A similar topic arose last season after the Joe Smith case. Should Minnesota trade Kevin Garnett? The only real asset on the team? The man whose salary alone will absorb around 50% of the salary cap?

Steve Aschburner of the Star Tribune ponders the scenario. Rest easy Minnesota fans, a Garnett trade isn't likely even if Garnett demanded one. It seems Garnett practically handcuffed himself to the franchise when he signed his 6-year, $125 million extension in 1997. But that isn't a bad thing either, right?