Charlotte, N.C. ? Kevin Garnett’s boss says Minnesota has no plans to move its best player.

Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said trade rumors involving Garnett may make for good Internet chat but are not based on reality.

“I can tell you, definitely, we are not trading KG,” Taylor told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

The Knicks are one of several teams that have been mentioned as possible trade partners with the Wolves. The Nets, Bulls, Lakers, Pistons, Pacers and Warriors also would have the resources to make a deal for Garnett, a perennial All-Star.

“I have no plans on trading him at least through this contact,” Taylor said of Garnett, who is signed through the 2008-09 season. “I’d like to say through life. But I’ll just say through this contract, because then there are things you can’t always control.”

Taylor said he is committed to building his team around Garnett.

The theory behind the Knicks acquiring Garnett is that Isiah Thomas would be willing to take on the contracts of Wally Szczerbiak and Troy Hudson.