12 years ago today (July 31, US time), an earthquake-scale 7-for-1 super deal amazed the entire alliance
The Celtics sent out Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Ryan Gomez, Terrefer, Latriffe, and two future first-round picks (the two draft picks later selected Jonny Flynn and Wayne Ellington, respectively).
In exchange for Garnett, the Wolf King who has played for the Timberwolves for 12 seasons
Prior to this, the Green Army also traded the No. 5 sign on draft night, in exchange for the top three-point shooter - Ray Allen
At this point, 3 3 30-year-old men in their peak tails (Pierce 30, Garnett 31, Ray Allen 32) finally got together and made the last big gamble for their more than 10 years of NBA career - to win the first championship!
The size of such a deal is probably only comparable to the Rockets' trade in the summer of 2017 in exchange for Paul's 7 players + 1 draft pick
However, it is different from the situation where the Rockets pursued Paul to further strengthen the team
The gathering of the three giants of the Green Army depends heavily on a "missed"
The 06-07 Green Army is at the bottom of the East, and their goal is not that year's Big Heat Odeng
It is Durant behind him, and rebuilding with Durant as the core is the real purpose of the Green Army
However, their reconstruction plan failed due to luck
The Blazers got it with a 5.3% chance, the Green Army's picks were not in the top three, and even the worst-performing Grizzlies were not drawn into the top three picks, and were squeezed to the No. 5 pick.
The road to reconstruction of the Green Army seems to have become impassable, and it may even face the possibility of losing the soul of the team, Pierce
Therefore, in order to keep Pierce, Angie chose to change the idea of building a team and recruited an experienced star helper for him
Interestingly, it was supersonic (now thunder) that selected Durant that year, and supersonics are also looking for opportunities to rebuild, sending Ray Allen, creating room for Durant to grow is their top priority.
It was this coincidence that led to the deal
The deal was a precondition for 7-for-1 Garnett
At the same time, McHale, who has a green gene, was the general manager of the Timberwolves at the time, and with him behind the scenes, it became more logical for Garnett to join the Green Army.
Of course, the Green Army's big three model allowed them to win the coveted championship
Unfortunately, they only won one championship
In 2009, Garnett missed the playoffs with injury, Perkins G6 was injured in the 10-year finals, and the 11-year injury wave, until the last attempt of 12 years, could not resist the erosion of the years
Later, he hit the dream again and again, but he was knocked down by the relentless injury again and again
Until the end, the whole body was scaled and scattered
In a trance, the manager has also loved this team for nearly 12 years, and I believe that many Green Army fans also began to fall in love with this team that season
Of course, the promotion of the Big Three has allowed more followers in the future
And the imitators also seem to know more about the principle of "having fun in time", and if they want to team up to attack the championship, it is best to take advantage of being young
However, although all the star players are gathered in one team, the latecomers are more of the players' independent choices
It is different from the product of the clever writing when the team management makes a deal
Ten years after the 7-for-1 deal, Angie took another gamble
The deal came to Owen, who was equally ambitious
However, judging from the results, the bet this time was not correct
Now everything is going to be torn down and started
Although next season's squad may still be far from the championship
But who knows what kind of unexpected surprises these young people will bring to us