Trades That Should Happen: Garnett to Any Damn Place

With the NBA trade deadline looming, the FanHouse looks at potential trades out there that would make the NBA a better, brighter, place.

It's not going to happen ... I guess we should get that out of the way first. The Wolves say they won't trade Garnett unless Garnett asks to be traded, and Garnett, for whatever the reasons, won't ask to be traded.

KG prefers that the Wolves do a little bit more to add players around him, sort of ignoring the fact that the Minnesota Timberwolves have never, ever done this.

I honestly believe it's the best thing for everyone involved. The Timberwolves should forget about trying to build around Kevin Garnett, because they clearly aren't capable ... and even if they were, by the team the pieces were developed and in place, Garnett would be 51 years old.

Yes, if they hold on to him, they could make the playoffs this year. Congratulations, you get to be swept in the first round. What a tremendous achievement.

I'd like to tell you that Kevin McHale should be beaten with a sledgehammer for wasting the career of Kevin Garnett, but if Garnett won't ask for a trade ... then it's at least as much his fault as it is that of Kevin McHale and Wolves owner Glen Taylor.

Still, we're talking about trades we'd like to see happen, not trades that will happen. So if the Wolves want to continue going down this path that leads to nowhere and in the process robbing NBA fans of seeing a great player in his prime, playing for something meaningful ... then there's not much anyone can do to stop them.