A Farewell to the Past

What a week it has been for Boston sports, huh? Hernandez, Bruins losing the Cup, all the roster decisions to be had by the B's, and the continuing Celtics saga. Last night at the NBA Draft, we saw rumor come to fruition. The Boston Celtics will be sending Jason Terry and two future Hall of Famers in Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to the Brooklyn Nets in return for Gerald Wallace, Kris Kardashian, I mean Humphries, Keith Bogans, MarShon Brooks, one-time Celtic rookie Kris Joseph and 3 first-round draft picks (2014, 2016, 2018). This is a major overhaul signaling the end of an era and the start of the rebuilding period. Doc Rivers is gone. Kevin Garnett is gone. Paul Pierce is gone. Now the longest tenured Boston athlete is, you guessed it, Tom Brady. I, like countless others, wanted Pierce and Garnett to just retire in green and see the jerseys go up to the raters. Now the Celtics are without a Captain, the role Pierce played so well in his time in the Garden. No one on the current roster should be named Captain. In fact, I think it will be years before we see anyone who could possibly be thought of as Captain material. This trade was for the best; the Nets can win now and the Celtics can set up for the future. Without a doubt it will be weird seeing our three veterans go to the Nets and be COACHED by recently retired Jason Kidd. I can barely come to terms with this trade as it is. But, life goes on. Farewell to Celtics forever: "NUMBER FIVE, KG! KEEVINNN GAAARNETT! and, THE CAPTAIN AND THE TRUTH, NUMBER THIRTY FOUR, PAAAAUUUUUULLL PIIEEEEEEEERCE!"

Good night, sweet princes...

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