[NBC Sports Boston] - ‘Celtics City' beyond the episode: The road to Banner 18

The Boston Celtics came crashing back down to earth not long after their 2008 NBA championship. Although they returned to the NBA Finals in 2010, then-president of basketball operations pivoted to a new era following his team’s series loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Before the 2013-14 season, he traded aging franchise cornerstones Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for a package including three first-round draft picks. Two of those picks turned into Jaylen Brown