ESPN Insider is the most unreliable place to get rumors.
1. Charlie Walters of the Pioneer Press is well known for making up trade rumors based on absolutely nothing, and of course that first rumor was admitted as untrue in that paper the next day. The trade doesn't make any sense either, why trade Kandi when he is finally having an impact for an undersized-injury prone player with an attitude problem?
2. There is a big difference between legit trade rumors and what we are looking at here. The Timberwolves are not shopping Kevin Garnett right now, so how could there be these potential trades? These are things that newspaper columnists come up with based on salary caps and what they consider to be fair. Do you honestly think that at this point in time, the Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors have had discussions about this trade? Do you think that somebody in the front office of the Warriors tipped this reporter off that they are planning on trading away four key players before KG is even on the market?
It is sensationalism, nothing more. I'm not saying that KG won't ever be traded, but if he does it won't be anytime soon, and I guarantee you that teams are jeopardizing their players trust by setting up these blockbusters.
But honestly, ESPN Insider is so bad for stuff like this. It summarizes a big article of speculation into "Knicks to retain KG for Antonio Daniels." The best site to look at, overall the best NBA website out there, is
www.hoopshype.com They go to every newspaper or website with any sort of NBA news and compile them in an organized rumor mill. This way you can see the true context of the story and link to the full article as well. I highly recommend it.