Paul Pierce attempted a self-aware brag Tuesday night, mocking the Nets for betting big on him with the disastrous 2013 trade, which sent him from Boston to Brooklyn and hampered the Nets’ future for years to come.
The recently retired forward congratulated the Celtics on Twitter after his longtime team secured the No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA draft as yet another reward for the Nets’ giveaways four years ago.
The Nets hit the short-term jackpot on draft day in 2013 — landing All-Stars Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry in exchange for five role players and three first-round picks — but two playoff seasons were all they could manage before free-falling into the league cellar this season with an NBA-worst record of 20-62.