Brooklyn nets formally get the future hall of fame forward Kevin garnett and Paul Pierce and guard Jason terry in a trade with the Boston celtics, the team announced on Friday.
"To be honest, I think we can get such false? No," general manager Billy king in a conference call on Friday."... but the celtics gm Danny (anji) and I just worked on it and to the point, we are both comfortable."
The trio will be introduced to the nets at Thursday's news conference at the barclays center.
"Today, the basketball gods smiled on the nets," team boss mikhail prokhorov said in a statement.The arrival of the "Kevin garnett and Paul Pierce, we have made a great balance in our list between senior stars and young talent. The team will be dazzling and difficult matches."
Kevin garnett is 37 years old, and Pierce is 35.Critics suspect that the two Brooklyn Nets jersey patches players will be able to keep in good health and productivity in the long season in their advanced age.
"I want people questioning kg and Paul Pierce's age, because I know the type of warrior," said the king."Workload will not be as much as possible in the past because of their teammates but I enjoy is, people keep the question of Kevin garnett and Paul Pierce. I knew they would come out to prove them wrong, so I don't worry about that."
The celtics will receive Gerald Wallace, MarShon Brooks, Chris heng frith (contract), Keith, gans in after (by sign), Chris Joseph and first-round draft picks in 2014, 2014 and 2014.The celtics also reserves the right to exchange the nets in 2017 first-round draft picks and.
"I think it is beginning to initially focus on Paul Pierce," Kim said in a radio interview on WFAN."And then in about Paul Pierce from Boston, I think we have to this, we are satisfied with the deal, and I said, 'how can I garnett?"Then we kept talking, and kept talking, to be able to find the one to make it work."
The deal is agreed in principle on draft night but not become official until Friday, two days before the NBA trading halt were canceled, because Joseph cannot be traded, until three months has past day he signed on the nets as a free agent.
"We would like to thank Paul, Kevin and Jason all they do for this series. We wouldn't have won 17 no Paul and Kevin, they will go down in one of the greatest player wore uniforms to the celtics," angie said in a press release."At the same time, we are very glad to welcome to Gerald, Chris, Chris MarShon Keith, and the celtics family. They bring a wealth of talent, experience, depth and flexibility, and our team."
Kevin garnett had to give up his no-trade clause deals done.And the king said, is the biggest obstacle, but he can sell Kevin garnett on the vision, the nets are striving for the championship, they want him to be a part of it.
"There is one thing about Kevin when he promised to himself as he is for Boston in those years and their fans, it's hard to say goodbye to him, this is a part of we have to overcome," king said.
The king gave credit, new hire coach Jason kidd and point guard deron Williams said garnett and recruited him after the deal was agreed in principle.
Wang said the nets by kidd serious process for kidd's teammate, garnett in the Olympic team and they have a strong relationship.
The nets can exercise five Williams at the beginning, Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce, Kevin garnett and brook lopez, a total of 35 all-star appearance among them - and shaun livingston, terry, andrei kirilenko, reggie Evans and Andray Blatche bench, let them have a strong rotation of 10 men.
The king didn't want any how will predict team performance this season.
"I think we're a playoff team. I think we better than last season's team that we have? B: yes. But we still have to play games," said the king, the two-time defending champion Miami heat is still the favourite in the east.
"Their team beat, you try to put together a basketball team, remove the title."
King believed that the greatest shortcoming of team will try to setting into the season, because a lot of players haven't fight, but believes his players are unselfish, has a high basketball IQ, this will allow them to chemical rapid development.
King called Jason kidd, despite his lack of experience, "almost" a perfect fit for this group, because Jason kidd understanding after the end of his career, he will know how to manage the minutes of Kevin garnett and Paul Pierce.
Jason kidd embrace challenges trying to fix the heat.
"Their blueprint, they are the champions, they won two consecutive [and] they can win three consecutive times," kidd said Friday from Orlando, Florida.Where his coach nets' summer league team."They put the team together to win the championship, and they have a lot of success. So if you want to compete with them, you must have a horse. And I think we have this."
King think Kevin garnett and Paul Pierce has a "two to three years", because they don't have to carry the load of the network, although he will not deceive them.
Then said the king to let Kevin garnett and Paul Pierce did not initially a priority, get a new coach for the first time - "and then, once I saw maybe Boston, can break up (the team), it will be a key."
Garnett, who was not wearing.In Boston, may wear jersey no. 2 for the nets.Pierce will wear no. 34, and John terry will wear no.31.
Brooklyn has also received from Boston forward D.J. white.
The nets until August 1, trade or give up white, unsecured transaction.If they keep him, his contract number as an additional $4 million in luxury taxes.
A league source told this website said, in the trade, the nets of the salary is about $101 million, they expect luxury tax bill of about $83 million.
During the offseason, prokhorov, Russian billionaire, has made the king take the necessary action to fill the roster.
"For a long time, the fans really looking for net, such a thing," said the king."I'd rather have an owner, have high expectations, hopes to win a championship, because he has to do all the conditions for get it. I would rather is in this case, than we were three years ago."
And the king said the nets also loathe to give up so much of draft picks.
"Yes, we have a lot of pause. We have a lot of hesitation," he said.
King ultimately promote trade because he think the nets can be reformed if Pierce and garnett to leave, can also be a playoff team to move on.
A lot of people question the flexibility of network to improve their roster.Is not the king.
"I always say, we have the ability. I always feel we have some assets and our choices," he said.
The nets kirilenko signed official on Friday, a day after the signing of Blatche and livingston to sign.The nets will use their middle-class taxpayers' mini striker in Russia, he signed a two-year contract player option in the second year, a source said.Kirilenko made $3.1 million in the first year of trading.
"It is my pleasure to welcome Andre's web," said Mr Prokhorov."He is a real talent, have great versatility. As fellow, I am very proud, Russia's best players in NBA history, and will be wearing a mosquito net shirt."
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