On this day: Garnett, Pierce, Terry traded; Silas, Riebe, Wallace born

On this day, the Boston Celtics dealt away the remainder of their 2008 title team to the Brooklyn Nets in one of the most lopsided trades in NBA history.

It is also the birthday of former Boston big man Paul Silas, who was born in 1943 in Prescott, Arkansas. Silas would come to the team in a deal with the Phoenix Suns in 1972, and while unhappy at first, would become a friend of team president Red Auerbach and eventually embrace his status as a Celtic.

He would play four seasons with Boston, winning titles with the team in 1974 and 1976, make an All-Star team in 1975 and win several other honors while with the team.

He averaged 11.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists with the team before being traded to the Denver Nuggets in 1976 in a three-team deal that brought back forward Curtis Rowe.