KG Update; Random Thoughts (7/30/07)

From what I have heard and read, Kevin Garnett will be a member of the Celtics no later than tomorrow. In return for KG, the Celtics will have to give up (reportedly) Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff and two first round picks. As much as I like Jefferson -- I really think he will be a perennial All-Star -- the opportunity to team Garnett with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in the weak Eastern Conference is too good to pass on. That team can contend for the championship immediately. If the deal is consumated -- and it should be by tomorrow unless something drastically falls apart according to my source -- than this could be the 2007-08 Celtics: PG - Rajon Rondo/Veteran FA/Gabe Pruitt SG - Ray Allen/Tony Allen SF - Paul Pierce/Veteran FA/Brandon Wallace PF - Kevin Garnett/Brian Scalabrine/Glen Davis C - Kendrick Perkins/Leon Powe/Veteran FA The C's need to acquire a veteran point guard, center and small forward to fill out the roster. Options at point guard could include Brevin Knight, Gary Payton and Jeff McInnis. Options at small forward could be James Posey, Derek Anderson and Jarvis Hayes. Possible centers are re-signing Michael Olowokandi, P.J. Brown, Melvin Ely and Brian Skinner. Finding a veteran point guard is key -- Rondo is a promising talent but a team playing for a ring needs experience at the point -- and finding depth at center and small forward come after that. The trade isn't final yet and there are still holes to fill (finding a way to hold onto Ryan Gomes would solve some problems) but this deal makes the team a legitimate contender... Sorry news out of the NFL today. Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh, the innovator of the "West Coast" offense and the architect of the 49ers dynasty of the 1980's, has did at age 75 after a battle with leukemia. Walsh not only built the 49ers and the West Coast offense, he also developed a great coaching tree that includes current NFL head coaches Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan, Jon Gruden and Andy Reid and former coaches Dennis Green, George Seifert, Ray Rhodes and Sam Wyche. A great coach who will be missed... There is a rumor circulating today that suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones will spend his year exiled from the NFL involved with professional wrestling. "Pacman" has signed with TNA Wrestling according to AOL Fanhouse reporter Michael David Smith. With Roger Goodell and the NFL watching him closely, I don't really think this is the best career choice for the electrifying yet idiotic cornerback. And with the recent Chris Benoit scandal (Benoit worked for WWE, not TNA), maybe pro wrestling should rethink this decision... Any breaking news with the Red Sox and the trade deadline will immediately be covered by TheBostonInsider Daily Blog...