Best reactions to the Celtics-Nets blockbuster trade 7 years ago today

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Best reactions to the Celtics-Nets blockbuster trade 7 years ago today



Justin Leger
NBC Sports Boston

June 27, 2020, 2:28 PM PDT



Seven years ago today on June 28, 2013, the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets agreed to one of the most lopsided trades in NBA history.

At the time, though, many felt it was the C's getting the raw end of the deal by trading away franchise cornerstones Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett along with Jason Terry. In exchange, Boston received Gerald Wallace, Kris Humphries, Marshon Brooks, Kris Joseph, Keith Bogans, first-round picks in 2014, 2016, and 2018, and the right to swap 2017 first-rounders.

Although none of those players made a tremendous impact for the Celtics, that bundle of draft picks made them the undisputed winners of the trade. Plus, Pierce and Garnett didn't even make it two seasons in Brooklyn at the tail end of their respective careers.

- 2014 first-round pick: James Young
- 2016 first-round pick: Jaylen Brown
- 2017 first-round pick: Jayson Tatum
- 2018 first-round pick: Used to acquire Kyrie Irving from Cavaliers.

Even though the deal hasn't resulted in a championship, the additions of Brown and Tatum have helped the Celtics become perennial contenders.


The blockbuster trade, of course, sparked some hot takes on social media and they're hilarious to look back on seven years later. Take a look back at some of the best ones below:

IG: @TamiRoman
@TamiRoman
Well, I am no longer down with the Celtics-this trade has forced me to jump ship LOL
7:22 AM · Jun 28, 2013


Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
Brooklyn just highway robbed the Celtics.
7:06 AM · Jun 28, 2013



Cam Kirk
@TheCamKirk
The Celtics just gave up on their whole organization
10:52 PM · Jun 27, 2013



John Schmeelk
@Schmeelk
The Nets are much better today than they were yesterday. Can really challenge in the East. Right there now. IMO, worth the price.
8:37 PM · Jun 27, 2013


Terez Owens
@TerezOwens
Celtics Fans Today


8:38 AM · Jun 28, 2013


ESPN New York
@ESPNNewYork
Worried about the #Nets acquiring aging Celtics? Don't be!  http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/brooklyn-nets/post/_/id/11448/worried-about-acquiring-aging-celtics-dont-be @ESPNForsberg #Brooklyn
Worried about landing aging C's? Don't be
If any Nets fans are on the fence about the pending deal with Boston, they shouldn't be. Sure, Brooklyn mortgaged a bit of its future for what might only be one season of the Kevin Garnett-Paul...
espn.com
1:13 PM · Jun 28, 2013


David Amoyal
@DavidAmoyal
All though I think Celtics did very well in trade, Nets got 2 best players and got rid of worst contract in deal as @TommyBeer tweeted
9:19 AM · Jun 28, 2013 from Boston, MA


Adam Schein
@AdamSchein
I think the #Nets deal makes them a true championship contender. What's your take? GO... @SNYtv #SNYLM
2:07 PM · Jun 28, 2013


Bill Simmons
@BillSimmons
That rumored Celtics-Nets trade is so bad for Boston that Doc Rivers just quit on the Celtics again.
10:28 AM · Jun 27, 2013


And that is why you should always think twice before hitting the "tweet" button.

Tatum and Brown will look to lead the Celtics to their first title since 2008 when the 2019-20 NBA season resumes next month in Orlando.


bob
MY NOTE:  It's been 7 years already!!  Wow.  I think it's safe to say this trade, while almost excruciatingly painful for many of us at the time, worked out pretty well all-in-all for us.  Obviously ESPN NY is just as bad as the rest of the NY Metro sports media.  Here's another aspect to this trade that wasn't mentioned:  because Danny made this trade, and we officially went into full-blown rebuild mode (including trading Doc to LAC and hiring Brad to replace him), our next season's record was awful, and with that awful record was able to secure the #6 pick in the 2014 draft.  That pick turned out to be Marcus Smart.  Think Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were worth making that trade?  How about Brown, Tatum AND Smart?  I'd say that was worth a 37 year old KG, a 36 year old (by the start of the next season) Paul Pierce and an also-almost 36 year old Jason Terry, don't you?



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Bob the draft capital that Danny acquired was tremendous. What he did with it in hitting B2B 3rd round home runs cements his name as one of the truly great GM's in any sport. As you astutely pointed out, Smart is very much part of the decision to trade PP and KG.

AND the JT move down got us Romeo Langford.

Fully agree Bob and Dboss.