Boston Builds for Halcyon Year

Celts, Sox now Finals favorites with trades for veteran All-Stars
Posted Aug 2, 2007 4:00 AM CDT
Boston Builds for Halcyon Year
Newly-acquired Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, center, stands with forward Paul Pierce, left, and guard Ray Allen during a news conference in Boston, Tuesday, July 31, 2007. The Celtics sent the Minnesota Timberwolves forwards Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes and Gerald Green, guard Sebastian Telfair...   (Associated Press)

A sudden cascade of talent has catapulted Boston into contention for at least three championships and given its fans, including Globe columnist Dan Shaugnessy, reason to hope again. In the last week, the Celtics handed over a raft of prospects for superstar Kevin Garnett, and the Red Sox beat their archrivals in New York to a trade for consecutive-saves recordholder Eric Gagne.

Meanwhile, the Patriots' off-season acquisitions of Randy Moss and Adalius Thomas have made them a virtually even-money bet for a fourth Super Bowl in six years. "We have reasonable expectations of a World Series, a Super Bowl, and the NBA Finals," Shaugnessy says. "There never has been a better time to be a sports fan in Boston."

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