Here are the exact parameters of the trade.
Two people with knowledge of the situation confirmed that Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett has agreed to waive the no-trade clause in his contract in order to join the Nets with teammate Paul Pierce as part of a blockbuster deal that has been agreed on in principle.
The deal is also expected to send Celtics guard Jason Terry to Brooklyn, with the Celtics netting three first-round draft picks, Keith Bogans (in a sign and trade), Kris Humphries (expiring contract after next season), Gerald Wallace (three years, nearly $30 million remaining), and MarShon Brooks. In order for Garnett to agree to the deal, the Nets agreed to guarantee his entire salary for the 2014-15 season, which was $12 million in all but only protected for $6 million if he was waived.
History has shown us that trading for or signing stars past their prime in a last-ditch effort to form a Superteam normally fails.
So, I understand why social media went in on the Nets when the trade was first announced, but you have to look at the other side of the coin.
Brooklyn is currently solid if not unspectacular team in the Eastern Conference. If they didn’t do anything, that wasn’t going to change. They lost to a depleted Bulls team in the playoffs and that should have shown everyone that they weren’t ready for primetime.
Will Pierce and KG change that? Who knows, but even at their advance age they are better than Bogans, The Hump, Wallace and Reggie Evans.
Doesn’t mean they can beat the Heat, but at least they will be a more interesting team to watch and in the end I believe that is all the Russian Billionaire cares about.