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10:37 the 2014 draft was underwhelming? the average draft class has one mvp, this class has had 4 (potentially 5) mvps.

13:49 am I color blind

I remember when Cedric Maxwell, the 1984 Finals MVP, being traded a year lader for Bill Walton. The result was, perhaps, the greatest of all Celtic teams in 1985-86. (and, yes, I understand this doesn't fit in with your them of teams making a move to "finally" win it all.)

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As a Grizz fan im super happy to have Smart. His presence is already making us better and, given better luck with injuries, we cannot be counted out of any playoff game

Geoff Petrie...on blazers from 70-76...traded to hawks for strong forward Maurice Lucas, who teamed with Bill Walton for championship in 1977

I think it also must hurt even more for adrian dantley, in the fact he got traded to the jazz from the lakers, right before the lakers win a championship.

Good video! You can see this in other sports too - Ray Bourque in hockey with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001, Dave Winfield in baseball with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1992.

2020- Ingram, Clarkson, Lonzo

Really great video man!

You have a great voice for this. Glad I found this channel. Subbed.

How about Vlade Divac? Good player for the Lakers, famously let go in the Kobe trade, which set up a dynasty.

Awesome video 👏 Cool to learn about the farewell game

Great video u just earned a new subscriber sir

I don’t care by far the worst one is the Celtics not only With smart but even worse it what they did to it just to git mad a kyrie next

Still waiting to see Smart's effect on the Grizz, since last season was wasted.

The a former resident of Toronto , I remembered when the Raptors franchise started I saw Damon , Carter and Bosh come through and Dip when things got hard. Demar wanted to stay and would have played out his career here , I still feel we did him dirty.

The Spurs trading fan favorite Malik Rose for Nazr Mohamed in 05.

Jrue Holiday is such a winning player, dude

Gary "Gary Harris" Harris

Colts not getting a good OL to protect Luck was a crime. Another great vid!

Dang bro first time watching and i'm wondering how you only got 620 subs (621 now). Video is amazing, good commentary and detail. Keep it up!

Isaiah looks like he’s on coke after that championship after that trade

love your channel, watched a bunch of your videos after finding you last week. can't wait for more!

I'd say Lonzo and Ingram deserve to be here

I know that most people will feel really bad for Demar, and rightfully so. He was the face of that franchise. But as someone whos always liked the Celtics, I feel worse for Marcus. He fully embodied Celtics basketball and always put his body on the line for the team. Seeing him in the 2022 finals with green hair makes me sad cuz he was so proud to be apart of that team. He deserves that ring as much as anyone on that team

Harrison Barnes

If I’m not mistaken, you could’ve put Nick Van Exel from the Lakers.

David Lee and Monta Ellis. Sacrificial lambs to the eventual dynasty of the Warriors

Fantastic channel can't wait to see you blow up!

Otis Thorpe sort of lines up with the criteria, with the considerable exception that he actually helped lead the 93-94 Rockets to a chip. He was a core piece of that first Rockets Finals run and an All-Star in years prior. But then, when the team was struggling in 94-95, the Rockets smartly shipped him off to Portland to pick up an aging Clyde Drexler. Despite being around .500 at the time of the trade, the Rockets limped into the playoffs as the sixth seed and endured a gauntlet of 90s Western Conference behemoths (Stockton/Malone Jazz, Barkley Suns, Robinson Spurs) en route to sweeping the Shaq/Penny Magic in the Finals. And trading Thorpe was the primary reason they were able to repeat.

Eric bledsoe should be in part 2

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Monte Ellis

U can also throw Monta for Andrew bogut as even though warriors won chips years later after the trade

Smart's dpoy is the most fraudulent award ever given Bam and Gobert had more impactful defensive seasons and even Robert Williams was statistically the most impactful defensive player for that Celtics team but I guess propaganda and agendas had to be pushed and the league decided to give that guy the DPOY

Shoutout to Eric Bledsoe

As a Canadian that lives close to Toronto , I remember more than losing Demar for Kawhi, I think the mid season trade of Jonas Valanciunas for Marc Gasol was HUGE in people including myself, really seeing the potential in the team AFTER already acquiring Kawhi and Danny Green

Marcus smart wasn’t a sacrificial lamb. He was a liability holding the team back from winning championship basketball, and Jrue was a proven winner. Simple as that

I think Marc gasol should be mentioned. Was 34 years old, won his first ring in Toronto and was traded to Toronto mid season, was an important defensive contributor on that raptors them. Also the 2011 Mavs had Peja Stojakovic and Jason Kidd, Dwight Howard and Rondo on the 2020 lakers, Jeff Teague on the 2021 bucks.

Bro how do you talk about Toronto developing talent and not bring up Chris bosh?…crazy

Where's the love for Chris Bosh as a Toronto Raptor?

Smart is one of my favorite players ever. Seeing him being traded away after 2 impressive seasons was heartbreaking

im so glad people realize this, great video

The Celtics also had other sacrificial lambs; Malcolm Brogdon and Robert Williams. They got Jrue Holiday in return.

Good video

celtics did it twice in last 10 years. the smart trade and the isaiah thomas trade. only the latter one couldn't bring the championship to the franchise.

Imagine my man Klay Thompson being in this list.. (*although KT wasn't traded, and we'll see if and when GSW wins again) Not to forget the other sacrificial lambs of GSW: Monta Ellis, Andrew Bogut, David Lee, Harrison Barnes, (man, even at one point, Andrew Iguodala) Still 💙💙 KT

Kwame Brown for Pau Gasol - another sacrifice.

Man I wish demar won with Toronto 😢