Updates Part II
Marc Stein/ESPN talks to Steve Nash:6. How tantalizing was it to hear that Phoenix is where Kevin Garnett wants to go if he finally leaves Minnesota?
I love Kevin. I'd love to play with him [someday]. But I love my team, so I don't really think about it. We've got a great team moving forward. That's all I think about.
7. You and KG are said to have become pretty good friends in recent years. How did that happen?
Really just from playing in All-Star Games, but we haven't been able to spend that much time together. It would be overstating it to say we're super close. But he's a great person, great for the game. He's got to be one of the [all-time] top 50 guys, easy.
Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site interviews assistant coach Rex Kalamian about the Wolves' summer league experience.
From Tommy Birch/Iowa State Daily:
Now an assistant general manger for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Hoiberg is informing people about some of the more important things in life, including the dangers of heart disease. Encouraging people to get checked out, Hoiberg still visits the doctor every six months for a checkup and expects another surgery in about five years.
Warriorsworld.net talks to San Jose Mercury News' Tim Kawakami about Golden State's chances of getting Garnett.
As I've written a few times, the longer we go into this, the less likely that other serious bidders are going to stay bidding--Phoenix would be the big dog in this one. If Phoenix has decided Amare Stoudamire won't be moved for KG, then the Warriors become the next-most-likely candidate, it's just up to McHale.