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Nets Get: Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Jason Terry, D.J. White, 1st-Rd Pick, 2nd-Rd Pick
Celtics Get: Keith Bogans, MarShon Brooks, Kris Humphries, Kris Joseph, Gerald Wallace, 4 1st-Rd Picks (Jaylen Brown later selected with one), Pick Swap
A lot of the future picks involved in this deal didn’t come back to bite the Brooklyn Nets. And had they still had the one that turned into Jaylen Brown, there’s no guarantee they would’ve drafted him.
But it’s easy to see why this trade climbed as high as it did in the fan vote.
Brooklyn gave up control of its future for years for Kevin Garnett on the verge of his age-37 season and Paul Pierce on the verge of his age-36 campaign. Both had already shown signs of slowing down with the Boston Celtics, and Garnett had started struggling with nagging injuries.
The superteam era in Boston was an unequivocal success, but the one in Brooklyn only lasted a year. And that lone season ended with a second-round loss at the hands of LeBron James’ Miami Heat.
LUKA Rank: 60th
Fan Vote: 8th