A little bit more info on the Sixers-Iverson saga. During last night’s game, it was confirmed that Allen Iverson had asked to be traded, meaning he’s likely played his last game as a Philadelphia 76er. Immediately, I started thinking of a couple of scenarios as to where he’d be a good fit. I figured it’d be a team with some talent there already, but not enough to warrant a deep playoff run right now.

The most attractive option was Orlando, in my opinion. Putting Allen Iverson and beastly Dwight Howard on the same team would be one of the most dynamic duos in the NBA. The only thing comparable would be Dwyane Wade and Shaq. For now, Orlando hasn’t entered the fray. But another team has.

Kevin Garnett wants Allen Iverson. He really, really wants him. After last night’s win over Utah, Garnett made an open plea to Timberwolves Vice President of Basketball Operations, Kevin McHale.

“Bring it on, I love ‘The Answer,”‘ Garnett said Friday night. “We welcome A.I. with open arms. Where’s Kevin McHale?”

What would be a better fit? Acquiring Iverson puts talks on hold about Garnett being traded. A superstar player like KG to has shown great loyalty to the Timberwolves, it’s time he be rewarded. We’ve seen what can do with talent around him. The Timberwolves were in the Western Conference Finals the only season they tried to put stars around Garnett (Latrell Sprewell and Sam Cassell).

Minnesota is off to a surprising 9-9 start, thanks to the great play of Garnett. They also have a couple other guys that are capable scorers in Ricky Davis and Mike James. Adding Iverson into the mix creates lots of scoring and lots of depth. It also creates a nice cast of character’s at Minnesota’s disposal. There’s Iverson, some Eddie Griffin, and maybe a cameo by famous white guy Mark Madsen. There’s lots of potential here. Let’s get it done.

Over the next month until opening night on October 31, I?ll be previewing one NBA team a day. Starting in the Eastern Conference, I?ll be starting with my lowest ranked team and continuing to the best, then switching conferences. Enjoy.

Poor Poor KG

I can’t help but feel sorry for Kevin Garnett. I say this every year but I don’t think it’s ever been more true. The “put talent around KG and he’ll take us to the promised land” experiment lasted only one season; and the T-Wolves were within two games of the NBA Finals. And now, the T-Wolves are spinning their wheels while Garnett continues to give 20 point and 10 rebound performances. He had 62 double doubles last season, most in the NBA. But what’s around him? Not much. I think Garnett will be traded before next season begins, hopefully to a winner. He deserves it.

Overview

Aside from Garnett, the Timberwolves are a bunch of question marks. Rashad McCants, last year’s 1st round pick will be out of action to start the season. He’s not expected back for a few months after knee surgery. The Timberwolves did make a nice pickup in Mike James, who scored over 20 points a game last year and dished out almost 6 assists per game for Toronto. He’s joined in the backcourt by underachievers Ricky Davis and Marko Jaric. Minnesota should hope that rookie Randy Foye develops quickly to limit the time Davis is on the court. His inconsistancy and crappy defense won’t take this team anywhere. The frontcourt, besides Garnett, is shaky. Eddie Griffin stinks and Mark Blunt is only a passable offensive player with little interest in defense or rebounding. Read the rest of this entry »