NBA Trade Bombshell: Kevin Garnett returns to Timberwolves
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A deal that has 15-time All-Star forward聽Kevin聽Garnett聽headed back to his original team, the聽Minnesota Timberwolves, headlined a late flurry of moves ahead of聽the NBA's trade deadline on Thursday.
The deal, which will send聽Thaddeus Young聽to the Brooklyn Nets, was agreed to by both teams but had to wait for聽Garnett聽to drop his no-trade clause, according to multiple reports.
Garnett, who won an聽NBA title聽in 2008 with聽Boston, will lend a veteran presence to a young team in聽Minnesota, where the 20-year veteran broke into the league as the fifth overall pick of the 1995 draft.
A trio of three-team deals were also made as contenders fine-tuned rosters ahead of the playoffs, while other teams dealt with an eye to the long-term future, according to nba.com as many late deals had not yet been confirmed by the clubs.
罢丑别听Miami Heat听补肠辩耻颈谤别诲 prized Suns 驳耻补谤诲听Goran Dragic聽in a three-way trade with聽New Orleans聽and聽Phoenix, which pocketed a pair of first-round draft picks in the process.
Point guard Dragic, who was traded along with his brother Zoran, was averaging 16.2 points, 4.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds in 52 games this season in the last year of his contract.
In another three-way swap,聽Phoenix听补肠辩耻颈谤别诲 驳耻补谤诲听Brandon Knight聽from the聽Milwaukee Bucks, who received guard Michael-Carter Williams from the聽Philadelphia 76ers聽and center-forward聽Miles Plumlee聽and 驳耻补谤诲听Tyler Ennis聽from the Suns.
The Sixers, meanwhile, received a protected 2015 first-round pick from the Suns via the聽Los Angeles Lakers.
Another deadline deal sent Thunder 驳耻补谤诲听Reggie Jackson听迟辞听Detroit, four players to Oklahoma City including center Enes Kanter 蹿谤辞尘听Utah聽and 驳耻补谤诲听D.J. Augustin聽from the Pistons, and聽Kendrick Perkins聽and a first-round draft pick to聽Utah.
The Celtics obtained 驳耻补谤诲听Isaiah Thomas聽蹿谤辞尘听Phoenix聽for聽Marcus Thornton聽and a draft pick, and聽Boston聽also dealt聽Tayshaun Prince听迟辞听Detroit聽for聽Luigi Datome聽and聽Jonas Jerebko.
New York and聽Houston聽swapped international players as the Knicks traded veteran Italian guard Pablo Prigioni to the Rockets for young Russian 驳耻补谤诲听Alexey Shved聽and a pair of second-round picks.
In another swap of guards, the聽Washington Wizards听补肠辩耻颈谤别诲 Ramon Sessions 蹿谤辞尘听Sacramento聽in exchange for聽Andre Miller.
(Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by Frank Pingue)
