Five NBA Deals That Thankfully Fell Apart
Oden in Boston most likely means no ringWhile it’s always interesting to look back at moves that didn’t happen, it’s even better to find cases where a bad outcome turns good in the end. With this in mind, The Sacramento Bee looks at five deals that teams are thankful they fell apart. Take Boston for example:
“If the Celtics get the No. 1 or No. 2 pick after finishing with the second-worst record at 24-58 two seasons ago, it’s a mortal lock they get heavy into rebuilding and take Oden or Durant, and maybe trade Paul Pierce as part of the youth movement. Instead, the Celtics land at No. 5 and trade the pick to the SuperSonics in a package for Ray Allen.”
From there, the Celtics acquire Kevin Garnett, and the rest is history. Here are the other such moments of virtually done deals that fell apart…
1. The Celtics get the No. 1 or No. 2 pick in the 2007 draft
2. The 76ers trade Allen Iverson to the Pistons
3. The Jazz signs Jason Terry and Corey Maggette
4. The Kings re-sign Bonzi Wells
5. Billy Donovan becomes Magic coach
Which deal would have changed their team the most?
Source: The Sacramento Bee
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December 28th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Chris Cason says:
LaMarcus Aldridge stays on the Bulls and the Bulls select Michael Beasley.
December 28th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
timmy says:
1st…..
December 28th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
timmy says:
ah shit..
December 28th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
JCARR says:
***The Celtics… They went from ‘wack to mack’, ‘bum to stud’, ‘losers to champs’
Iverson well it happened now… and the results arent pleasing so far
The Jet and Maggatte to Utah… Utah would be the capital of “Bad Porn”
Kings and Bonzi… no comment (self explinatory)
Billy Donovan… would of been one the infamous coaches who got fired before Christmas break. Stay in school Donovan!
December 28th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Amar says:
lol @ bad porn comment. i think we all know that sloan would have benched those two for not playing good defense.
December 28th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
AB_40 says:
probably the bonzi wells deal. they gave the spurs the business in the playoffs that year.
December 28th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Mark says:
I don’t believe in any of those Celtics trade. Gotta have been some under-the-table stuff there.
I blame the T-Wolves and the “Thunder”, obviously. Useless organizations.
December 28th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
stephen a says:
kobe 4 any of the bulls trash they didnt want to trade
December 28th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
dank says:
kobe to the knicks!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh the INSANITY!
December 29th, 2008 at 1:01 am
Jay says:
The Celtics could have been broken up much earlier before the 2007 lottery disappointment. After losing to Indiana in the 2005 playoffs, the Celtics purportedly offered Pierce to the Lakers for Odom straight up and were rejected. Who knows what would happened from that? As a Celtics fan, I’m just glad the Lakers said no. I wonder how the Lakers would have done with Pierce and Kobe. They still would have lacked an interior presence and Smush Parker might still have been running the point but pairing up two of the best all around wing players in the game would have been impressive.
On the Garnett side, I don’t think Garnett ever gets traded if Minnesota just ended up keeping Roy. Minnesota probably wouldn’t have been championship contenders still but they wouldn’t have been bad enough to force them to trade their franchise icon.
December 29th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Luigi says:
heres one. im a lil biased but here.
washington never trades Jerry/devin for Jamison
we’d have this
Devin
Gil
Caron/Larry [say caron doesnt get traded...or Larry never signs w/CLE]
Andray
Brendan
Bench
Jerry. Juan n other spare parts
December 29th, 2008 at 2:27 am
Ian says:
back in 02-03 when the spurs wanted to trade parker for kidd
if that shit woulda gone thru the spurs would be dead after timmeh leaves and there is no one left on the spurs under the age of 45.
December 29th, 2008 at 4:12 am
s.bucketz says:
any of the trades involving david lee..ther wooda been riots in ny if that went down…especially for the shit wed take back
and co-sign #12 i completely forgot about that one..they wooda been alright for a year or 2 then done…they still dont hav a back up pg to this day
December 29th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Lee says:
Domonique Wilkinsto the Clippers … Best record in the East that year and might have got a championship.
December 29th, 2008 at 8:26 am
QQ says:
Kwame Brown for Pau Gasol. Damn! That shit would be the most lopsided trade in hist… OH, WAIT.
December 29th, 2008 at 10:23 am
CitizenB says:
Gasol for Deng. And the Bulls didn’t want to give him up?!?!
December 29th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Ian says:
s. bucketz
u know i think they finally do with hill.
December 30th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
bruinking says:
The Kings would have been sooo much better off if Donovan stuck with his commitment to Orlando. They would have gotten Van Gundy. Instead, they gambled on 2 inexperienced young coaches and failed miserably