RUMOR is the operative word here...

http://boards.boston.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=bc-celtics&tid=11602&redirCnt=1

WJMK 104.3FM out of Chicago reported during its news break that the New York Knicks are aggressively pursuing a 3-team deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics. Brian Hanley says that the Knicks and Timberwolves have ok'd their part of the deal. The sticking point is Boston, which isn't happy with the current swap of draft picks. The three teams do apparently agree on the players. Chicago would like to enter the deal but Hanley isn't sure how they would get involved.

The T-Wolves would send Kevin Garnett, Mark Blount, Troy Hudson and Marko Jaric to New York. The Knicks would send Steve Francis, Channing Frye, Nate Robinson and David Lee to Minnesota; and would send Stephon Marbury, Quentin Richardson and Mardy Collins to Boston. The Celtics would send Sebastian Telfair to New York; and Wally Szczerbiak and Theo Ratliff to Minnesota.

Hanley says that he spoke with a source inside the Knicks organization and that the T-Wolves want both New York's first rounder and Boston's, that the Celtics want to keep the No. 5 pick and add New York's pick, and that New York would like Delonte West instead of Sebastian Telfair.

Isiah Thomas reportedly doesn't care whether Garnett first agrees to a contract extension.

New York Outgoing

Marbury
Francis
Q
Nate
Frye
Lee
Collins
#23 pick

New York Incoming

KG
Blount
Troy Hudson
Jaric
Delonte West or Telfair

Boston Outgoing

Ratliff
Sczerbiak
Delonte or Telfair
#5 pick

Boston Incoming

Marbury
Q
Collins
#7 pick

Minny Outgoing

KG
Blount
Troy Hudson
Jaric
#7

Minny Incoming

Francis
Frye
Nate
Lee
#5 pick
#23 pick

Successful Scenario
Due to New York, Boston, and Minnesota being over the cap, the 25% trade rule is invoked. New York, Boston, and Minnesota had to be no more than 125% plus $100,000 of the salary given out for the trade to be accepted, which did happen here. This trade satisfies the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

NEW YORK's "NEW" SL

Hudson/Delonte West or Telfair
Jamal/Jaric
Jeffries/Balkman
KG/Malik Rose/Morris
Curry/Blount

Well we really take on EVERY bad contract possible but we do get KG.

What the heck does Boston get out of faciliating this? Their package sorta stinks.

Knicks get rid of Marb, Francis and Q's contract in the same trade?

And KG actually wants to come to NY?

If you compare what they are giving up...its pretty even.

Boston Outgoing
Ratliff
Sczerbiak
Delonte or Telfair
#5 pick

Boston Incoming
Marbury
Q
Collins
#7 pick

Posted by djsunyc:

this is the worst rumor ever created in the history of trade rumors.

I wonder if this rumor was created by OngBok.

this deal is too damn good to be true... getting rid of both Marbury & Francis & getting the best player in the deal in KG? i think even my XBox would refuse this trade with the override feature disabled.

Prefer West in that deal over Telfair.

But still, the idea of adding Hudson, Jaric and Blount makes it hard to like this deal....

sounds fake

What would Boston want with Marb (milage), Q (bad back) and Mardy. Even Ainge can't be that bad.

Bahahaha...apparently WJMK is the call letters for 104.3 JACK FM in New York. Who's got sports talk on the FM dial anyway. File this one under the bunk file...

Please lock this stupid ****. Why would we make such a horrific trade? The sight of this upsets me.