The 2018 NBA draft marked the end of the dark period in Brooklyn Nets history—a period that came about from a terrible, awful, horrendous, tragic trade with the Boston Celtics circa 2013.
Those five years have felt like an eternity for Brooklyn since they made the blockbuster mega-trade with the Celtics to form a superteam that could contend for a title. Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce were acquired from Boston to make a real attempt at winning a championship.
The deal turned out to be one of the more lopsided deals in the history of the NBA.