What does the KG trade mean to the basketball games?
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With the news now official, Kevin Garnett is a Celtic. He has been traded to Boston in exchange for Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff along with his expiring contract and two first round picks. Combining Garnett with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in Boston is going to make for an exciting trio.
This amounts to a huge swing in terms of how both teams will be viewed in the basketball games. I'll be doing power rankings in relation to how good every team should be in NBA Live 08 and NBA 2K8 in the near future. This trade will catapult Boston in those rankings.
The Celtics certainly appear to be one of the better if not the best team in the Eastern Conference based on the trio of superstars. They will lack depth and struggle from the PG position. They don't have anything at C either. Really it will be a team that relies Garnett, Pierce, and Allen for everything. Despite that it will be difficult to contain the big three who all have the ability to drive or shoot from the outside.
Meanwhile the T-Wolves may not have the marquee player anymore, but this seems to be a good deal for them as well. They weren't going to do anything in the Western Conference with or without Garnett for the next couple years, so building for the future was the way to go. They'll now have a fun team to play with and have talent spread out on the court instead of only in one player. It makes them a more appealing team or a less appealing team depending on what kind of style an individual plays the game with. Some people do better with a superstar or two, while others like the freedom of not relying on just a couple specific players.
It looks like a good deal for both Boston and Minnesota. Not only for the NBA teams but also for their representation in the basketball games. Minnesota wasn't going to be a highly sought after team before but now they're a little more intriguing. When you get into a Dynasty mode they look to be in great shape for the future. Meanwhile in the weak Eastern Conference the Celtics become one of the premiere teams. They still may not match up against the Western Conference powerhouses, but with the trio of All-Stars they'll be dangerous on a game to game basis.
July 31, 2007 at 12:41 pm
I am a Timberwolves fan and I am glad to see Garnett moving on. Not because I hate him, but rather because I want to see him win and I know he wouldn’t be doing that in Minnesota anytime soon.
He has been nothing but a class act and an outstanding team player and I hope to see Garnett succeed in Boston even if my favorite team loses its star player. However, like pasta said, this is a move that seems to be best for both of the teams involved in the trade.
July 31, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Yeah igjoe I agree with you 100%
July 31, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Im Proud to be from boston..Patriots,Celtics,Red Sox..wow..this is our year
July 31, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Garnett isn’t going to make too big a deal, like the article said the two areas where there gonna hurt at is PG and C, and PG is strong in my opinion in the eastern conference. They’ll make the playoffs atleast…
July 31, 2007 at 9:30 pm
As far as the games go, Celtic’s will definitely get a lot of use online. KG will likely be rated a top 5 guy and Pierce and Allen will also be very good. Anytime you have 2 or more stars on a team, they’re sure to get a lot of use in the games.
August 1, 2007 at 4:26 am
The trade means nothing to video games. Authentic rosters are a minor feature that has been elevated to a major feature by marketing. The important thing in a game is the play. Last year, for example, NBA Live had authentic rosters but it had PG domination, no substitutions, and overall poor game play.
The emperor has no clothes. The point that the trade impacts the teams in video game play is ridiculous. Teams can be customized.
August 1, 2007 at 8:49 am
thetruth…how about online play? i believe that was the point. i mean how many people used the 49ers in Madden online last year, and how many do you think will use them this year. Calling him ridiculous for saying big offseason moves won’t impact play is ridiculous.
August 1, 2007 at 12:52 pm
I would like to see a big trade like this change the way trades are handled in games. Five players and two picks for one guy isn’t difficult, it’s impossible. The options aren’t there. You also can’t do three and four way trades! I think it is time games get redrafted to allow things like this. It adds a certain level of realism to the game to be able to make dynamic trades.
August 1, 2007 at 5:51 pm
i think KG is officaily overrated…he is getting old he might not be as affective…celtics will be a better team but timberwovles will be better now too there getting alot of new players and the picks give t-wolves a better chance…as for the basketball games we will see celtics as a high ranking maybe even in the 90s…we never know
August 2, 2007 at 6:43 am
No way Jose (i just wanted to say that)
but in no way is KG over-rated….He’s a guy who plays his heart out every night. I read a quote one GM said about to the likes of “He plays game 61 @ Atlanta the same way he plays the Western Conf. Finals”.
Assuming all stay healthy(big assumption), the Celtics are the team to beat in the Atlantic Division. As for the Twolves, I’d like to think they could have gotten a better deal but as is usually the case with superstar trades they got 60 cents on the dollar (ie. AI.
Have Twolve fans watching your team struggle to win 30 games.
August 2, 2007 at 8:55 am
KG old??? The dude is still young, never injured… Celts are looking up… I like the PG they got too??? whats dudes name??? West??? yeah celts look nice…
August 2, 2007 at 3:01 pm
TheRealdeal kid none of your teams are going to win the titles. so shut up.
August 3, 2007 at 12:28 pm
You’ve got some nice young chips to play with now. Gerald Green will be a superstar. Al Jefferson is getting better. You can get something nice for Gomes in a trade. The top teams in the league would love to acquire him. You’ll have to get rid of Blount and Ricky Davis. They will clash with the young players.