[In the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Sam Smith writes that] trading suggestions are all in fun, and occasionally they happen. So I thought it made sense for a megadeal: Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki, the offensive star, to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Garnett, a David Robinson type in that he's asked to be a great offensive player when he probably should be Bill Russell. The 'kid' has played almost 30,000 minutes in the NBA, which is the twilight for most great players. ... being on a contender anytime soon in Minnesota.  -   Kelvin Garnett     Quotes
[In the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Sam Smith writes that] trading suggestions are all in fun, and occasionally they happen. So I thought it made sense for a megadeal: Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki, the offensive star, to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Garnett, a David Robinson type in that he's asked to be a great offensive player when he probably should be Bill Russell. The 'kid' has played almost 30,000 minutes in the NBA, which is the twilight for most great players. ... being on a contender anytime soon in Minnesota. Kelvin Garnett