A shrewd trade can revolutionize and reinvigorate an entire organization. For example, the New Jersey Nets were a perennial laughingstock for nearly a quarter of a century. However, the Nets’ longstanding ineptitude came to an immediate halt when Stephon Marbury was sent to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Jason Kidd in June 2001. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Kidd, a 10-time All-Star and five-time member of the All-NBA first team, willed two decent Nets squads to consecutive appearances in the association’s finals in 2002 and 2003 …
Read the rest of this article by friend of the site Colin Linneweber here:
www.thesportster.com/basketball/15-blockbuster-nba-trades-that-almost-happened/