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MANILA, Philippines — They won’t retire as Celtics.
Boston has agreed in principle to ship Celtic legends Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to the Brooklyn Nets, NBA sources told Yahoo! Sports.
Guard Jason Terry also joins the two in Brooklyn, a team raring to contend immediately and is shipping 3 first-round picks in 2014, 2016 and 2018 along with a slew of other players in completing the deal for the future Hall of Famers.
The Nets will be sending Gerald Wallace, Toko Shengelia, Kris Humphries (expiring), Reggie Evans, Keith Bogans and one more minimum-salaried player in a blockbuster deal that stole the limelight from the NBA Draft.
Pierce and Garnett, who waived his no-trade clause for the deal to be done, will be playing for former rival and new Brooklyn coach Jason Kidd, who played with Terry in Dallas’ 2011 championship team.
According to the report, the Nets will be paying around $80-million in luxury taxes after acquiring the Boston trio, who will be earning a combined $32-million in 2013-14.
The trade, when consummated on July 10, will form what could be one of the most formidable starting crew in the NBA, with Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez teaming up with Garnett and Pierce.
On the other hand, the deal finally allows the Celtics to go on a full rebuild 5 years after their 2008 championship. – Rappler.com
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