A year that began with hope among the Celtics that the team could squeeze one last hurrah out of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and friends turned into a slow tumble. Rajon Rondo tore his right ACL, Jared Sullinger went for back surgery and soon the entire Green quilt was unraveling. There would be an unceremonious first-round departure from the playoffs, the departure of a coach who said he wanted to be a Celtics lifer and the departure of the franchise cornerstone stars in a trade. Then there would be the arrival of a new, young and shiny coach, the arrival of four future first-round draft picks and the arrival of more rookies and veterans. Rumor has it, the club considered hiring someone from...
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