BOSReceived
PKevin GarnettContender completed · July 31, 2007
The deal that completed Boston's Big Three
Boston added Kevin Garnett to Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. Minnesota received five players, cash and two pieces of first-round control.
See where this happened in the 2007 offseason →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
The arrows show what each team received—not which direction a player left.
MINReceived
PAl JeffersonPGerald GreenPRyan GomesPSebastian TelfairPTheo RatliffMinnesota Timberwolves
#Boston's 2009 firstTop-three protected.
+Return of Minnesota's conditional first
+Cash considerations
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The Celtics condensed nearly every rebuilding asset into a title-ready core; Minnesota committed to a full reset around Al Jefferson.
Why history remembers it
Boston won the championship in its first season together and helped define the modern superteam era.
The family tree
Where the picks and rights went
Selections, swaps and later trades are traced separately so a downstream player is not mistaken for a direct one-for-one return.
- 01
Boston's 2009 first · selected
Wayne Ellington · No. 28
Minnesota used the conveyed Boston selection on the North Carolina guard.
- 02
Minnesota's returned first-round obligation · modified
Minnesota retained control of its 2009 first
The returned obligation restored future flexibility; Minnesota selected Jonny Flynn at No. 6 with its own pick.
What changed
The consequences
- Boston improved by 42 wins and captured the 2008 title.
- Garnett transformed the Celtics' defensive identity.
- Minnesota began its rebuild around Jefferson and draft control.
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