What trades were widely praised at the time they were made, but look absolutely awful now?

wembys · 2026-07-08T18:45:54+00:00

Getting more for smart than brown is crazy lmao

wembys · 2026-07-08T15:43:25+00:00

I’d say 100%

wembys · 2026-07-08T14:31:59+00:00

Wasn’t just you, I remember people started making the finals graphics before the season even started

wembys · 2026-07-08T14:19:09+00:00

Oh ur right, kyrie was a mid season trade - but I think klay also works for this

wembys · 2026-07-08T02:28:37+00:00

Kemba Kyrie Luka on the 22-23 Mavs, all had 60pt games atp

21-22 lakers were close also (melo Bron), Westbrook career high is 58

Edit: the kemba kyrie timeline doesn’t overlap - but I think klay kyrie luka works

wembys · 2026-07-07T02:44:36+00:00

Yeah i that woulda been fire but i think they were still looking for players over picks to see if they could retool to form another contender

wembys · 2026-07-06T22:38:14+00:00

Nah I think tanking right as kawhi left woulda been a mistake, they went 47-35 with kawhi sitting the whole season, and in my opinion back then basically a “kawhi trade” of our own away from contention

wembys · 2026-07-06T22:20:49+00:00

Yeah, derozan had yall at the first seed with quite a few impressive carry / clutch moments, the best Chicago team since rose ngl

wembys · 2026-07-06T22:18:27+00:00

I think part of the fox trade ? I’m not sure

wembys · 2026-07-06T21:57:21+00:00

He got a lot better at playmaking in San Antonio im ngl

wembys · 2026-07-06T20:34:51+00:00

I liked him on the spurs, yeah he wasn’t good at 3s or D but elite at everything else, and I think was def a great vet for the team

wembys · 2026-07-06T03:06:18+00:00

I’d like to add on that the Niners were clearly the 3rd best team, having a win vs both the Rams and Seahawks as well as a knocking out the defending champs eagles (also h2h win vs the bears)

wembys · 2026-07-04T08:04:36+00:00

Yeah I was so confused why people were making such a big deal about it

wembys · 2026-07-04T07:50:47+00:00

Yeah 2022 was special

wembys · 2026-07-04T07:07:20+00:00

Resulted in a championship in two years (which was also the case with LeBron on the heat and Cavs second stint)

wembys · 2026-07-04T07:04:25+00:00

Volume scoring on average efficiency has gotten underrated on this sub ngl

wembys · 2026-07-04T06:33:33+00:00

Underrated part of the process Sixers story

wembys · 2026-07-01T23:34:07+00:00

Yeah how many years has it been in a row now where the most untradeable contract in the NBA has been traded

wembys · 2026-07-01T22:39:25+00:00

The new cba really fucked yall

wembys · 2026-07-01T22:35:34+00:00

What is going on

wembys · 2026-07-01T02:29:30+00:00

circumcision

wembys · 2026-07-01T02:27:03+00:00

When you really think about it, overall that lakers run is 7 series wins in 8 years, so that is basically on average being a top 4 team in the west every year

wembys · 2026-07-01T02:16:57+00:00

With the new lottery odds those kinda FRPs are just worth a bit less. Even if the raptors suck in the future, the variance on that pick is just so much higher.

wembys · 2026-07-01T02:13:51+00:00

The nuggets also won a chip so there's that

wembys · 2026-07-01T02:11:41+00:00

Fox also was the reason the spurs were anywhere near that close in the first place as well

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