In '07, the Celtics gave away 7 chips to get Garnett, who they were and how it developed

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2024-06-11 21:30Posted in Henan Sports Creators

Now, the NBA playoffs have entered the finals stage, and the Celtics have taken the absolute initiative with a 2-0 lead over the Mavericks, and there is a high probability that they will win the first championship trophy since the Celtics triumvirate won the championship in 2008 after 16 years, surpassing the rival Lakers and becoming the team with the most championships in the NBA league! Of course, it seems a bit too early to open champagne, the NBA has never lacked miracles, and the Mavericks are not without the possibility of a comeback, so let's not discuss this young green team for the time being, but go back and look back at the key to the Celtics' championship in 2008 - 7 for 1 to get the wolf king Kevin Garnett.

The Celtics are desperate for a championship, moving straight from the bottom of the league last season to the top of the league

I still remember that the original Celtics have never woken up from the haze of the retirement of legendary superstar Larry Bird, since 92, in 15 years, only in the 01-02 season relying on the supernatural play of Paul Pierce and Anthony Walker to reach the Eastern Conference Finals, and other times it is difficult to even enter the playoffs. The Lakers next door relied on the "OK" combination to establish a three-pronged dynasty at the beginning of this century, even if the big shark O'Neal left later, Kobe Bryant gradually grew into a superstar, and the number of championships was faintly showing signs of surpassing them. Therefore, the Celtics, who couldn't sit still, directly studed all the team's chips in the summer of 2007 and got the Timberwolves' MVP player Kevin Garnett through a super big trade 7-for-1, ready to make a desperate bet.

The Celtics won the bet, with the addition of Kevin Garnett, with the previously traded sharpshooter Ray Allen and the team's original All-Star small forward Paul Pierce, the team instantly completed the rebirth, and completed the 07-08 season from the bottom of the league directly to the best god-level achievement in the league, that is, with a record of 66 wins and 16 losses to rank first in the East. After that, the Celtics, who have the Big Three, were even more invincible in the playoffs, knocking out the Hawks, Cavaliers and Pistons in succession to enter the Finals, and then defeated their old rivals Lakers 4-2 in the Finals to win the 17th NBA championship in team history.

Who were the 7 chips of the Celtics 7-for-1 in 2007 and what was their career:

1. Al Jefferson

Al Jefferson, who was drafted by the Celtics in the first round of 15 in 2004, averaged 16.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in the third year of his career, and is a center with full potential. Therefore, in 2007, in order to get Kevin Garnett, he was sent to the Timberwolves as one of the main trade chips of the Green Army, where he continued to show his talent, averaging 23.1 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. However, the Timberwolves, who lost Kevin Garnett, seemed to be unable to play, so they wanted to rebuild for a while, and finally in July 2010, Al Jefferson was sent to the Jazz in exchange for two future first-round picks and Kufors. After three years with the Jazz, Jefferson joined the Bobcats as a free agent and became the last Elvis Presley, averaging 21.8 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-NBA Team for the 13-14 season.

2. Gerald Green

Gerald Green, the 18th in the first round in 2005, was drafted by the Celtics, averaged 10.4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in the second year of his career, and won the championship when he participated in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. So, in 2007, in order to get Kevin Garnett, he was also sent to the Timberwolves as one of the main trade chips for the Green Army. Unfortunately, the Timberwolves didn't have him on the roster for the future, so they sent him to the Rockets in February 2008 in exchange for Kirk Snyder. However, the Rockets traded him in just to make room and cut him after letting him play. Although he later joined the Mavericks, he also played only 38 games there before fading out of the NBA league until the 11-12 season, where he gradually played his peak, averaging 15.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in the 13-14 season.

3. Ryan Gomez

Ryan Gomez, drafted by the Celtics with the 50th pick in 2005, is a role player who hasn't played since entering the league. In the 06-07 season, he played 31.2 minutes, but he only averaged 12.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and after being traded to the Timberwolves, he was also an inefficient player, averaging about 30 minutes per game and getting 12+5. After leaving the Timberwolves in the 10-11 season, no team wanted him, and eventually faded out of the NBA completely in the 13-14 season.

4. Sebastian Telfil

Sebastian Telfil, who was selected by the Trail Blazers in the first round in 2004, averaged 9.5 points, 3.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game in the second year of his career, but as a guard he was not very good at passing, so he was traded to the Celtics in the 06-07 season. After staying with the Celtics for less than a year, he went to the Timberwolves as an addition to the trade of Kevin Garnett, and still averaged only 9.8 points, 4.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game, and finally left the Timberwolves in the 09-10 season and moved to many teams, and had no choice but to fade out of the NBA league in the 14-15 season

5. Theo Ratliff

Theo Ratliffe, selected by the Pistons with the 18th pick in 1995, was a one-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA Second Team, and a three-time NBA block champion. Of course, these honors are only once, not everyone has a shelf life as long as Kevin Garnett, as a rookie at the same time as Garnett, Theo Ratliff has gradually lost his game in the 06-07 season, but as an add-on to the Timberwolves, he averaged 6.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. Then the Timberwolves played only 10 games and was traded to the Pistons, where he played until the end of the season and became a free agent. As a free man, he went on to move from team to team, and finally announced his retirement at the end of the 10-11 season.

6. 2009 Celtics first-round pick (Wayne Ellington)

In addition to the above five players, the Celtics also gave the Timberwolves two 2009 first-round picks, including Wayne Ellington, the 28th pick, as the Celtics' own first-rounder. As a player at the bottom of the pick, Wayne Ellington was not heavily used by the Timberwolves, averaging only 6.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, and then began his wandering career in the third year of his career. First was traded to the Grizzlies, then the Cavaliers, Mavericks, Lakers and Nets, settled in the Heat in the 16-17 season, averaging 11.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, but the good times did not last long, plagued by injuries, and was traded to the Pistons in the middle of the 18-19 season. Eventually, Wayne Ellington, who had been wandering for a long time, gradually faded out of the NBA after the 21-22 season.

7. Former 2009 Timberwolves first-round pick (Jonny Flynn)

The second 2009 draft pick sent by the Celtics was actually a chip that the Timberwolves gave to the Celtics in 2006 after trading Ricky Davis from the Celtics, and now they are back in the arms of the Timberwolves with the Kevin Garnett trade. But it didn't work, the Timberwolves, who had always been inaccurate in the draft, directly missed Stephen Curry and chose Jonny Flynn with the 6th pick, a guard who only played his rookie contract in the NBA and faded out of the NBA league.

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