Kevin Garnett, The Trade That Sent You To The Celtics Still Hurts

Dear Kevin Garnett,

Today felt like yesterday:

https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/892083043065884672

Yeap, on this day ten years ago, despite the persistent rumors of you playing elsewhere, you were finally traded to the Celtics.

You later won a title with them, and the Timberwolves won 22 games.

Both teams went in opposite directions, which was the beginning of what felt like a decade’s worth of suffering.

So unlike the Celtics fans who were celebrating the trade today, Timberwolves fans stayed silent.

Except for Tim Faklis:

For @AWAWBlog:

On this day 10 years ago, Kevin Garnett was traded to the Boston Celtics https://t.co/X1zvVATcWr pic.twitter.com/t9r8bNRteV

— Tim Faklis (@timfaklis) July 31, 2017

He wrote a nice little tribute to you.

Oh man…

I’m starting to remember the pain. It hurts.

It still hurts…

…okay! You did return to the Timberwolves because of Flip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KaWbjLVs3Y

And you did retire with the Timberwolves:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKtsRsDAMsA/

You couldn’t become part-owner—politics got in the way—but in the end, regardless of your tenure in Boston, your legacy will always be here in Minnesota.

This is where you belong.

—DP

Go Timberwolves! Get your howl on.

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