In the beginning there was Bird, McHale, and Parrish. Thence came Garnett, Allen, and Pierce. Now the Moving Finger seemed about to write a new chapter of Big Guns.
Though the Celtics were starting free agency looking like a candidate for the TV show The Biggest Loser, the roll of the dice out of Beacon Hill seemed to harbor a Boston change.
Late Saturday afternoon in the Hamptons, the Fourth of July fireworks grew into a frenzy.
The Boston Celtics sent a contingent to meet with Kevin Durant. This seemed to rival the Paris Peace Talks of 1973.
Delegations to convince superstars to join the ranks of a new team have become de rigueur in sports negotiations. Already, the Celtics reportedly signed Kevin Durant's close friend, Al Horford, to a maximum contract-and that was considered a trump card for the Celtics strategy.
Of course, Celtics Chief Bottle Washer Danny Ainge once put together the Big Three with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. Now he was orchestrating another Big Gang.
Showing up in the Hamptons with Kelly Olynyk, Marcus Smart, and Isaiah Thomas, was the other secret weapon player: Tom Brady of the New England Patriots.
We'd seen him courtside at the Boston Garden, and now Tom Brady was courtside at a conversion party.
Not to be left out, Red Sox superstar David Ortiz sent Durant a tweet apologizing for not being at the meeting, but he had a game that afternoon.
Kevin Durant is cogitating at last report.
