Add the Warriors to the list of potential suitors. They clearly have a lot to work with.
Which brings us to Garnett, who has been on Mullin's radar for years and might be available this summer, since he can become a free agent in 2008.
He'd be perfect, obviously - rangy, tough, an ideal athlete to slide next to Davis and Jackson, probably dying to get out of Minnesota and apparently reasonably interested in the Bay Area hoops scene.
If there's a Garnett bidding war, the Warriors have enough ammunition to be competitive. But would they want to siphon off the future (for Garnett, who turns 31 on Saturday) by offering, say, Andris Biedrins, Monta Ellis and Patrick O'Bryant?
Should the Warriors just go for it, damn the future?
Or would Minnesota demand Jason Richardson? I doubt Nelson would shed tears, but Mullin cherishes the work ethic and loyalty Richardson has given the organization.
I've been told by one NBA source that the Warriors would be strong contenders for Milicic if they offered Richardson, since Orlando General Manager Otis Smith was a Warriors executive when Richardson was drafted and remains fond of him.
Just for the sake of my interest level and the desire for a blockbuster trade, I sure hope something happens this offseason with Garnett.
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