Why Brooklyn Nets’ Title Hopes Are Riding on Kevin Garnett for 2013-14 Season

August 16th, 2013 by Zach Buckley Leave a reply »

When the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets hammered out the details of their nine-player blockbuster trade earlier this summer, one man held the power to veto the entire deal.

Kevin Garnett, a 37-year old with 18 years of NBA service on his first-ballot Hall of Fame resume, was one of the fortunate few to have a no-trade clause in his contract. Had it not been for a two-hour phone call with the deal's other headliner, Paul Pierce, Garnett was ready to exercise that right.

Now that the swap has traversed the long road from rumor mill to official league record, the Big Ticket's impact hasn't waned one bit. He's still the one holding the key to the transaction's success.

More than that, though, Garnett now carries the fate of Mikhail Prokhorov's nine-figure, championship-hopeful investment on his shoulders. 

 

A Race with Father Time



When Garnett made his NBA debut on Nov. 3, 1995, Bill Clinton was two days away from being re-elected to a second term as president of the United States and Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" was in the middle of its eight-week stay at the top of th ...

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