The Paul George one is by far, the most surprising, even if it wasn't the most impactful. Literally nobody saw it coming or predicted it. It made the NBA world stand still, at least for a day.
So True. I listened to every single analyst on the trade season that year and not one person had any whiff of it. Also, Kawhi totally screwed the Lakers (?intentionally). It was wild.
I wasn't shocked Kawhi was getting traded because of all the talk he wanted out, I had respect for Masai for pulling it off for Toronto when the LA teams couldn't. A little bit inside me hoped the image of him sitting down with Pop would lead to him staying with the Spurs.
The Kawhi trade was definitely the craziest in my own perspective. I wasn’t so surprised for the Spurs getting rid of him, as much as I was baffled by Toronto giving away DeMar
Irving to Celtics at the time was crazy too cause who would’ve thought the Cavs would trade one of the best PGs in the league to an East rival, especially to the team LeBron hates the most. It didn’t work out for Boston but it still wild
It has to be kawhi to the raptors. Even though it was expected because kawhi was burning down the organization until the spurs would trade him, the fact that they gave him the ultimate fuck you by sending him to Canada and then he wins the title anyway is one of the best storylines of all time
I think Rondo getting traded to the Mavs was kinda wild. Just because there had been rumors for so long that he was gonna be moved and his departure finally meant the end of that era of Celtics basketball
They totally overlooked Indiana to Paul George to Oklahoma City. We knew PG was available, but OKC getting him for that package was totally unexpected. People killed that trade. And I know this doesn't factor into the ranking, but I love that trade because people were so, wildly wrong about it.
PG 13 getting traded to the Clippers has to be the biggest surprise trade since he just resigned with the Thunders the previous season. I would also throw in Blake Griffin to the Pistons since Detroit gave up a lot for an injured prone player.
As crazy as the first Harden trade was, I at least understood it as an organization that didn't care about winning trying to save money. To me, the most insane trade was a different thunder trade - Westbrook for CP3. I still can't wrap my head around Morey actually giving up picks to make that deal.
I was at the eagles Super Bowl parade when kyrie was traded. I was surrounded by random people I didn’t know and every single person looked at the notification and stammered “what the fuck”. It was the loudest sound in unison I’ve ever heard
@@rizkyanandita8227 Westbrook is a free agent at the end of next season, he’s an expiring 40 million dollar contract. He will be a valuable trade asset next season
Ahem...since Bill Simmons said the scientists will be looking at that *CP3-Westbrook* trade(which was idiotic from the start) Bill Simmons said that Russ is a better player than CP3 and that's why he liked the trade. He and many others like to rewrite their own history of bad takes and they forget it's still on YT and Twitter
Everyone thought CP3 was done due to injuries. Not to mention his giant contract and that he had been underperforming next to Harden. Kemba Walker becoming Hornets Kemba this year would have been the equivalent to CP3's renaissance in OKC. It wasn't a bad take liking the trade.
@@vitocarlucci1114 lol what? They wanted CP3 gone bc of his injuries issue and that's it. He was not underperforming it's silly to say that. Meanwhile Russ has never performed well in the PlayOffs since KD left. Don't compare Kemba to CP3...PRIME KEMBA cannot hold a candle to average version of CP3.
I couldn't believe Morey the picks in that deal. If anything they should have gone the other way. In some ways Westbrook to the Lakers is even more crazy. Because by then we had seen Westbrook fail enough that the Lakers really, really ought to have known better. And yet, a lot of people liked that trade! People keep talking themselves into Russ. They mentioned Rudy Gay, but Westbrook is the ultimate analytics versus eye test guy.
@@jordan12118 Idk, there wasn't any real rumblings that Toronto were willing to trade their first loyal "superstar" in Demar and Kawhi made it clear he wanted to go to LA. So I'd say Kawhi being shipped off to Canada for the Raptors' franchise player was pretty shocking.
@@Emon31415 he would of made 75 lol athletic has him 34th overall all time. Before that trade he had 2 DPOY trophies, finals MVP. Couple all nba teams and 2 top 3 finishes in MVP he was definitely top 75 before he went to the raptors
It was rumored though before the trade was made. I remember seeing a br article bout it while I was pumping gas and I said bullshitttt then it happened that week. Lol
Crazy KD to the Warriors isn’t mentioned in this. Even tho he signed, the way he left his commitment to the thunder deserves to be discussed bc it’s the biggest of the last 10 years
Serge was the man but okc paying him over harden was fucking crazy lol good for harden tho he would of still been a great player if he stayed there but still would of been the 3rd Option and never became the superstar he became.. they Def would of won a ring tho if he stayed and they kept em all together a few years
I disagree you needed serge a rim protector was important and was hitting corner mid-range shoots once kd was double teamed what's crazy is the era completely changed right before are eyes
@@tyler8585 what if I told you that trade actually happened in the year 2014..? That would be super surprising, right? Boom, top 10 most surprising trades easy.
Gay was having a horrible year? Does his shooting open things up for others? Was he taking shots at the end of the shot clock? That trade was terrible for Memphis and they could have won the whole thing that year.
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The Paul George one is by far, the most surprising, even if it wasn't the most impactful. Literally nobody saw it coming or predicted it. It made the NBA world stand still, at least for a day.
Spot on.
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It was pretty impactful cuz Kawhi probs would've stayed with Raps if they don't get him
So True. I listened to every single analyst on the trade season that year and not one person had any whiff of it. Also, Kawhi totally screwed the Lakers (?intentionally). It was wild.
It's gotta be Kawhi to the Raptors. Directly led to the first Canadian champions ever and cemented Kawhi as one of the all time greats
You're Canadian, eh?
It was the most high stakes as they potentially had him for only one year and the clippers trade was soo close it was like one long trade saga
that was the ballsiest trade i can remember. because everyone knew Kawhi was not staying there past that year so Masai went big and freaking won
I wasn't shocked Kawhi was getting traded because of all the talk he wanted out, I had respect for Masai for pulling it off for Toronto when the LA teams couldn't.
A little bit inside me hoped the image of him sitting down with Pop would lead to him staying with the Spurs.
You completely missed the point of the exercise. This is most exciting, as in, how crazy it was when the news of the trade broke
The Kawhi trade was definitely the craziest in my own perspective. I wasn’t so surprised for the Spurs getting rid of him, as much as I was baffled by Toronto giving away DeMar
That type of trade was one of a kind AND it turned into a Toronto title which makes it even more remarkable
It was time for the raptors to blow it up, so it made sense to go all in for one season.
@@SIMSANITYY it did and it paid off, I just wasn’t expecting it that’s all
@@SIMSANITYYyeah I think they were very happy to have a good excuse to get rid of Demar he was terrible in the playoffs there.
Irving to Celtics at the time was crazy too cause who would’ve thought the Cavs would trade one of the best PGs in the league to an East rival, especially to the team LeBron hates the most. It didn’t work out for Boston but it still wild
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It has to be kawhi to the raptors. Even though it was expected because kawhi was burning down the organization until the spurs would trade him, the fact that they gave him the ultimate fuck you by sending him to Canada and then he wins the title anyway is one of the best storylines of all time
Kawhi to the raptors
I think Rondo getting traded to the Mavs was kinda wild. Just because there had been rumors for so long that he was gonna be moved and his departure finally meant the end of that era of Celtics basketball
D-rose getting traded to the Knicks in 2016 is on there too
he was a shell of himself by then
@@aalokshah8655 Yeah but then he was
going to NY. Who saw that coming
Vucevic to Chicago was pretty surprising. As a Bulls fan I had no idea it was even possible.
As a fam of what Vucevic did in Orlando I was like noooo what the hell is the Magic doing
They totally overlooked Indiana to Paul George to Oklahoma City. We knew PG was available, but OKC getting him for that package was totally unexpected. People killed that trade. And I know this doesn't factor into the ranking, but I love that trade because people were so, wildly wrong about it.
Thank you that was mine
Shit blew my mind that day.
blake getting shipped to detroit right after resigning was so shocking
PG 13 getting traded to the Clippers has to be the biggest surprise trade since he just resigned with the Thunders the previous season. I would also throw in Blake Griffin to the Pistons since Detroit gave up a lot for an injured prone player.
As crazy as the first Harden trade was, I at least understood it as an organization that didn't care about winning trying to save money.
To me, the most insane trade was a different thunder trade - Westbrook for CP3. I still can't wrap my head around Morey actually giving up picks to make that deal.
Harden pulling strings
@@MuleChurridge6642 Harden wanted CP3 to go to Houston? The way they CP left seemed like they didn't like each other at any point lol
I was at the eagles Super Bowl parade when kyrie was traded. I was surrounded by random people I didn’t know and every single person looked at the notification and stammered “what the fuck”. It was the loudest sound in unison I’ve ever heard
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PG to OKC came out of nowhere too. No rumors or buzz before it went down at all
Pg to the clips was completely outta nowhere, he just resigned with the thunder it was completely unexpected imo
I think the Thunder are know they are going to blow it all up cause they must be getting call regarding Westbrook from Rockets.
@@rizkyanandita8227 Westbrook is a free agent at the end of next season, he’s an expiring 40 million dollar contract. He will be a valuable trade asset next season
I'm surprised they didn't say Deron Williams to the Nets
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The trade that almost happened is the best one CP3 for Pau. Shouts out David stern
Ralph Sampson for Clyde Drexler and the No.2 pick. The Rockets were thisclose to having Hakeem, Clyde the Glyde and MJ.
Ahem...since Bill Simmons said the scientists will be looking at that *CP3-Westbrook* trade(which was idiotic from the start)
Bill Simmons said that Russ is a better player than CP3 and that's why he liked the trade.
He and many others like to rewrite their own history of bad takes and they forget it's still on YT and Twitter
Everyone thought CP3 was done due to injuries. Not to mention his giant contract and that he had been underperforming next to Harden. Kemba Walker becoming Hornets Kemba this year would have been the equivalent to CP3's renaissance in OKC. It wasn't a bad take liking the trade.
@@vitocarlucci1114 lol what? They wanted CP3 gone bc of his injuries issue and that's it. He was not underperforming it's silly to say that.
Meanwhile Russ has never performed well in the PlayOffs since KD left.
Don't compare Kemba to CP3...PRIME KEMBA cannot hold a candle to average version of CP3.
@joceja23 remember when he was so confident the league wont start due to covid until march and it started 3 months earlier lmao
@@patricija4179 facts cp has been a point god from day 1 and never stopped
I couldn't believe Morey the picks in that deal. If anything they should have gone the other way.
In some ways Westbrook to the Lakers is even more crazy. Because by then we had seen Westbrook fail enough that the Lakers really, really ought to have known better.
And yet, a lot of people liked that trade! People keep talking themselves into Russ. They mentioned Rudy Gay, but Westbrook is the ultimate analytics versus eye test guy.
Someone should tell Zach Lowe that where the mic picks up on a Blue Yeti is in the front not on the top of the mic lol
How is the Kawhi to Raptors not the most obvious pick ?
Exactly. Kawhi doesn't make the NBA Top 75 without that trade.
@@Emon31415 they said Shocking not impactful. Maybe they didn’t feel like it was that shocking when it happened
@@jordan12118 Idk, there wasn't any real rumblings that Toronto were willing to trade their first loyal "superstar" in Demar and Kawhi made it clear he wanted to go to LA. So I'd say Kawhi being shipped off to Canada for the Raptors' franchise player was pretty shocking.
Think they just forgot.
@@Emon31415 he would of made 75 lol athletic has him 34th overall all time. Before that trade he had 2 DPOY trophies, finals MVP. Couple all nba teams and 2 top 3 finishes in MVP he was definitely top 75 before he went to the raptors
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It's crazy that none of these trades work out oh my
Lol comparing the Lakers trading for Russ to a friend marrying a stripper was hilarious
Jimmy Butler to Twolves, lavine became a bull and jimmy bullied the shit out of wigs and kat
Boogie to the Warriors was wild at the time
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Pg to okc blew my damn mind.
Woah!!! It was beautiful
I was wondering why they didn't include the Kawhi to Toronto trade.
It was rumored though before the trade was made. I remember seeing a br article bout it while I was pumping gas and I said bullshitttt then it happened that week. Lol
Crazy KD to the Warriors isn’t mentioned in this. Even tho he signed, the way he left his commitment to the thunder deserves to be discussed bc it’s the biggest of the last 10 years
Maybe I am wrong but isn't it a off season signing ? Like okc didn't get anything for him ?
it's not crazy because it was not a trade. they were talking trades only.
An underrated one because it didn't work but nobody expected it was Melo to OKC. At the time I thought the Thunder were going to dominate.
Spurs trading George hill for the Kawhi pick was a good 1
Kawhi to Raps 100%
We could’ve got PG for Kyrie I’m still sad
Carmelo to the Thunder
Here we go again
Serge was the man but okc paying him over harden was fucking crazy lol good for harden tho he would of still been a great player if he stayed there but still would of been the 3rd Option and never became the superstar he became.. they Def would of won a ring tho if he stayed and they kept em all together a few years
I disagree you needed serge a rim protector was important and was hitting corner mid-range shoots once kd was double teamed what's crazy is the era completely changed right before are eyes
It’s Paul George.
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Kawhi to raps
demar to the spurs kawhi to the raptors not mentioned
Kyrie Isaiah and Deron Williams
Lowe couldn’t comb his hair for this?
Blake Griffen to Detroit
Dwight/Nash Lakers Trade (Veto)
Carter to the Nets?
That wasn't in the last decade...
@@tyler8585 what if I told you that trade actually happened in the year 2014..? That would be super surprising, right? Boom, top 10 most surprising trades easy.
@joceja23 I'm a Raptor fan and the Carter trade still annoys me
@joceja23 lol
Even before him
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Gasol to the Lakers
Can we hear from the sloth that lives on top of Zach Lowe's head?
Kyrie to Boston was a bust trade
Kwame brown to the......o ya nevermind
Gay was having a horrible year? Does his shooting open things up for others? Was he taking shots at the end of the shot clock? That trade was terrible for Memphis and they could have won the whole thing that year.
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