Boston Celtics team president Danny Ainge appeared on ESPN’s “Hoop Streams” — hosted by Cassidy Hubbarth and joined by former Celtics center Kendrick Perkins and Amin Elhassan — to talk on Boston’s 2008 NBA Championship among several topics.
Spurred by Garnett’s Hall of Fame election, Hubbarth soon arrived at the foundation story of the “new Big Three”, as KG, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen have been called in deference to the 1980s frontcourt trio of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish. Asked about the conversation in which the BYU product convinced the Big Ticket to accept a trade to Boston, Ainge replied at length.
“KG was very polite, letting me in his home,” began the former Celtics president.
To hear the historic conversation about the formation of the 2008 title team in full for yourself, take a look at the clip embedded above.
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