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	The Bulls may be one of the few teams capable of making Kevin Garnett's exit from Minnesota last night a permanent one. Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images

The Bulls have enough players and assets to potentially swing a deal for Minnesota's Kevin Garnett this summer or possibly hold out for LeBron James next summer.
 -- New York Daily News

Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor would be in favor of making a deal with the Knicks for unhappy point guard Stephon Marbury, but said the only way that could work is for the Knicks to pick up a big part of Marbury's salary.
 -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

In the coming weeks, Larry Brown will probably wiggle his way out of New York and eventually land in Sacramento or some other safe haven where he can find a more receptive playmaker and a more appealing roster.
 -- New York Daily News

The Knicks plan to heed the advice of Ben Wallace and will try to add more role players to their roster during the offseason. One free-agent small forward Larry Brown has his eye on is the Wizards' Jared Jeffries, a 6-11 player who doesn't need the ball to be effective.
 -- New York Post

The competition for Kevin Garnett figures to be stiff and costly, but for franchises as desperate for success as Golden State, it represents the price of doing business in the ultra-competitive NBA Western Conference. It's this simple for the Warriors: To get Garnett, Jason Richardson has to be the primary piece offered in a lavish package. Forget the Adonal Foyle/ Mike Dunleavy/first-round pick thought.
 -- Oakland Tribune

If a Grant Hill trade happens, Orlando's possibilities might include such unhappy stars as Minnesota's Kevin Garnett, Boston's Paul Pierce or Philadelphia's Allen Iverson. Their enormous contracts would match up with Hill's scheduled salary, making a trade feasible.
 -- Florida Today

Paul Pierce, who missed his third straight game with left elbow bursitis, offered a few interesting tidbits before tip-off. Pierce said he probably has ''six or seven years left" in his career, and that he could see the Celtics ''turning a corner in a hurry" and being ''the best team in the Atlantic [Division] next year."
 -- Boston Globe

If the Celtics get their wish, the TD Banknorth Garden could soon host the NBA All-Star Game. The team and Delaware North Companies announced yesterday that they have reached a comprehensive agreement to ''amend and extend" the Celtics' lease to play at the Garden through the 2020-2021 season, clearing the way for Boston to potentially host the All-Star extravaganza in either 2009 or 2010.
 -- Boston Globe

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