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LOS ANGELES The owners of the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves have begun talks for a trade that would involve sending Kevin Garnett to the Lakers, NBA sources told the Los Angeles Times on Monday.

The talks turned into discussions about a four-way deal among the Lakers, Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics, in which the Lakers would have gotten Garnett. However, the deal broke down, reportedly because the Celtics did not like what they would have gotten, ending the four-way negotiations.

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In an alternate universe, this might have been a momentous week, even a historic week, for New York and its beleaguered N.B.A. franchise. Had the Knicks stripped their payroll a few years back and suffered through some rough seasons, they might be stitching a uniform for Greg Oden or Kevin Durant, the two franchise-changing talents who headline Thursdays draft.

In another alternate universe, in which the Knicks never traded for Eddy Curry, they might be pondering another dozen intriguing prospects who will fill out the upper half of the first round.

In this universe, however, the Knicks are coming off their sixth consecutive losing season and selecting 23rd making the draft a rather unremarkable finale to another unremarkable season.

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It was almost 20 years ago and I'd just watched one of the least memorable NBA games you could imagine. The Washington Bullets had just lost to the Indiana Pacers in front of about 5,000 fans in Landover, and on the way out of the arena I walked past Susan O'Malley, who was talking to several ticket sellers, marketing staffers and young interns.

O'Malley, then the team's director of advertising, was livid.

She was livid because so few people were in the seats, and because those who were there were quiet and didn't care very much. Nor did anyone working the game. O'Malley and her basketball team were being ignored. And being ignored is something she could never tolerate.

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"You think?" said an NBA executive, when asked if the league has buzzed with so much talk of blockbuster trades.

And the Nuggets are open for business.

Teams are actively trying to pry big men Nene and Marcus Camby away from Denver, according to NBA sources.

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