Fans of the Boston Celtics can tell you how the trade that brought Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett to the Celtics from the Minnesota Timberwolves took place, but if you ask Boston fans what led the T-Wolves to deal away a player of KG’s caliber, you might not get as many accurate answers.
To be honest, a lot went into Garnett’s exit from Minnesota. But one incident, in particular, can be seen as emblematic of the dysfunction leading to the Big Ticket taking a one-way trip to the city of Boston from Minneapolis in the summer of 2007.
That would be the disaster that was the debacle surrounding the Joe Smith signings, a series of events that landed the ‘Wolves in hot water with the league and set the franchise on course to dealing KG to the Celtics.
To hear the story in full for yourself, check out this excellent account from the folks behind the The Score YouTube channel.
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