I know everyone is really caught up in the blockbuster trade that went down over the weekend. In case you missed it, the Celtics swapped the 1st overall pick for the Sixers 3rd along with an additional first rounder. This is important don’t get be wrong, but what happened 31 years from yesterday is much more significant.
It was 1986. The Celtics were coming off their 16th NBA Championship against the Houston Rockets. While the C’s looked to be on top of the world, they had a situation to address. Age. The team was getting older and Red Auerbach knew he had to make a trade for youth.