Now imagine this. Kobe Bryant did not go to the Lakers. He did not get drafted by Charlotte (then subsequently traded). None of this happened. Instead, he joined a fellow high school draftee Kevin Garnett in Minnesota and played for the Timberwolves.
That would be a very interesting team. That would’ve been OKC before OKC even existed. Alright I’m reaching a little but you see my thinking. That would’ve been a fun team to watch. Whether it would’ve worked is another story.
It was close to being reality believe it or not. The Daily Breeze has reported that the T’Wolves were close to drafting Kobe but then stupidly drafted Ray Allen and then traded him for Stephon Marbury. Stephon Marbury. Mr China.
“We teetered on the idea of getting another one because we had success with KG,” Saunders said before the Lakers’ 101-99 overtime win over the Timberwolves on Wednesday at Target Center. “But we kind of thought it would be too much having two of those guys who were young at that time and still in the process of developing KG as a young player.“
Flip Saunders hit that right on the money. It would be a struggle to nurture both Kobe and KG. They would’ve never have reached their respective potentials if they played together. Kobe would’ve never got all those 40 point games if he shared the light with a scoring KG.
