Kevin Garnett's Going To Boston

It seems that trading for Ray Allen on draft day has done a lot more for the Celtics than I thought it would originally. Maybe Danny Ainge actually had a plan, because now that he's teamed up Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett is willing to go to Boston after all.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics, who nearly completed a blockbuster Kevin Garnett trade before the June draft, have resurrected those trade talks and are again locked in serious discussions, according to NBA front-office sources.

Multiple sources told ESPN.com on Sunday night that former teammates Kevin McHale and Danny Ainge have revived discussions of a deal that would end Garnett's 12-season association with Minnesota by sending him to Ainge's Celtics, with the Wolves getting back two of the assets McHale coveted most last month: Al Jefferson and Theo Ratliff's expiring contract.

The only stumbling block in this deal is that Garnett would have to agree to it, which he didn't back in June. Garnett told the Celtics that if he was traded to Boston he would definetely opt out of his contract in 2008.

If Garnett does approve the deal, and I believe he will, it will make the Celtics an instant contender in the Eastern Conference. They'll make the playoffs, and possibly make a push for the Finals.

The only question is, with Garnett, Pierce, and Allen, will there be enough shots to go around? Actually there are two questions. The other is how will Paul Pierce react to going from his team's best player to it's third option in only a month?