10 Crazy NBA Trades since 2000 - 2016! James Harden! Ray Allen! Is Russell Westbrook Next? 

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Imagine if Harden, Durant and Westbrook playing together....

What about kg and Ray to the C's? Those were huge trades

What if james harden never left oklahoma city thunder?

You guys made some very good suggestions below! I can't believe I forgot about the Wiggins/ Love trade & the KG/Allen to Celtics!!! My mind was dead or something when I made the video LOL.

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people don't relize just because a player became a superstar after they were traded doesn't mean they would be come a super star if they hadn't been traded. for example James harden probably wouldn't have become a super star if he stayed in okc. you know why ? because he wouldn't get the ball as much like he does in Houston because west brook and kd would need it to. so harden probably wouldn't be such a good player and shooter

The Lakers didn't win Back-to-Back Titles in Gasol's first 2 years. They lost to the Celtics his first year and then the Lakers went Back-to-Back

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The Cavs/Clippers trade was interesting. If they kept the pick they could've gotten kyrie and there would've been no cp3

11:00 I'd have to disagree. It was a franchise crippling mistake. Because it turned them from a perennial finals team, to a 2nd/3rd round team that has 'just enough' to not get it done, till their stars grow tired of coming up short and leaving. The Spurs HAD their 2nd resurgence because of that trade. Remember the Thunder had FINALLY broken through the Spurs.. then OKC trades Harden and the Spurs get a 2nd wind, and go to the finals those years OKC should have. The Thunder WERE ultimately the big losers here. Not only did they break up a potential dynasty, they chose Kendrick Perkins over James Harden. They lost their depth and the final piece that made them a finals contender. When you think about that if the Thunder hadn't been cheap they'd have had a starting lineup of Russell Westbrook James Harden Kevin Durant Serge Ibaka And Jeff Green as a 6th man... Because of that trade of Harden, they prolongued their inevitable breakup as they were never going to be a "Finals" Contender again and remained 'one turned ankle' away from barely being a 2nd round team > Add onto that how they had to run Westbrook AND Durant into the ground due to their lack of depth which eventually lead to Durant's injury problems, and THEN the fact they rushed him back because they desperately needed him, and he wound up getting injured again and missing that season. That kind of thing forced Durant to come to grips with his basketball mortality and realize he was about to enter the 2nd half of his career. Then their lack of ability to constantly get it done, the honest truth is, had they kept Harden, they'd have 2-3 rings together, without Harden they were just prolonging the inevitable, which was Durant leaving. Now because of that decision, Durant left, they've traded Ibaka for Illyasova and Oladipo... and Westbrook is likely leaving after next season to go to a team that actually has a chance to win something. So the Thunder are the losers of the trade, as that decision to save money, not only cost them a dynasty, but will essentially cost them their entire core. GREAT video though!

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Anyone remember when Harden scored like 40 points in the first 3 games with Houston ?

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What If LeBron James Went To College, that would change how the 2003 Draft would be And it would Change the Cavs Roster

As a die hard Memphis Grizzlies fan, I'm really glad we executed that famous trade with the L.A. Lakers. At the time it didn't look so good for us, but Marc Gasol has turned out to be the centerpiece of our offense and defense.

Do a video on what if Brandon Roy never got injured so many theory's then do portland get lillard and mccollum does LMA leave portland ? Does Greg Olden stays healthy ? What happens ?

I would say the loser in the melo trade is melo because if he would have just waited for the off-season and then sign with new York they wouldn't have had to give up so much assets to get him then they could have more pieces to build around him.

nets trade with celtics was the worst

what if lebron james stayed in cleveland or what if carmelo anthony stayed in denver

The melo trade was dumb cause they could have kept all of the players and signed melo a month later cause he was a free agent

Bandwagon warriors be like " Why wasn't durant here! He came to the Warriors

Didn't the Knicks get J.R. Smith in that trade too?

11:56 I am cringing so hard don't bring back memories

as a nets fan, watching this makes me sick

Can u do the what if for Damian Lillard trade?

The Celtics did an EXCELLENT job with those trades.

Update: Demarcus cousins traded to pelicans

You can't forget kawhi to the Spurs for George hill. Pacers you curse yourselves

What if Jeremy Lin never left the Knicks

The Bynum for iggy trade

why did the bucks trade ray ray?

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Isaiah Thomas is a franchise player lmao wtf

What if ray never got traded and the thunder had ray allen, harden, kd and westbrook

Nick can you tell me the song name from the outro 15:15 :)

What if trades didn't exist

are you doing any more 2k vids? if not, that's cool because this content is great. just wondering

Andrew Wiggins for Kevin love has too be up there because Kevin went from 25.9 ppg too 10.5 ppg and averaged 5.5 ppg inthe finals and Wiggins averages over 18 ppg so sounds like a bust of a trade if you ask me

You completely missed the biggest. Shaq to Miami...

Boi James Harden was a free agent they didn't have enough money to keep all of them

The Harden deal gave the Thunder C Steven Adams, SG Jeremy Lamb, SG Kevin Martin, PF Mitch McGeary, and SG Alex Abrines.

Worst Trade is: James Harden to rockets Best Trade is: Carmelo Anthony to Knicks (my favorite player)

WAIT...so if the nets get the number one pick next year and lets say the celtics get the 23rd pick bostoncould switch picks with them?!?!? wow lmfao Boston need a superstar like westbrook to come now

was Anyone else expecting the 4 team trade with the Lakers, Magic, Nuggets, and 76ers to be up here.....anyone

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People wonder why Harden was traded and can't do 15 minutes of research... SALARY CAPS!!!!!! At the time OKC had 4 incredible players with tonnes of potential (Westbrook, Durant [aka the snake], Ibaka and Harden). OKC could only keep 3 in their situation. Durant was already an all-star caliber player, Westbrook was the 2nd option and was a great point guard that could take over when Durant couldn't, and then there was Ibaka and Harden. At the time, both were about equal as far as talent goes, one a defensive big man keeping the ball out of the paint, and the other, a great 6th man shooting guard off the bench to carry the load. OKC needed a true big man more than another scorer so they kept Ibaka and traded Harden. A few years down the line, Durant became the least respected player in the NBA and Ibaka was traded into Victor Oladipo and a 1st round pick, Domantas Sabonis, which was then traded for Paul George. So, Ibaka wasn't a huge bust to keep, but still wasn't as great as what Harden is now. The only catch is that Harden may not have developed in the same way in OKC with 2 other scoring options ahead of him.

Who would give away Damian Lillard. That's crazy...

Thanks for the draft picks Brooklyn. Blame Billy King for your mediocrity

Vince Carter for Aaron Williams, Eric Williams, old ass Alonzo Mourning who never showed up and Joey Graham. By far the worst trade of the 2000s

Kyrie Irving Trade is the worst teade since 2000 now kyrie Is an nbq champion and Will very likely Be a future MVP

Damian Lillard DOES NOT WANT TO GO TO THE WARRIORS. Someone asked him, and he said "Hell No!" Portland is safe!

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Brooklyn won that trade with Boston because they were opening the Barclay's center the first 2yrs you have fan excitement. and sellouts. D.will,Joe Iso.The Truth KG the big ticket Brook Lopez because none of the boston picks became anything good yet

smh this video made me realize just how much the Thunder have messed up. just thinking about the "what-if" scenarios had they decided to give Harden the max, makes me legitimately sad for the organization. sure, as of now they have Westbrook and other franchise pieces such as Oladipo and Adams, but if Westbrook leaves the team goes from potential dynasty to 2018 lottery pick winners. You done messed up, Presti

No Grant Hill sign and trade, for Mark West, Chucky Atkins, and Ben Wallace?

losing harden was definitely the worse trade okc would definitely have multiple championships by now

I thought the James Harden trade was good for both teams. I don't know how Billy King kept his job for that long with the Nets...and yes I know Sean Marks is the current GM

the worst trade is the Brooklyn trade if Brown, and the Celtics future draft picks become good. as of now it's the Harden trade, the Thunder would most likely of won a championship if Harden never got traded. Adams wasn't amazing the few years Durant was there and Lamb got dumped to Charlotte eventually. If Adams improves then the trade won't be as bad, but Durant might still be in OKC if it didn't go down. Not to mention, Houston will most likely not achieve a playoff berth unless Harden goes off.

Nobody ever mentions the Jeff Green-Kendrick Perkins/Nate Robinson trade. The Celtics were number 1 in the East ahead of the Heat and then that trade basically put the hands of the Celtics center position in a washed up, injured Shaq.

Lillard's my favorite player right now and Brooklyn done fucked up

I have 2... the Garnett trade to Boston was crazy and the pacers giving up the chance to take Kawaii

I would put Carter from Raptors to Nets.Really lopsided plus the guy destroyed the Raptors everytime he came back.

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Did This Nigga Just Say D.Lillard I'd A Lot Better Than Deron Williams Was smh

Clippers just messed up. They could've had Blake griffin, CP3 and kyrie as a big 3

Congrats on 100k. It's amazing how much you've grown as of late. Keep it up bro

Actually Pau's first season with the Lakers was the 2007-08 season when the Lakers made it to the finals but lost.

I think that this is a great list, the Isaiah Thomas one is not the number 1, I mean he wasn't an established star yet when they did that, however I think the Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Trade (back when they were still in New Jersey) involving Deron Williams should definitely be on here, it is insane because Deron never panned out in New Jersey, or anywhere else since Utah and the Jazz got Devin Harris (who did well in Utah) Derrick Favors (who is still a great player for this team) and picks from it, ones that they used to draft good players

what about the massive 13 player deal in 2005 that sent Jason Williams to the heat and Eddie Jones to the grizzlies? Biggest trade in NBA history

what about the massive 13 player deal in 2005 that sent Jason Williams to the heat and Eddie Jones to the grizzlies? Biggest trade in NBA history

what about the massive 13 player deal in 2005 that sent Jason Williams to the heat and Eddie Jones to the grizzlies? Biggest trade in NBA history

Could the Thunder really keep/sign James Harden? And the way he behaves right now do you really think 2 super egos could survive on one team? In the end you could argue they traded nothing into Steven Adams. In a more positive view they traded a possible 2013 championship for Steven Adams. But they still had to get past the Spurs and Heat. Apart from that, the Nets trade worked out ok because the arena was full and Jerseys were sold at the beginning of a new era of the team. They needed to get big names on the team not good players. Nets are now a glamour team too. Doesn't matter if they are good or not. Money in the bank.

Im being unbiased i think Westbrook Should be traded. They will try to rebuild around a all around player not a athletic and defensive player(WestBrook)

Letting go of James harden was a good thing for OKC IMO. He might be great offensively but his defence is nonexistent and would end up costing OKC more games as well as making durant n Westbrook less dominant

what about the monta Ellis trade to Dallas? everyone was shocked

the Suns trade they could have flipped and in the future Eric Bledsoe and Brandon Knight possibly for a bigger Contender may be a first-round pick

I wouldn't say the Pistons Hawks is a bad trade, yea I would say Rasheed is better than josh smith but not by much. The Pistons had Chauncey billups, Richard Hamilton, Ben Wallace so the team was good without Rasheed and josh smith was a pretty good player so that's not bad trade really

What about the Raptors trading Vince Carter in his prime to the NJ Nets for basically nothing but scrubs? How could you have missed this trade?

Its like the Brooklyn Nets GM thinks he is in an MyLeague rebuild challenge trading all of those 1st round picks ad shit. Damn bro.

Nice video, I thought the Tracy McGrady - Steve Francis trade would get a mention. Houston won big time on that trade.

The Nuggets could be the winner out of the Carmelo to the Knicks deal if the Nuggets suck (which they will) then get a lottery pick in 2016 which is a loaded draft class

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If James Harden NEVER got traded, he wouldn't be the player he is today. Sooo, not really a bad trade.

where is the Deron Williams trade? (D-WIll for Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, and picks). It was a crazy trade when it happened as there were no trade rumors when it happened and then the trade struck

I hate this for the nets their just a city who want to win but Billy King messed up their team I think they did ok with what they had by trading for picks but I don't think they had no first rounders hopefully they have a first rounders for 2021 or 2022 because that's when ill come in the league an obvious selection

KD to Golden State was crazy and also LeBron going to the Heat and then going back to Cleveland.

false info about Harden. he didn't want to extend with thunder as frankly he knew and was better scorer than Westbrook. (when i watched him back in the thunder days i always wonder why Westbrook and not him as a starter). anyway hardem wanted to be 1st choice so he moved on. after this misinformation I'm dropping from this channel

If you ask James Harden he'll tell you it was the best thing that ever happened to him. Had he stayed in OKC he wouldn't have ever developed into the player he is today because he never would have been given the chance to be the main man (he would have been behind KD and Westbrook). So, no, the Thunder didn't really break up a dynasty when they traded him.

James harden the thunder were never able to make it back to the finals since. But on the other hand if James harden wasn't traded he wouldn't of become the star he is today until recently when KD left. But KD probably wouldn't of left and it would have been Russell Westbrook to leave in the off season because he would've wanted to branch out to be a bigger star may have joined kobe or Anthony Davis in to get kobe one more an make himself a bigger star after kobe retires, and say that he can still be great by himself. But he might join AD if he wants to compete as a shaq kobe Duo

How could the Nets pick be a top three protected if Damian Lillard was drafted 6th by the Blazers?

That Brooklyn Boston trade was idiotic if nets kept those picks they would definitely be better than what they are now. Now their just making Boston(a playoff team) even better than they are

I think the craziest trade since 2000 was the four team trade that sent iggy to the nuggets, howard to the lakers, bynum to the sixers, and orlando getting tons of draft picks

I thought Marcus Thornton plays for Washington now? did he go back to Houston?

Why wasn't the KG to boston trade included? 7 total players from the celtics were traded for just KG, the most ever people traded for only 1 person in return

The Tracy McGrady for Steve Francis trade was pretty crazy.....

I am glad about it because I am a warriors fan and OKC will probily never win a campionship

Your acting like iverson had help he had no one fam. Dikembe was washed up and iverson literally carried that awful team on his back to the finals without anyone there. Smfh.

When the Knicks win the chip this year, add the Derrick Rose trade to the list when he averages 50.5ppg and 50apg