The obvious fact is that both Garnett and Ray Allen were traded to the Celtics!
They don’t have much autonomy!
At that time, the SuperSonics chose to rebuild and were selling off Ray Allen, so the Celtics decisively traded for Ray Allen.
Ray Allen himself can't control this!
Garnett is a little different.
At first, Garnett felt that the Celtics were not strong enough and was unwilling to join.
Of course, Garnett is still under contract and is not a free agent. The Celtics can force him to be traded.
However, being forceful is not a good idea, and if a trade is forced, it will be difficult to negotiate a contract renewal in the future.
It was precisely because of the first trade to bring in Ray Allen that Garnett saw the hope of winning, so he agreed to renew his contract immediately after joining the Celtics.
If Garnett does not agree to renew his contract with the Celtics, Celtics general manager Ainge would not dare to force a trade for Garnett.
It's not worth paying such a big price for just one year.
But no matter what, there is no doubt that Garnett was traded.
Even if Garnett disagrees, the Celtics and Timberwolves can force a trade!
The fact is that before the Celtics proposed a trade, the Timberwolves owner had intended to send Garnett away.
Because the Timberwolves' record in recent years has been very dismal, even with Garnett here.
Moreover, Garnett's contract expires in one year, and he faces the issue of renewal.
Garnett wants a big contract, but the Timberwolves owner doesn't want to give it!
Garnett and the Timberwolves have a completely bad relationship!
In 1995, the Timberwolves selected Garnett with the fifth overall pick, and the Timberwolves also ushered in a turning point.
In the 1996-97 season, Garnett led the team to a historic breakthrough and entered the playoffs for the first time.
Since then, the Timberwolves have entered the playoffs for eight consecutive years.
In the summer of 2003, the Timberwolves recruited madman Sprewell and alien Cassell in the free market, and joined Garnett to form a powerful three-headed combination.
In the 2003-04 season, "Wolf King" Garnett even won the regular season MVP, leading the Timberwolves to the top spot in the Western Conference with the best record in team history of 58 wins and 24 losses.
Unfortunately, in the second game of the Western Conference Finals, Cassell retired due to injury after only 43 seconds on the court.
The Timberwolves also lost 2:4 to the "F4" Lakers in the Western Conference finals.
In the 1999-05 season, Garnett played "20+10+5" for 6 consecutive seasons, becoming the only player in NBA history to achieve this achievement.
However, with the disbandment of the "Three-Headed Monster", the team has been slow to make any progress in recruiting, and the Timberwolves have missed the playoffs for three consecutive years.
During Garnett's 12 years with the Timberwolves, he only won a total of 17 playoff games. He had 17 wins and 30 losses in the playoffs. He missed the playoffs 4 times and the Western Conference Finals once. In addition, he was eliminated in all first rounds.
Was swept twice.
The results were dismal, so the Timberwolves boss had the idea of trading Garnett.
There is no doubt about Garnett's ability, so why has his performance in leading the team been so poor?
There are many reasons, such as bad luck, Garnett's contract is too big, and the team owner and management are too weak!
In the 1996-97 season, as Marbury joined the Timberwolves, Garnett, Marbury, and Gugliotta formed the Timberwolves' trident at that time, leading the team to the playoffs.
Although they were swept out by the Rockets in the first round, Minnesota fans saw hope of rising.
In the 1997-98 season, he had a record of 45 wins and 37 losses. Garnett averaged 18.5 and 9.5 rebounds per game. Marbury averaged 17.7 points and 8.6 assists per game. They lost to the SuperSonics in the first round of the playoffs and were eliminated again.
But this time they persisted until the fifth game.
In the summer of 1998, Garnett and the Timberwolves accepted a huge six-year contract worth a total of 126 million.
This means that Marbury can only get a contract with a total price of no more than $78 million!
This also caused the first crack in the seemingly equal brotherly relationship.
Finally, on March 9, 1999, after playing the last game of his Timberwolves career, Marbury chose to return to his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets.
At this point, the dual-star era of Garnett and Marbury came to an end. The two people who were once as close as brothers also chose to part ways in the face of interests.
In addition, the signing of Joe Smith's yin-yang contract also has a certain relationship with Garnett's big contract.
Because Garnett's contract was too large, it depleted the Timberwolves' salary space, making it impossible for the Timberwolves to sign star players like Joe Smith.
As a result, Timberwolves owner Taylor made a secret operation and signed the rising star with a minimum salary contract below the market price.
2-year short-term contract, total amount is only 1.75 million!
This shocked the entire alliance.
In 2000, Joe Smith's agent Andrew was investigated by the police for a theft incident. Among the documents found by the police, they were shocked to see an underground contract signed by Joe Smith and the Timberwolves. The amount was 86 million over seven years.
!
This was a completely sky-high contract at the time, but the league had no idea.
After this contract was made public, the league's top brass was furious. They issued a large fine to the Timberwolves and deprived them of their first-round draft picks for the next five years. Although they later appealed, the five years became three years, but
This was still a devastating blow to the Timberwolves' team building during that period.
The main responsibility for this yin-yang contract lies with the Timberwolves' management!
Such an operation is simply too retarded!
However, Garnett's big contract also has certain responsibilities.
As a professional player, it’s okay to focus on money. This is understandable.
But if you do this, don’t blame yourself for not winning the championship!
You have the strength to take away a lot of money, what will others do?
If you don’t have the ability, you won’t be able to win. Who wants to make less money than you if you have the ability?
All the money has been taken away by you. If you don’t have capable players and the team is not strong enough, of course you won’t win the championship!
Of course, Garnett can't be entirely blamed for the money thing.
Winning the regular season MVP in the 2003-04 season, Garnett also ranked first in the league in efficiency, but the team still stopped in the Western Conference Finals, which made Garnett blame himself very much.
During the 2004-05 season, Garnett had to sign a new contract. This time he took a crazy salary cut of 12 million and chose to give back to the team with loyalty, hoping that the team would strengthen and he could win a championship in Minnesota.
But what the Timberwolves management gave Garnett this time was a huge retaliatory deception:
The team's main lineup remained unchanged, and the core player Cassel was traded away in the second season!
Garnett's loyalty was rewarded with a significant reduction in the new lineup.
At first, Garnett only wanted money, and his big contract hindered the healthy development of the team.
Later, Garnett took a significant salary cut in order to win the championship, but the team deceived him.
In short, Garnett and the management have hurt each other over the years in the Timberwolves, and it is the team that is ultimately hurt.
