No way KG is coming back for less than 10 million

[scaryjerry]

I think Garnett thinks, delusionally or not, that this team can compete for a championship this season. That is all he is thinking about.  That is why we love him.

you must be thinking a bit delusionally....KG clearly cares about his next contract, id say much more than winning another championship but to each their own way of thinking

[CelticHooligan3]

KG's going nowhere....don't know why we're worried, here.

He'll get a decent contract that is fair for both sides. The man looks to remain a top 5 PF for another couple of years.

KG is cut from different cloth...that's why he stays.

We'll sign Kaman to allow him to move back to PF...bring back Jeff Green, etc...he'll see what Danny does with the draft, and that'll seal the deal.

He retires in Green - along with Paul and hopefully Ray.

At least that's MY hope.

I was thinking this exact same thing until i saw how affective he is at the Center spot. It seems like hes able to use his quickness and ability to hit open jumpers to draw his matchup away from the hoop. It almost looks as if this simple switch is the catalyst to his recent resurgence. Dont get me wrong Kaman would look great in Green but maybe we need to consider KG staying at the center spot for the rest of his career, no?

[hpantazo]

I think Garnett thinks, delusionally or not, that this team can compete for a championship this season. That is all he is thinking about.  That is why we love him.

you must be thinking a bit delusionally....KG clearly cares about his next contract, id say much more than winning another championship but to each their own way of thinking

KG has made more money than almost anyone in the NBA, I don't think his next contract is his main motivation right now. He almost retired last summer.

[Roy H.]

I think Garnett thinks, delusionally or not, that this team can compete for a championship this season. That is all he is thinking about.  That is why we love him.

you must be thinking a bit delusionally....KG clearly cares about his next contract, id say much more than winning another championship but to each their own way of thinking

I don't see where you're getting that from.  When he came to Boston, KG left a significant amount of money on the table to pursue a championship.  He gets paid well, but he could have earned more by staying in Minnesota or hitting free agency.  Instead, he put winning first.

I don't know why he'd change that philosophy now.  Time will tell, I guess, but I don't see KG chasing money this summer.  He'll either stay in Boston on a reasonable contract, or will join a contender for one last run.

[Celtics18]

I think Garnett thinks, delusionally or not, that this team can compete for a championship this season. That is all he is thinking about.  That is why we love him.

you must be thinking a bit delusionally....KG clearly cares about his next contract, id say much more than winning another championship but to each their own way of thinking

I don't see where you're getting that from.  When he came to Boston, KG left a significant amount of money on the table to pursue a championship.  He gets paid well, but he could have earned more by staying in Minnesota or hitting free agency.  Instead, he put winning first.

I don't know why he'd change that philosophy now.  Time will tell, I guess, but I don't see KG chasing money this summer.  He'll either stay in Boston on a reasonable contract, or will join a contender for one last run.

I think he'll "stay in Boston on a reasonable contract" and stay with "a contender for one last run."

[Fan from VT]

Yeah, I definitely don't think KG qualifies as Money first. I mean, wherever he is it has to be a "respectful" amount of money (so when he came here and he was still a Max guy but took ~20% less or so to make it work), but he's not just taking the highest bidder. So he's not going to take the max he can get to be on a bad team but he's not going to take the MLE or vet min either.

I could see a 3 year 30 million contract, and, if I were Boston, I'd think about offering him that and front loading it with capspace this year so that we'd have KG under contract for 8-7 million in the 2013 offseason and have capspace then too, then under contract for 6-7 million in 2014 if we want capspace but KG under contract then as well.


I do think Ray is gone. He is really one dimensional at this point, probably worth 3 million a year.

[Greenbean]

I think Garnett thinks, delusionally or not, that this team can compete for a championship this season. That is all he is thinking about.  That is why we love him.

you must be thinking a bit delusionally....KG clearly cares about his next contract, id say much more than winning another championship but to each their own way of thinking

KG has made close to 300 MM dollars in his career.

You think his increase in production is contract motivated?

Moreso than wanting to win?

Have you been watching this guy play the last 5 years?

[Fafnir]

I think Garnett thinks, delusionally or not, that this team can compete for a championship this season. That is all he is thinking about.  That is why we love him.

you must be thinking a bit delusionally....KG clearly cares about his next contract, id say much more than winning another championship but to each their own way of thinking

I don't see where you're getting that from.  When he came to Boston, KG left a significant amount of money on the table to pursue a championship.  He gets paid well, but he could have earned more by staying in Minnesota or hitting free agency.  Instead, he put winning first.

I don't know why he'd change that philosophy now.  Time will tell, I guess, but I don't see KG chasing money this summer.  He'll either stay in Boston on a reasonable contract, or will join a contender for one last run.

I'd expect him to stay in Boston as long as Danny makes a case that the C's will still be trying to win instead of bottoming out. (and he doesn't renounce him and sign other FAs with the cap space, unlikely but could happen)

[2short]

I think Garnett thinks, delusionally or not, that this team can compete for a championship this season. That is all he is thinking about.  That is why we love him.

you must be thinking a bit delusionally....KG clearly cares about his next contract, id say much more than winning another championship but to each their own way of thinking

i keep rereading this but can't come up with the sarcasm
you really think that?

[LB3533]

I will throw my two cents here:

1. I think KG should return on a 2 year deal at around 12-14 per.

2. I think KG values winning more than money, but he wants to win with a club that's going to be loyal to him. I don't see KG going to a team that views him as some "hired merc".

[hpantazo]

I will throw my two cents here:

1. I think KG should return on a 2 year deal at around 12-14 per.

2. I think KG values winning more than money, but he wants to win with a club that's going to be loyal to him. I don't see KG going to a team that views him as some "hired merc".

although I don't see any FA's worth blowing the cap space on this summer, and rolling it over 1-2 years may be a good thing, 12-14 million for KG is too much. I think he will come back for 6-8 million/year for 2 years, or he will retire. He stated a few times that he doesn't want to play for any other team or coach, and he's made plenty of cash.

[bfrombleacher]

I think Garnett thinks, delusionally or not, that this team can compete for a championship this season. That is all he is thinking about.  That is why we love him.

you must be thinking a bit delusionally....KG clearly cares about his next contract, id say much more than winning another championship but to each their own way of thinking

I don't see where you're getting that from.  When he came to Boston, KG left a significant amount of money on the table to pursue a championship.  He gets paid well, but he could have earned more by staying in Minnesota or hitting free agency.  Instead, he put winning first.

I don't know why he'd change that philosophy now.  Time will tell, I guess, but I don't see KG chasing money this summer.  He'll either stay in Boston on a reasonable contract, or will join a contender for one last run.

I'd expect him to stay in Boston as long as Danny makes a case that the C's will still be trying to win instead of bottoming out. (and he doesn't renounce him and sign other FAs with the cap space, unlikely but could happen)

This is why I started a thread on how the C's reminded me of the Spurs. Got terrible response. I should have worded it different. I'm just terrible at expressing myself when I'm tired. Long week...

Anyway, I can see us turning into the Spurs, except better.

We shed our bad contracts in JO and such. KG is becoming more like Tim Duncan, managing his age well (nobody's fault since we had very little leeway with the big 3's mammoth contracts). We finally have a good draft pick in AB. We have assets next year (2 picks) which can become something. KG and Ray's contracts will both be on their last years meaning there will actually be more depth to our roster.

We could be Spurs 2.0. We'd have a fresh rebuild without necessarily cleaning house as so many here suggest.

[Evantime34]

I think the most kg will be back on a one year deal with a player option for the second. I think he will sign for an amount that allows the celtics to sign helpful veterans to one year deals. Next next years free agent class is much better so I expect the real rebuild to come then.

[scaryjerry]

I think Garnett thinks, delusionally or not, that this team can compete for a championship this season. That is all he is thinking about.  That is why we love him.

you must be thinking a bit delusionally....KG clearly cares about his next contract, id say much more than winning another championship but to each their own way of thinking

I don't see where you're getting that from.  When he came to Boston, KG left a significant amount of money on the table to pursue a championship.  He gets paid well, but he could have earned more by staying in Minnesota or hitting free agency.  Instead, he put winning first.

I don't know why he'd change that philosophy now.  Time will tell, I guess, but I don't see KG chasing money this summer.  He'll either stay in Boston on a reasonable contract, or will join a contender for one last run.

he won his ring and sees this is his last oppurunity at a good contract? I think its safe to say he wants both but to act like he isnt out for one last good pay day is absurd....He left absolutely no money on the table the first 12 years of his career, imo he was overpaid the last 3 or so seasons and has never been exactly a bargain for the celtics

[hpantazo]

I think Garnett thinks, delusionally or not, that this team can compete for a championship this season. That is all he is thinking about.  That is why we love him.

you must be thinking a bit delusionally....KG clearly cares about his next contract, id say much more than winning another championship but to each their own way of thinking

I don't see where you're getting that from.  When he came to Boston, KG left a significant amount of money on the table to pursue a championship.  He gets paid well, but he could have earned more by staying in Minnesota or hitting free agency.  Instead, he put winning first.

I don't know why he'd change that philosophy now.  Time will tell, I guess, but I don't see KG chasing money this summer.  He'll either stay in Boston on a reasonable contract, or will join a contender for one last run.

he won his ring and sees this is his last oppurunity at a good contract? I think its safe to say he wants both but to act like he isnt out for one last good pay day is absurd....He left absolutely no money on the table the first 12 years of his career, imo he was overpaid the last 3 or so seasons and has never been exactly a bargain for the celtics

the guy almost retired last summer, he is not out for one last big payday, he's playing hard for one last run with his teammates and coach, otherwise he would be home chillin. IF he plays next year, he plays for the celtics.