There are no heroes in Stefan Bondy’s lengthy revisit of Draft Night 2013 when the Nets agreed to send three first round draft picks and a pick swaps, none of them protected, to the Celtics for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry, three 35+ year old stars.
Instead, it’s a recital of the dysfunction that led to the trade and then the year-long disaster that followed. There’s Pierce and Garnett, one with a little left but still pining for Celtic green, the other just playing out the string at $12 million per. There’s Deron Williams, the moody, insecure team leader who the first two grew to disdain, at best.