They responded by acquiring two perennial all-stars.
Boston made a big move on draft night to bring in a shooting guard from Seattle, but they weren’t done yet.
The Celtics would pull a trade that would go down in the history book for two reasons. It was the largest number of players traded for a single player in league history (7-for-1) and, more importantly, it rejuvenated the team, city and C's captain Paul Pierce.
The Celtics won their 17th NBA Championship immediately following these two moves.
Do you know which players the Celtics brought in during the 2007 offseason?
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