After living through the 1990s, Boston Celtics fans were ready for a return to glory. And they started seeing signs of a move back towards competency if not contention in the first half of the decade, but it ultimately fell short.
The team chose to retool while there was still gas in forward Paul Pierce’s tank, but the medicine nearly killed the patient, with the Truth nearly losing patience with the process as former Celtic shooting guard Danny Ainge was brought on early in the decade to right the ship.
Risks were taken that panned out for a change, and by the summer of 2007 the plan that brought Boston its 17th banner was underway. The arrival of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen put the Celtics back on track after an unusually long time on the rocks, and set Boston on the path it still follows today.
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