Is the Nets trade with the Celtics the stupidest trade in NBA history?

[dh86]

The Hornets would have gotten Odom, Scola, Kevin Martin and Goran Dragic.

Thats a much better haul than fukking Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon, Al-Farouq Aminu, and the pick that became Austin Rivers.

At the day of the trade, Odom was 32 and Scola was 31 and played the same position as David West. The fukk would that have done for NO? Kevin Martin was 28, but for Chris Paul? That's really better than 2 recent lottery picks and a coming lottery pick?

 

[lepard]

Celtics got Nets #1 for next year too?

 

[Reality Check]

I feel sorry for whoever gets Billy King as their next GM

I feel sorry for any owner desperate enough to bring up Billy King's name in a "who should we hire as our next GM" discussion. Even bringing him into consideration would be scraping the bottom of the barrel.

 

[who_better_than_me]

Harden deal and nowitski deal are worst so far.

 

[MJ Truth]

Of course it's dumb IN RETROSPECT.

But had the shyt worked out the way they planned (them winning a title in that 2 year span after the trade) then nobody looks at it as stupid. They just basically took a shot that was high-risk, high-reward, and they lost.

I really never thought it was stupid at the beginning, so I can't say it's stupid now because it didn't work. If somebody called it a desperate move I wouldn't disagree though. That Russian just wanted to make Brooklyn a title team immediately, and this is the flip side when it doesn't work.

It never really had a possibility to really fail, to me, for Boston though, even if they never end up getting high draft picks.

 

[lepard]

Of course it's dumb IN RETROSPECT.

But had the shyt worked out the way they planned (them winning a title in that 2 year span after the trade) then nobody looks at it as stupid. They just basically took a shot that was high-risk, high-reward, and they lost.

I really never thought it was stupid at the beginning, so I can't say it's stupid now because it didn't work. If somebody called it a desperate move I wouldn't disagree though. That Russian just wanted to make Brooklyn a title team immediately, and this is the flip side when it doesn't work.

It never really had a possibility to really fail, to me, for Boston though, even if they never end up getting high draft picks.

You're right, if they win a championship, it was worth it... they gambled and lost.

Still doesn't make sense as to why the Nets offered the same picks WITH protections against top 3?

 

[Sonny Corinthos]

Nah can't argue this one how do you trade all this intending to have a 2 year window TOPS and then not even get a shot with that group?

King basically blew the future while blowing present as well


With that said if the Celts don't get the number one pick yesterday it's not the unanimous dumbest trade. Them hitting number 1 even put Ainge in the realm as one of the greatest Fleecers of all time

 

[MJ Truth]

The Hornets would have gotten Odom, Scola, Kevin Martin and Goran Dragic.

Thats a much better haul than fukking Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon, Al-Farouq Aminu, and the pick that became Austin Rivers.

Yeah, not really.

It's all about the same level.

 

[mastermind]

At the day of the trade, Odom was 32 and Scola was 31 and played the same position as David West. The fukk would that have done for NO? Kevin Martin was 28, but for Chris Paul? That's really better than 2 recent lottery picks and a coming lottery pick?

Scola woulda been a back up.

And you intentionally left off Goran Dragic?

Yeah, not really.

It's all about the same level.

Goran Dragic was an all nba player a couple of years later.

At worst its a push, but that is better than what the Hornets got in the Clippers trade.


At the end of the day, that lakers/hornets failed trade does not belong in this conversation.

 

[dh86]

Scola woulda been a back up.

And you intentionally left off Goran Dragic?


Goran Dragic was an all nba player a couple of years later.

At worst its a push, but that is better than what the Hornets got in the Clippers trade.


At the end of the day, that lakers/hornets failed trade does not belong in this conversation.

What was Goran Dragic as of December 2011?

 

[mastermind]

What was Goran Dragic as of December 2011?

what was Marc Gasol in 2008?

What was Tom Brady in 2001?

What was Steph Curry in 2009?

 

[dh86]

what was Marc Gasol in 2008?

What was Tom Brady in 2001?

What was Steph Curry in 2009?

1. Young euro player that was a trade throw in for his star brother.
2. Patriots starting QB replacing Drew Bledsoe
3. #7 pick of the draft pegged by most to be a star

Now for my question?

 

[JerseyBoy23]

Yes it was. The only solace is that Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown aren't once in a lifetime players.

If Markelle is a great player, Billy King can't ever step foot in the tri-state area.

 

[mastermind]

Of course it's dumb IN RETROSPECT.

But had the shyt worked out the way they planned (them winning a title in that 2 year span after the trade) then nobody looks at it as stupid. They just basically took a shot that was high-risk, high-reward, and they lost.

I really never thought it was stupid at the beginning, so I can't say it's stupid now because it didn't work. If somebody called it a desperate move I wouldn't disagree though. That Russian just wanted to make Brooklyn a title team immediately, and this is the flip side when it doesn't work.

It never really had a possibility to really fail, to me, for Boston though, even if they never end up getting high draft picks.

a lot of people thought it was stupid from the beginning. I did.

KG and Pierce looked semi washed their last season in Boston.

1. Young euro player that was a trade throw in for his star brother.
2. Patriots starting QB replacing Drew Bledsoe
3. #7 pick of the draft pegged by most to be a star

Now for my question?

Goran Dragic was a young euro player who had potential.

What are we doing here breh? Trades are made for potential and Dragic became a really good to great NBA player. That would have helped the Hornets out more than Eric Gordon or Al Fariq Aminu.

It was not a bad trade at all.

 

[dh86]

Lakers fans didn't get Chris Paul for free like they got Pau Gasol (and Kareem, Worthy, Magic, etc) for free and they're still tight about it. None of the things Boston gotten in the deal has panned out yet, so we have to wait to see if it tops one of the numerous lopsided Lakers deals