NBA: Trades that almost happened

[spurraider21]

There were talks of Bynum, Odom, and Walton for KG

[Michael Jordan.]

Garnett to the Lakers in 07

[Michael Jordan.]

McGrady for Vince Carter in 08.

[baseline bum]

Didn't the Lakers almost trade Kobe to Vancouver for Mike Bibby and Shareef Abdur-Rahim in 00-01 when he and Shaq were at each others' throats until Good Buss jumped in and axed it?

[elmanutres]

1) 1984: Ralph Sampson for Michael Jordan

1984 Draft:

Portland offered Houston the 1984 #2 pick + Clyde Drexler for Ralph Sampson

Houston picked Hakeem with the #1, could have picked Michael Jordan with the #2 and could have acquired Clyde Drexler from the trade.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1102429-top-11-trades-that-would-have-changed-the-game/page/12

To think Portland could have screwed up worse in the 84 draft by throwing away Clyde. Houston ed up still

[Michael Jordan.]

Deron Williams to the Rockets (Utah backed out last minute)

Stoudamire to the Rockets

[Thread]

Former Suns GM Steve Kerr on the Stoudemire for Curry almost-trade in 2009: “We were very far down the road”

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakam...down-the-road/

It was donePERIOD Then GS reneged. They still ain't over it here.

[baseline bum]

Weren't the Spurs really close to a trade for Damon Stoudamire in 1998?

[Venti Quattro]

5) 1997: Scottie Pippen for Tracy McGrady

This was the one that Jordan himself vetoed. Threatened to leave Chi-town if Pippen was traded for McGrady...

Also, Jermaine O'Neal for Odom and Bynum almost happened in 2007. Three years and a back-to-back later, that trade really sounded so ing stupid.

[baseline bum]

Punk ass Red McCombs almost salary dumped David Robinson to New York for Ewing.

[spurraider21]

Anybody remember that Sheed played 1 gam for the Hawks before getting shipped to Detroit?

[Thread]

Also, Jermaine O'Neal for Odom and Bynum almost happened in 2007. Three years and a back-to-back later, that trade really sounded so ing stupid.

Yep, I remember that one. Makes the stomach roil in retrospect.

[Katherine Robinson]

1) 1984: Ralph Sampson for Michael Jordan


1984 Draft:

Portland offered Houston the 1984 #2 pick + Clyde Drexler for Ralph Sampson

Houston picked Hakeem with the #1, could have picked Michael Jordan with the #2 and could have acquired Clyde Drexler from the trade.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1102429-top-11-trades-that-would-have-changed-the-game/page/12

With trade value of Drexler, this would have given Houston a dynasty rivaling the early Celtics.

[baseline bum]

Tony Parker, Malik Rose, and Antonio Daniels for Gary Payton was getting a lot of play after the Sonics saw Parker's Summer League play in 01

[Michael Jordan.]

Read on another forum Kobe was almost traded for McGrady in 07. McGrady and a first rounder.

[spurraider21]

This was the one that Jordan himself vetoed. Threatened to leave Chi-town if Pippen was traded for McGrady...

Also, Jermaine O'Neal for Odom and Bynum almost happened in 2007. Three years and a back-to-back later, that trade really sounded so ing stupid.

Yeah the O'Neal came at the same time as the KG rumors, with Luke Walton being the kicker in the KG trade

[Venti Quattro]

Anybody remember that Sheed played 1 gam for the Hawks before getting shipped to Detroit?

Yup...wish he just stayed there

[Michael Jordan.]

Another was Deng, Chandler and the #2 pick for Kevin Garnett.

[spurraider21]

The spurs were pushing hard for Brad Miller for a while. Not sure if that one was ever close though

[Michael Jordan.]

The Magic offered Tracy McGrady to Phoenix for Shawn Marion and Joe Johnson

[Michael Jordan.]

Suns offered Marion and Kidd in 2000 for Kobe

Bulls offered Chandler, Deng and #2 for Garnett

[baseline bum]

Wow, Isiah Thomas killed a trade to the Knicks in January 1994. CROFL Ewing.

[spurraider21]

KG and Pierce to the Clippers for Blake

[Michael Jordan.]

Chris Paul and Emeka Okafor were almost traded for Portland's Andre Miller, Joel Przybilla, Nicolas Batum, Jerryd Bayless and the 22nd pick

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/17470/teams-still-pursuing-cp3

[Michael Jordan.]

. Larry Bird to the Pacers