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See the full story · 1 sourcesToday in Boston Celtics history, the team traded for Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin Garnett before the 2007-08 NBA regular season season, which ended in the hanging of the long-awaited Banner 17. Initially, Garnett hesitated to sign an extension with the Celtics if they dealt for him, due to the lack of high-caliber talent on the roster, apart from forward Paul Pierce. However, the earlier addition of sharpshooting UConn alum Ray Allen that summer proved enticing enough for KG to finalize the agreement. After, Garnett agreed to a three-year extension, supplementing the two remaining years on his current contract.
The history-altering deal was consummated soon after. The South Carolinian was dealt for Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Sebastian Telfair, Gerald Green, Theo Ratliff, cash, and draft considerations.
Garnett would win a title with the team in 2008, be elected Defensive Player of the Year that season, make five All-Star games, and earn many more such honors during his six seasons with the team.
Transactions
Five years before that date, in 2012, ex-Celtics center Jason Collins signed a contract with Boston. The Stanford alum played a mere 32 games with the franchise that season before he was traded to the Washington Wizards in February 2013. He averaged 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest over that stretch.
It is the date in 2009 that Boston waived one-time Celtics guard Gabe Pruitt, who had been drafted by the team out of USC with the 32nd pick of the 2007 NBA draft. The Los Angeles native put up 2 points a game across 62 games played in two seasons with Boston.
Birthdays
Today is the birthday of Celtics short-timer Mel Hirsch, who was born on this day in 1921. The Brooklyn College alum played 13 games for Boston in their inaugural season of 1946-47 and averaged 1.5 points per game. Hirsch shared his birthday with Boston big man Tony Massenburg, who came into the world in 1967 in Sussex, Virginia.
Massenburg played his college ball at Maryland, playing stints with the San Antonio Spurs and Charlotte Hornets before playing through a pair of 10-day deals with the Celtics in 1992. He returned to the team in 1997 as a free agent but was traded to the (then) Vancouver (now Memphis) Grizzlies for Roy Rogers. The Virginia native logged 1.4 points and 1.3 boards per game while with Boston.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Today in Boston Celtics history: Kevin Garnett to Boston; Larkin, Collins deal; Pruitt cut
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