adidas11
02-19-2010, 09:07 PM
I guess I was always of the mindset that if a team has to make a blockbuster midseason trade/pickup, then it generally means that the team is flawed, and that the pickup will not pay dividends in THAT particular season.
But then I started thinking back through NBA history.
1989 - Pistons trade Adrian Dantley for Mark Aguirre, and go on to win the NBA title
1995 - Rockets trade Vernon Maxwell for Clyde Drexler, and go on to win the NBA title
2001 - Philly Sixers pick up Dikembe Mutombo, and use his defensive play to get to the NBA Finals
2004 - Pistons pick up Rasheed Wallace, and go on to win the NBA title
2008 - Lakers trade for Pau Gasol, and make it to the NBA finals (after losing Bynum for the entire season due to knee injury)
So is there a general consensus that mid season trades do not work? Or are they very effective given the situation?
Discuss.
But then I started thinking back through NBA history.
1989 - Pistons trade Adrian Dantley for Mark Aguirre, and go on to win the NBA title
1995 - Rockets trade Vernon Maxwell for Clyde Drexler, and go on to win the NBA title
2001 - Philly Sixers pick up Dikembe Mutombo, and use his defensive play to get to the NBA Finals
2004 - Pistons pick up Rasheed Wallace, and go on to win the NBA title
2008 - Lakers trade for Pau Gasol, and make it to the NBA finals (after losing Bynum for the entire season due to knee injury)
So is there a general consensus that mid season trades do not work? Or are they very effective given the situation?
Discuss.