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Report: Kevin Garnett refused offer from Chris Paul to make trade happen 02.22.13 at 6:57 am ET
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Kevin Garnett said all along he wanted to remain a Celtic, and apparently he said the same thing to Chris Paul after the All-Star guard called to gauge KG’s interest in joining the Clippers.

According to the Boston Herald‘s Mark Murphy, Paul contacted Garnett and said if the veteran big man was open to making the move to Los Angeles, Paul would make it happen. Garnett said no.

The oft-rumored trade would have landed the Celtics center DeAndre Jordan and guard Eric Bledsoe.

The Celtics ended up making one move before Thursday afternoon’s trade deadline, acquiring Jordan Crawford from the Wizards for center Jason Collins and injured guard Leandro Barbosa.

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  • ih8sno

    Gotta love KG, the ship may, or may not be sinking, either way, he’s not abandoning ship! 

  • Larry33

    I love KG, but I am dissapointed to say the least. A trade like this would have helped both teams and I think the Celtics are in trouble for the next decade or more due tot he fact that Ainge was not willing to make a major move like trading Pierce or finding a way to get KG to go for younger talent. I remember watching the Celtics dissolve into irrelavance after the real big three were washed up, it was sad and it took 20 years to be a winner again. I think the owners wanted to keep fans in the seats and don’t really understand that in two or three years this will be a lottery team again with no star power and the seats will be empty anyway. Oh well, at least the Bruins are legit…

    • Way to be KG

      I think you misunderstand the importance of KG to the current celtics team.  If KG leaves, they will NOT be better.  Their defense will crumble and they will lose more games.  The fools on the media have been pumping the trade tires because there’s nothing else to talk about.  

      People forget that the C’s were multiple bad refs away from the finals last year.  

      • Larry33

        I do realize his importance to the team, he is by far my favorite player. It’s not about being better this year, it’s about getting youth and cap room for this team down the road. They are not going to win this year, they have no shot, none. Next year they will be a year older and the team will be pretty much the same as it is now. So, KG and Pierce will play out their deals and retire and this team will have to start over from the ground up again. I hear a lot of talk about free agents and all that but this team has never signed a star free agent, NEVER, and I don’t think guys want to come and play here. So, my point is that they had a chance to get young talent to mix in with some of the younger guys here now and they didn’t do it for one reason or another.

        • Stephen in Newton

          Celtics without Rondo have no shot at winning it all but despite the setback they kept the team intact and I applaud that.Teams can come out of nowhere and win it all think Dallas in 2010!No one had them winning it all that year.Pistons had an unexpected run early last decade that people did not see coming.It is not always about a Kobe or a James.

          • Larry33

            The NBA is all about talent and if you don’t have an elite player or two, you aren’t winning. KG and Pierce are still good but not elite. The window has closed and it will take a miracle for it to be reopened. Dallas had Dirk that year who was ELITE and Cuban made the moves to get him better talent that year to win it all. Danny did not make that move. KG is a warrior no doubt, but you can’t hang on to the past, that’s how they 20 year drought started.

      • Izod324

        How bout if Rose from Chicago never got hurt , The Celtics never sniff the Conf Finals and your post means nothing to begin with

        • Dyoffe

           For a two-letter word, “if” is the biggest word in the English language. “If” Len Bias had not snorted cocaine, “if” Reggie Lewis hadn’t succumbed to a congenital heart condition, “if” the ping-pong balls fell the way they should have, Tim Duncan would have played his entire career for the Celts,…

          • Schwank

            Congenital heart condition?  I should be old enough to know, having been a fan since the mid sixties, but I don’t recall.  Didn’t they attribute the heart damage to his possible usage of cocaine? 

        • Rilawman

          No, your post means nothing.  Rose did get hurt (fact),  Sixers beat bulls (fact), Celtics beat Sixers (fact),  Celtics went to 7 games with Heat (fact),  Horrible calls at the end of several games (fact).  “Celtics don’t sniff the conference finals if Rose doesn’t get hurt” (opinion)!!!
          KG is a throw back to old time players who had a loyality to their team, not the mercenaries of today and we as Boston fans are fortunate to have him!!

    • don’t forgot Reggie and Lewis

      many Celtics fans keep making the same mistake that you are. When the original big three retired the team entered the abyss because Len bias and Reggie Lewis died! When kg and pl retire, we have plenty of cap space…free agents will come to play with doc.

      • Larry33

        The team did not enter the abyss because of Len Bias, he died 6 years before Larry retired, he never signed a contract and never cost them a cent. Yes, Reggie’s death hurt, but he was not a superstar just a good player. This franchise was hurt because of standing pat and not preparing for the future. No free agents will come here because of Doc Rivers, he’s an okay coach but no one is dying to play for him. This market isn’t desireable to these guys, they want LA, NY or Miami. Let’s see if LBJ gives the C’s a sniff when he’s a free agent, bet he doesn’t even consider it.

        • mike

          You realize Barbosa already said he wanted to come back? You realize Barbosa is  so tight with Jeff Green they went to Brazil during the all star break?  You realize you don’t speak for NBA players about who would want to come play for Doc? Reggie Lewis was way more than just a good player. He was at the time of this death at least Reggie Millers equal which was hardly just another good player. You want just another good player. Then you are talking about Jordan and Bledsoe, neither of whom has accomplished much of anything. You know what happens when you have a center who shoots 40% from the free throw line. You have to keep the ball out of his hands in crunch time. We sucked for so long because of poor decisions AFTER Larry and Kevin were gone, not because we kept them to long. On this last day of his life Red Auerbach’s turds still know more about basketball than you ever will. Just another big mouthed wannabe gm who doesn’t know crap.

        • Schwank

          Bias’ death had a big impact as it was coinciding with the begin of the decline and specifically when McHale, who was a little younger than Bird, Parish  and Johnson, played on that bad foot and was never the same after that.  Prior to that McHale was unstoppable.  Hindsight is 20-20, easy to say they should have done this or that, but they were still good up to the time Bird’s back went.  That last year was tough when he played in only 60% of the games.  Perhaps after that they could have made deals but that’s just easy to say.  I have faith in Danny’s ability to read the current NBA and to have the forsight to make moves like a chess player….thinking them through.  Look this team as depleted as it was last year almost beat Miami.  A piece hre a piece there who knows.

      • Schwank

        This is a chicken or the egg question.  Perhaps Doc retires when they all go (ya know like they’re saying about BB when Brady goes.)  Not saying either is remotely true, but perhaps Garnett and Pierce all agreed to stick around becasue of Doc and Doc agreed to stick around because of them all intertwined together.  I not saying one decision led to the other ….. but collectively.  I dunno.  I think the Perkins trade wasn’t good, but all the other have been OK.  As for FA’s, guys want to come here.  The only guy I can recall the past couple years was that guy West that went to the Pacers. 

    • http://www.facebook.com/derek.lee.82 Derek Lee

      The Bruins are absolute garbage. At least the injury riddled Celtics are entertaining to watch at times. B’s are the most pathetic excuse for a power play, in NHL history. It would almost be less painful tobe locked in a room for a day, forced to watch a Jersey shore marathon.

      • Larry33

        Yeah, they’re garbage, garbage that won a championship more recently than the C’s and have a better shot at one this year then the C’s have in the next 20 years, so go watch Snookie you moron.

        • http://www.facebook.com/derek.lee.82 Derek Lee

          Oh that’s right 17 championships.Really, how many for the B’s? Which team has sold out more games? You’ll always lose this arguement. Watching the B’s power play is tooth achingly bad. Even Felger thinks the C’s willl go further.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1331245773 Dan Prince

    he’s not allen.. simple as that.

  • Lisajmar

    I love KG…he is just awesome!…and do not underestimate him!

  • Rob Clarkin

    Fascinating  = =

  • Reggie35

    loyalty.  the man is teaching a whole generation of youth in boston and beyond.  loyalty to your family.  honor your commitments to them.  that’s bigger than sports.  my respect for KG only grows.

  • Barron81

    Unreal – this makes me want to buy tickets immediately. Haven’t seen an athlete with real soul in a long time.

  • Dfx523

    Listen…KG is a throwback to the days of Bird and Magic and you have to admire his loyalty. Still, the Clippers trade would have helped us in the long run. Getting a young center, and an up and coming PG who are both young would have helped us transition into a contender sooner than later. Getting Bledsoe would have allowed you to trade Rondo who would have brought a kings ransom in return. It is what it is but just pointing out the pro’s and con’s. At the end of the day I’m happy that KG and PP are still on the team. Hope they both retire Celtics.

  • Donalmcl27

    Regardless of the sport or game lf life I’m in, I WANT KG on MY team.

  • mike

    KG should have told Paul to learn what the word commitment means and to sign an extension with the Clippers. But this phony wants to try and win on KG’s back. Still want to know which writers are getting fired for all the useless stupid bs reporting.

  • Schwettballs

    Is Chris Paul the new GM? 

  • yazorrbird

    I posted here, one month ago, that Danny would not trade either Garnett or Pierce.  Why?  Because Danny learned from Red, and Red was all about loyalty, almost to a fault.  Ask Larry.  Ask Kevin.  If they wanted to stay, he made it happen.  Larry, Kevin, Bill, Tommy, Cousy, Hondo, etc. etc, all Celtics for life.  They all did and continue to bleed green.  Just add Paul and KG to the mix. 

  • Christina

    He IS the ULTIMATE player. I believe he does BLEED GREEN! Love you KG!!!!

  • San Diego Dreamer

    Yea Baby, he’s OURS and we appreciate loyalty.

  • Guest_

    I think the one’s that are faulting KG for being too loyal were probably the same ones blaming Ray for leaving and showing no loyalty…this fan base can be very bipolar

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