Yearbook, July 31: The NBA's trading day

July, 31, 2012
7/31/12
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By Patrick Dorsey | ESPN.com
Kevin GarnettBrian Babineau/NBAE/Getty Images
July 31, 2007: On a day that typically sees scores of Major League Baseball trades, a big one in the NBA took place five years ago: Kevin Garnett from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Boston Celtics, in exchange for Al Jefferson and several other players and picks.

It almost didn't happen; Garnett originally did not want to sign long-term in Boston. But he relented, and ... well, we know how that worked out.

Patrick Dorsey | email

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Patrick Dorsey is a Playbook editor. He has worked for the Web and newspapers, had a cup of craft service coffee in film school, and played in one Division III golf tournament (he shot 105).
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