What was also a given, was the outcome. “Super-teams” have become the new trend in this generation of professional basketball. 15-25 years ago, teams had two star players on the roster and competed against other teams that had a star or two on their team. The game was more competitive and enjoyable to watch.
But in 2007, the rules changed. While there have been Big 3’s in the past (The Celtics’ combination of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish), Celtic General Manager Danny Ainge returned to that formula by making trades to acquire Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett to play alongside (then) current superstar Paul Pierce.