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by Ryne Nelson
In case you were wondering, the answer is “no.” Al Jefferson will not be going anywhere but rehab and conditioning sessions this offseason. So there, we’ve started this post at the end. Now we can go back to where this mess began… for posterity’s sake.
Marc Spears of the Boston Globe reported on his blog late Wednesday that an unnamed league exec. knew Wolves novice GM David Kahn was entertaining trade scenarios with the Suns involving Al Jefferson, Minnesota’s No. 6 pick and Amar’e Stoudemire. Here’s what Spears wrote:
An NBA executive told the Boston Globe that the Timberwolves and Suns are working on a trade that would send Al Jefferson and the Wolves’ sixth draft pick to Phoenix in exchange for Amare Stoudemire.
This deal, as reported, will not happen. Not only is Al Jefferson arguably the more valuable player (considering he rebounds, defends and is much healthier and younger), the No. 6 pick in the upcoming d...
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