Remember the legendary 2003 NBA draft? Of course you do, because Kendrick Perkins was picked No. 27 and Leandro Barbosa went No. 28 (a few other guys taken before them may have also made names for themselves in the league). Twelve years later, the pair of former Celtics will square off with a championship at stake. I bet you didn't realize this NBA Finals had such a distinctive green shade to it?
Perkins vs. Barbosa poses a bit of a conundrum as far as Boston fan's rooting interest goes. In Celtics' lore, Perkins is obviously the bigger name.