The Circle of Kaaaahn!!!

Yesterday, the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Ramon Sessions, Ryan Hollins, and a 2013 2nd round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Delonte West and Sebastian Telfair.

I find this funny, because it creates a full circle from last year, when Telfair also was with the Wolves.

A couple weeks ago, Tom Ziller wrote over at Fanhouse that an Avocado would likely have made a better GM than David Kahn.  I agreed with it at the time, and I agree with it now, because after the trade, the Wolves are back to where they were last year with Telfair, but worse.  Let's review:

7/20/2009:  Wolves trade Sebastian Telfair, Craig Smith, and Mark Madsen ($9.465 million) to the Los Angeles Clippers for Quentin Richardson ($8.7 million).

8/4/2009: Wolves sign Ryan Hollins to 3 year, $7 million contract.

8/13/2009: Wolves trade Quentin Richardson ($8.7 million) to the Miami Heat for Mark Blount ($7.97 million).

9/4/2009: Wolves sign Ramon Sessions to 4 year, $16.4 million contract.

3/1/2010: Wolves waive Mark Blount who hadn't played a minute with them.

7/26/2010: Wolves trade Ryan Hollins, Ramon Sessions, and a 2nd rounder ($17.6 million) for Sebastian Telfair and Delonte West ($7.2 million).

7/27/2010 - 8/3/2010: Delonte West widely expected to be waived, as only $500,000 of his 2010-11 salary is guaranteed.

So in the end, instead of letting the contracts of Smith and Madsen expire, the Wolves paid for 1 year of Sessions (8.2 PPG, 3.1 APG) and Hollins (6.1 PPG, 2.8 RPG), paid $500,000 so that Delonte West won't ever suit up for them, paid Mark Blount almost $8 million to do the same, lost a 2nd rounder, and still have Telfair.  And its arguable that Smith and Telfair would've been more productive for the Wolves last year than Sessions and Hollins were, at a cheaper price.

It's the Circle of Kaaaahn.