The 2013 NBA offseason has marked the dawning of a new era of Boston Celtics basketball.
Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett were traded to the Brooklyn Nets on draft night, following head coach Doc Rivers out the TD Garden doors. Largely seen as the three faces of the Celtics' Big Three run—especially after Ray Allen bolted for Miami in 2012—their departures should mark a steep decline in competitiveness next season.
Team president Danny Ainge has gone all-in on asset collection, acquiring four first-round picks and the right to swap another in deals with Brooklyn and the Los Angeles Clippers. Along with those picks came Kris Humphries' expiring contract and Gerald Wallace, both of whom were reportedly on the trade block the moment the deal became official.
Ainge would have you believe these Celtics aren't tanking—and seems offended by the very notion—but the fact remains this team knowingly made moves to get worse in the short-term this offseason. That's not necessarily a criticism. It's been said that teams in the middle—back-half lottery and seeds six through eight i ...
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