On the 13-year anniversary of the trade that sent Kevin Garnett to Boston, former Celtics Paul Pierce and Kendrick Perkins reminisced and shared some initial thoughts they had when the deal was completed.
Pierce and Perkins, speaking candidly on “The Jump” alongside host Rachel Nichols and ESPN reporter Jackie MacMullan, had polar opposite reactions when the Celtics brought in the first-ballot Hall of Famer on July 31, 2007.
The longtime Celtic Pierce was so invigorated when he first heard that landing Garnett was a real possibility that he went to the gym to get shots up that day to make sure he was ready if it actually happened.