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Worst draft-day trades in hindsight


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Watching SGA tonight for OKC and he’s a 26 year old 6’6 PG currently considered the favorite for MVP.

Drafted by the Charlotte Hornets.

Hornets also infamously drafted Kobe Bryant and traded him during the draft.

What are some other historically bad (in retrospect) draft-day trades that compare to the Hornets-be-Hornetsing?

 

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The OKC thing is annoying. Our mantra has always been that we can't contend because we're a small market team, and free agents don't want to come to Charlotte. And yet, Oklahoma City can field a competitive team. Just goes to show what can happen if you have smart people running things.

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5 hours ago, djp14 said:

The OKC thing is annoying. Our mantra has always been that we can't contend because we're a small market team, and free agents don't want to come to Charlotte. And yet, Oklahoma City can field a competitive team. Just goes to show what can happen if you have smart people running things.

OKC doesn’t just field a competitive team…they are amongst the BEST right now. And have been many other times.  Look at their draft and trade history it’s insane.  Their GM is an absolute GURU.

Drafted:

SGA, Chet Holmgren, Harden, Durant, Westbrook, Sabonis, Serge Ibaka

Traded for: Chris Paul, Paul George, etc

Being in a small market is not an excuse in the NBA.  Milwaukee has done it, OKC, and others 

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