Looking Back: The Biggest Trades in NBA History

Mike Woods by Correspondent Written on February 19, 2008
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Miami Heat acquires F Antoine Walker from the Boston Celtics, G Jason Williams, F James Posey, and G Andre Emmett from the Memphis Grizzlies, and the draft rights to C Roberto Duenas from the New Orleans Hornets in a five-team trade that sent G-F Eddie Jones to Memphis, F Rasual Butler to New Orleans, a 2006 second-round draft pick, a conditional second-round draft pick, F Qyntel Woods and the draft rights to Albert Miralles to Boston. The Utah Jazz acquired C Greg Ostertag from Memphis; Boston acquired C Curtis Borchardt from Utah and G Raul Lopez from Memphis; New Orleans acquired G Kirk Snyder from Utah.

The biggest piece in this trade was Antoine Walker who at the time was having one of his best seasons with Boston. Unfortunately Boston felt they weren't winning with him or getting better with his contract so why not try winning without him? Thus began Boston's demise.

 

Twelve Players, September 20, 2000

New York acquires F Glen Rice, C Travis Knight, and a first-round pick from the Lakers and C Vladimir Stepania, F Lazaro Borrell, G Vernon Maxwell, a first-round pick and two second round picks from Seattle in a four-team trade that sent C Patrick Ewing to Seattle. Los Angeles acquired F Horace Grant and F Chuck Person, C Greg Foster, and G Emanual Davis from Seattle; Phoenix acquired C Chris Dudley and a first-round pick from New York for C Luc Longley.

New York trading Patrick Ewing? it happened in this deal. What's most surprising is who they traded him for, Glen Rice? As you can see, New York has yet to recover.

 

Eleven Players, August 27, 1999

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