BUSS ENLISTS KUPCHAK, MCHALE TO DERAIL KG-2-LA DEAL: The LOS ANGELES TIMES reports today that “the owners of the Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves have begun talks for a trade that would involve sending Kevin Garnett to the Lakers, league sources said Monday.”
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“A multi-team trade discussion is underway involving the Lakers, Indiana, Minnesota and possibly a fourth team, with the Lakers getting Garnett and the Pacers getting Lamar Odom and teenage center Andrew Bynum from the Lakers.”
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“Jerry Buss and Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor spoke by phone for 20 minutes Friday. Buss reportedly ended the conversation by suggesting that Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak and Timberwolves vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale would continue the discussion Monday.”
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Not addressed in the piece by Mike Bresnahan: What Minnesota stands to gain in the deal - and why Kupchak and McHale are getting involved.
