday. Dallas, Orlando, Milwaukee, Detroit, Miami, Portland and Golden State all made inquiries, a person close to Wallace said Sunday.

The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject, said Wallace hasn't agreed to a deal with any team.

Bobcats part-owner Michael Jordan said last week that re-signing Wallace was one of the team's top offseason priorities. Bobcats vice president of basketball operations Bernie Bickerstaff did not immediately return a phone call Sunday.

Wallace averaged 18.1 points and 7.2 rebounds a game last season, when he made just over $5.5 million. He opted out of the final year of his contract, which would have paid him about $6 million, to become an unrestricted free agent. Wallace could command more than $10 million a season in a deal that could run as long as six years.

The Bobcats took on the first big contract in their three-year history last week when they acquired swingman Jason Richardson from Golden State in a draft-night trade. Richardson, who the Bobcats hope will be the go-to scorer they've been missing, is due about $51 million over the next four seasons.

The Bobcats believe a nucleus of Richardson, Wallace, power forward Emeka Okafor and point guard Raymond Felton would get them to the playoffs next season.

The Bobcats, whose $41 million payroll was well under the salary cap last season, still have the money to pay Wallace. Orlando and Milwaukee are also under the cap. Several other teams would have to do a sign-and-trade deal with Charlotte.

Wallace said near the end of last season that he wanted to re-sign with Charlotte after the Bobcats gave him a chance to play. Wallace, who left Alabama after one season, spent his first three years in the NBA at the end of Sacramento's bench.

But the Bobcats selected the 6-foot-7 slasher in the 2004 expansion draft, and he quickly blossomed.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

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[Sanford - V. President of the Dangerous Crew Movement]

With Minnesota seeking prospects, the Warriors are now offering Brandan Wright, Monta Ellis and Patrick O'Bryant in exchange for Kevin Garnett.

Minnesota is asking for Andris Biedrins. Golden State is offering Al Harrington instead and may also insist that Garnett waive his $6.5-million trade kicker, so it's not done yet.


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where did you hear that from?

shiet my bad. i quoted that from realgm.com i believe.

no problem.  thanks man. 

[Bay Area Jat]

GOLDEN STATE

That Jason Richardson-to-Charlotte trade?

NBA front-office sources insist that was actually part of the Warriors' late
bid on draft night to assemble their own three-team swoop for Garnett, with
the Warriors and Bobcats deciding to go ahead with a smaller deal when it
became apparent that there would be no draft-night blockbuster.

Said one rival team executive who was likewise in the hunt: "Golden State
thought they had KG."

However ...

Golden State really needed Richardson's salary to make a KG deal work. That
$10 million trade exception created by his departure cannot be combined with
other salaries in the Warriors' next KG proposal, which means they wouldn't
appear capable of approaching Garnett's salary range without including Baron
Davis in a deal. What would the Warriors really have if Baron isn't there to
play with KG?

The Warriors' interest, however, remains undeterred. And they do have their
own impressive cache of assets to force their way into any multi-team
conversation, starting with coveted youngsters like Monta Ellis, Andris
Biedrins and now Brandan Wright. Warriors vice president Chris Mullin has
also created a good deal of payroll flexibility for himself by shedding
Richardson, which created the $10 million trade exception Golden State could
use to take back one of the Wolves' undesirable contracts (such as Marko
Jaric or Troy Hudson) in a separate trade. It's my belief that Garnett would
not want to play in Golden State and that his representation would try to
dissuade the Warriors from trading for him, by reminding them -- as seen
with the Celtics -- of Garnett's ability to leave after one season.

Yet as one Warriors wiseacre is fond of reminding me, Garnett already comes
to Oakland twice a season, so don't rule anything out.

And my longtime colleague Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury-News, who
hawks Mullin as closely as anyone, contends that pretty much every move
Mully makes "is done with an eye towards improving their position in Garnett
talks."

[Sanford - V. President of the Dangerous Crew Movement]

i bet you nellie for sure will come back if KG is on the roster.