Garnett Lands In Boston

On July 31, 2007, after weeks and weeks of speculation and after rumored trades with the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, and Golden State Warriors fell to the wayside, the Minnesota Timberwolves trade Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics for Al Jefferson, Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff, Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, and two first round draft picks.

The Boston Celtics traded ten current and future players, essentially everyone but Paul Pierce, in order to acquire Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. 

It payed off though, as the threesome of Pierce, Allen, and Garnett was easily the best trio in the NBA at the time.

The anticipation for the Celtics season was instant. 

In the span of one week, the Celtics' odds of winning the title went from 100-1 to 5-1. 

By opening day, Boston had sold out 94 percent of their home tickets for the season. Plus with the additions of James Posey, Eddie House, and P.J. Brown, the Celtics did not disappoint. 

They began the season 8-0 and never looked back, finishing with a league-best 66 wins.

Boston struggled to maintain their excellence in the postseason. Both their first and second round series with the Hawks and Cavaliers went seven games, and they even trailed in the third round to the Detroit Pistons. 

Ray Allen was atrocious the first two and half rounds of the playoffs, but he got it going late in the Conference Finals. 

He then played great in the NBA Finals, helping the Celtics beat the Lakers and win their first NBA Finals title in over two decades.

The Celtics' acquisition of a future Hall of Famer in Kevin Garnett was the best thing to happen to the NBA in a while. 

The NBA was coming off a terrible season that included a horribly-rated San Antonio Spurs  and Cleveland Cavaliers Finals and the revelation that one of their officials was fixing games. 

Getting the attention off of the negative, and back onto the glory of a Celtics-Lakers Finals, was just what the doctor ordered.

Garnett, with Allen and Pierce would be a great tandem, but would only win one NBA Finals title during their time together, and this off-season the Celtics parted ways with Garnett and Pierce after parting ways with Allen last off-season.