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Jeff Goodman:

The on-again, off-again deal with the Boston Celtics acquiring Kevin Garnett apparently is back on. According to sources, the current deal on the table has the 6-foot-11 Garnett heading to Boston and the Celtics dealing away Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff's hefty expiring contract and Rajon Rondo. There may also be other players and draft picks involved. It's not quite done, but three industry sources — including one close to the Celtics — told FOXSports.com that it's extremely close and could become official within the next 48 hours. "It's basically done," one source said. "If it does happen, this will make the Celtics relevant again.

Mark Stein:

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics, who nearly completed a blockbuster Kevin Garnett trade before the June draft, have resurrected those trade talks and are again in serious discussions, according to NBA front-office sources. Sources told ESPN.com on Sunday night that former teammates Kevin McHale and Danny Ainge have revived a deal that would end Garnett's 12-season association with Minnesota by sending him to Ainge's Celtics, with the Wolves getting back two of the assets McHale coveted most last month: Al Jefferson and Theo Ratliff's expiring contract. The deal, however, depends on Garnett softening his stance on playing in Boston, with sources indicating late Sunday that Garnett could be warming to the idea. It's believed that the latest incarnation of the deal would require Boston to package Gerald Green and Sebastian Telfair with Jefferson and Ratliff in exchange for Garnett. It's also likely that other players and/or draft picks would be added to the package if the deal gets Garnett's signoff.

Eric Weiss:

Multiple sources close to the situation told DraftExpress Sunday that the Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves have come to terms on a trade exchanging Kevin Garnett for a package including Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair, and Theo Ratliff. The exact details of the trade aren’t known at this point, but it is believed that the deal will be completed shortly with similar parameters. This deal has been rumored for most of the summer, but according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation, the main hold up had been the negotiation of a contract extension for Garnett. According to this source, Garnett’s camp is asking for a 5 year extension worth 125 million dollars. Whether or not the two parties have altered the initial proposal or agreed to it is not known, but apparently some accord has been reached. Garnett has an opt-clause in his contract for next season that he has essentially been using as leverage to get traded and secure his financial future with the team that acquires his services. It had been widely assumed that the initial deal between the clubs had fallen through when Garnett’s agent publicized that his client was not interested in going to Boston. But circumstances seem to have progressed since that stage, to the point where one prominent player on the Celtics responded to inquiry by stating the team was “winning the Eastern Conference” next season, after having learned of Garnett’s imminent arrival.

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Quite Frankly

OMFG at Celtic's lineup.

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Please.

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DraftExpress is now reporting the rumor [see first post].

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number1pick

Allen, Pierce, KG
HOLY HELL!!!
Add Brevin Knight to be the PG and that starting lineup is easily the best in the East and probably best in the league. Not sure who else is out there and available as far as PG's go but they will probably find something.

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Charlie Bell. He good.

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Yes. Some team really needs to get on him. He can play.

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c_dog

So they can get garnett for just jefferson and garbage? theo's expiring looks good to them, but we actually get to dump Telfaire on them, along with the ever so disappointing gerald green. it would be awesome if this happend.

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Charlie Bell is obviously the guy to slot at the one (especially if Minnesota's insisting on Rondo). The best part will be the explosion of public grief that will crash CelticsBlog for days.

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PG- Charlie Bell
SG- Ray Allen
SF- Paul Pierce
PF- Kevin Garnett
C- Kendrick Perkins

???

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Current Celtics Roster:

PG- Rajon Rondo, Eddie House, Gabe Pruitt
SG- Ray Allen, Tony Allen, J.R. Giddens
SF- Paul Pierce, Bill Walker
PF- Kevin Garnett, Leon Powe, Brian Scalabrine
C- Kendrick Perkins, Glen Davis, Patrick O'Bryant

Damian Necronamous

Holy crap, the Celtics are going to be good.

If it goes down as ESPN is saying it could (Jefferson, Green, Telfair, Ratliff for KG), it works well for both teams.

Celtics
PG: Rajon Rondo...Gabe Pruitt
SG: Ray Allen...Tony Allen
SF: Paul Pierce...Ryan Gomes...Brandon Wallace
PF: Kevin Garnett...Leon Powe...Glen Davis...Brian Scalabrine
C: Kendrick Perkins

Timberwolves
PG: Randy Foye...Sebastian Telfair...Marko Jaric
SG: Ricky Davis...Gerald Green...Rashard McCants
SF: Corey Brewer...Trenton Hassell
PF: Al Jefferson...Craig Davis...Mark Madsen
C: Mark Blount...Juwan Howard...Theo Ratliff

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PG: Derek Fisher, Jordan Farmar
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Lamar Odom, Trevor Ariza, Luke Walton
PF: Pau Gasol, Vladimir Radmanovic
C: Andrew Bynum, Chris Mihm

Unsigned Free Agents: Sasha Vujacic, D.J. Mbenga, Ira Newble, Coby Karl, Joe Crawford

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5 Perkins .... _____ ...... Davis
4 Garnett .... Gomes ..... Powe
3 Pierce ...... _____ ..... Gomes
2 Allen ........ _____ ..... Allen
1 _____ ..... Rondo ..... Pruitt

If this trade is completed, the Celtics would have to acquire three players to fill out the roster: a starting point guard, a defensive wing player, and a backup center. The point guard must be effective without the ball in his hands. He must be able to hit an open perimeter shot. He must be able to play effectively in a half-court offense. Rondo's inability to shoot from the outside and play in a half-court set demotes him to the back-up position. Possible candidates include Charlie Bell, Juan Carlos Navarro [sign and trade], and Luther Head [trade]. A defensive wing player is needed to spell Pierce and Allen. His only requirement is perimeter defense and outside shooting. Possible candidates include Ruben Patterson, Ime Udoka, Dahntay Jones, James Posey, even Matt Barnes. A backup center [or starting center, really] is needed. Basically any veteran that would like to win. It's a shame that Joe Smith signed with Chicago since he is a friend of Garnett. Possible candidates include Chris Webber, PJ Brown, even Brian Skinner.

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