10 GREATEST NBA Trades That ALMOST Happened

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Out of all of the crazy trades throughout NBA history, there's been some even crazier ones that you might not have heard about, trades that came extremely close, but never ended up happening. Take a look!
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[@tradeka4206]

Hakeem Clyde and mike would have been unstoppable

[@exwhyzgaming8996]

Hakeem gonna block the shit out of every one on the court, him, mj, and clyde are gonna be the greatest defensive team to ever exist, and Hakeem's offensive playmaking along with Mj's and Clyde's will have MJ dropping 30-33 a game, Hakeem 26-28 ppg, and Clyde would score 22 a game. And if You added 1997 Chuck. All for the Price of Ralph Sampson

[@AmanSingh-bt1rx]

Yeah but they were lucky joe ingles didn't play in the 90s otherwise he would've 8 peated by himself , bums like Jordan and Hakeem wouldn't stand a chance

[@jacktrenowden4389]

Would a been a bill russell 11 rings for all of em

[@jacktrenowden4389]

Unlucky that Clyde and Mj play the same position (Clyde could play sf tho)

[@alexdude3129]

When I think of those three I just think of all the offense and defense

[@michael870870]

Lol Rockets had a lot of close calls

[@zixuan4524]

If James Harden was traded to the Celtics, Kyrie would not have joined, he wanted to be the main player to lead the team

[@Jive33]

Two selfish players right there. I’m a Celtics fan. I’m hoping Kyrie is gone after this 2019 season.

[@dapersona8086]

@@Jive33 selfish? Have you seen a video about Kyrie just because he wanted to be a main player for a team doesn't make him a selfish person overall

[@SmoovyNovaFan]

Jiveturkey when Lebron joined Heat to form a superteam he gets called weak, when Kyrie leaves Lebron he gets called selfish, NBA players are stuck in a bowl where everything they do will somehow be a bad thing

[@godsofgaming924]

Bruh I’m a big Celtics fan and I wanted Kyrie out after the middle of the 2018 season

[@yonsenbunsen8178]

But he should always be a second option because Kyrie Irving Is not a good first option

[@mohamudmohamed4187]

So everyone won Me: except for the timberwolves

[@brendanhessels7282]

Actually not really because they got worse and got a pick which became Karl-Anthony Towns

[@nickthebeast6737]

Lmao

[@BC21beats]

How's that working out lmao

[@corndog7905]

@@BC21beats other than him being an allstar?

[@LeBronJames-uz6mt]

We could’ve had Scottie Pippen

[@dannyocean7090]

Those Pippen highlights we're dope! Dude could hoop!

[@horacelilbigbrother9215]

Yeah they were. That play were he blocked two shots in one was tough

[@kennyyv3118]

Danny Ocean his a 1st round 3rd pick 2 years after MJ

[@MrCubFan415]

Kenny YV Same exact draft position :O

[@Wis_Dom]

I think Jordan would've went to the Sonics if he returned back the NBA, just to team up with Pippen. Then you would've had Jordan, Pippen and Payton. That would've been the greatest defensive squad of all time!

[@elldogvlogs9538]

Wis Dom than we wouldn't lose the sonics

[@jailen.]

That hurts as a Sonics/ Thunder fan

[@NaiKzOfficial]

Dang, Clippers could've had a Line-up of: PG - Chris Paul SG - JJ Redick SF - Carmelo Anthony PF - Blake Griffin C - Deandre Jordan They really needed a SF as well to make a deep push into the playoffs, but their bench would still need some work with the absences of Crawford, who's basically Instant-Offense. R.I.P Clippers Fans

[@amyzimmerman8186]

why did you say carmel not carmelo

[@NaiKzOfficial]

Amy Zimmerman What are you talking about?

[@amyzimmerman8186]

you changed it

[@NaiKzOfficial]

It's always been like that bro.... I didn't change anything

[@SteveCrimialMindsFan]

actually you did(I know you're joking)

[@noloyalty4670]

"Would have seen Micheal Jordan and Charles Barkley on the same team" Larry Bird *giggles*

[@MrCubFan415]

Your username sums up what the resulting team chemistry would have been like lol

[@Mamba24_81]

@@MrCubFan415 😂😂😂😂

[@noloyalty4670]

Who cares?

[@samhaanen9765]

@M no one asked

[@yungboi3357]

I’m a rockets fan and I’m hella salty that the MJ trade didn’t happen

[@chiefbeef3343]

I'm a thunder fan and I'm hella salty that the pippen trade didn't happen, so I guess we are thinking alike

[@yungboi3357]

micah williams lol yeah

[@montelsprinkle8751]

micah williams y'all would've had harden still. then y'all wouldve had a championship by now.

[@christiancayabyab5899]

I'm a warrior fan well Charles Barkley trade is not happen, well if Charles Barkley is trade to Warriors, they even win a championship with Run TMC

[@ej4346]

y u n g b o i Jordan, Olajuwon, Drexler would've won at least 8 titles. Not only are these guys top scorers, they are elite defenders as well. MJ, Clyde, and Hakeem are 3rd, 7th, and 8th all-time leader in steals (yes, Hakeem the center). Both MJ and Hakeem won DPOY, MVP, and Finals MVP.

[@Calilou52]

Damn. Hakeem Clyde and Mike would have been hands down the greatest big 3 to ever exist. MJ playing along side Barkley would have been crazy as well. Either team would have won lots of chips no doubt.

[@andrewvalencia9012]

At this point I have like 1 million seatgeek promo codes

[@AustinSweatt]

That's a good thing lol

[@alaynacarpenter]

Captain Crunch same

[@Mekahw]

But I never use them

[@Jokeryz]

Lol

[@Leondesilva16]

I think that the Pippen - Kemp Trade would‘ve had a huge impact on the NBA today, since i‘m convinced the Supersonics would exist today, had they won a chip with Pippen and Payton

[@iwilldoallthingsthroughchr2210]

Man I wouldve loved to see T Mac go to the Bulls and learn from Mike on his way out. T Mac couldve literally learned from the best of his position and have been even better

[@blurmyhands]

Who’s here when jimmy butler got traded to the 76ers?

[@elitelgawesomeade641]

Me

[@Dvrkknxight]

me

[@morlockyt1646]

And im here when Jimmy butler was traded from the 76ers to the miami heat!

[@nathancook1736]

Me and why’d y’all have to ruin it

[@cashcartix9257]

Miami heat

[@AlexanderFrieske]

The Lakers sure did get Luol Deng didn’t they!! Hahahaha-ohhhh deng

[@lopez.1295]

Doc rivers didnt wanna trade his son thats why 🤣

[@allanyoung380]

As a heat fan that Hakeem trade actually hurts to hear

[@RaemonClark]

everyone would have developed their skills diffrently if traded

[@dcdzcorben2332]

If the scottie pippen trade went through to the grizzlies, The jazz might have won a tilte with stockton and malone

[@patrickmotleyjr4754]

Probably but what is funny is that Mike stopped the trade bc he wanted to finish the run with pippen now in 2023 pippen talks bad about Mike like he never gave pippen credit or the team

[@CreativeDesignsChannel]

8:53: Labron James No Jerry West Me: Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@qulrz5170]

loving the vids man keep it up, really accurate!

[@corneliousworsham1426]

Dream the glide and his airness on the same team wtf rockets

[@paradoxr.n.o8688]

Wait clippers could of had melo for basically two veterans and rivers

[@da0701]

You can thank doc rivers

[@DrJay24GamingDJ24G]

Any now, Austin Rivers is on the Wizards cause his dad traded him XD

[@wafflestretch420]

So truuueee 😂😂😂

[@Bout_Dat_ActionMayne100]

That was jerry west not doc rivers

[@LoneTaurus82]

That was after the fact that everyone else moved on to other teams.

[@livethrough5ive871]

Now he’s on the rockets😂😂😂

[@kennyyv3118]

DrJay24Gaming back in 2013 Clippers were one of the scariest teams on the league and bc of Doc and his trash son LobCity would not exist.

[@HBK_Amari]

Bulls could've got Tmac

[@TyBrezzy11]

Amari McKenzie I got pissed when I saw this

[@dontaskmesh..8TREY]

Rookie tmac and Jordan would of been crazy

[@stupidnamewaster]

Bulls wouldn’t 3peat with tmac so it would be interesting how that would have played out, but MJ threatened to retire so that’s what probably would have happened.

[@muminmohamed9139]

That was SOOOO interesting to watch great content🙏💪👍

[@goldduckchampions]

Plays 2k Me: Well reality can be what ever I want

[@ojeyston]

Here are more good trades that almost happened: Pierce to the Mavericks, Chris Paul to the Blazers, and Melo to the Nets.

[@Tony_Tucka]

Miami turning down Hakeem Olajakwon. Pipen and Payton kould have been nice as hell.

[@RoadToBounce]

This seat geek is sponsoring every basketball video hahaha

[@2Slay3]

Imagine if they traded Thompson for lebron James HOLY SHIT THEY WILL BE UNSTOPPABLE

[@amqre7701]

luxary taxxxx :)

[@47eoghan47]

Rip kobe 4:30

[@AstroLabGaming]

8:52 This cracked me up 😂

[@aidanhollenbach8478]

Part 2?

[@jamespuso1627]

Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen for Chris Paul was a big one that was talked about. Jason Kidd to the Lakers for Andrew Bynum in 2007 or 2008 was a wild one that almost happened. I remember around 08-09 there was talk of Vince Carter to the Spurs for Roger Mason Jr. and Matt Bonner or something to that effect was rumored.

[@jayqoihopkins6301]

Lol when he say lebron james🤣🤣

[@marioayala3702]

Damn never knew about the sixers bulls alnost trade... That's CRAZY

[@_whynotdavid]

I'm glad James Harden didn't go to the Warriors. GO ROCKETS

[@only1sgmg]

I hope he do

[@blue-phoenix115]

I’m glad Warriors didn’t add Harden, dodged a major bullet. GO WARRIORS

[@cybernetichammers8880]

GO HOUSTON

[@JoeMAMA-pz7om]

GO KNICKS

[@alstonblackwood5115]

You forgot Paul George to the warriors and klay to the pacers but then they decided to do okc deal because they got a younger player

[@jaybraden8266]

That's because the main headline that offseason was PG to the Lakers for lonzo,Ingram and randle I believe I maybe missing some draft picks or a player but Lakers didn't wanna trade what they believed to be a all star in ingram...that's why

[@JoeMAMA-pz7om]

Fela Jones that doesn’t age well loll

[@tarung4024]

This year trades are crazy With russel in the rockets

[@ur_a_smartass_carl]

That heat trade just made me sick

[@kotavr9764]

Awsome i love this video

[@Checkerchamp]

MJ to the Rockets by far the craziest

[@bobbyserrano3872]

That's ironic because the Raptors say they want to keep Valichunis but they resently traded him to Memphis for Gasole

[@NicknameSC]

“Lebron James!?” Lol!🤣😂

[@chefdoncic3424]

Best youtuber of all time

[@GroverMelo]

2:42 he got us all

[@Nem1606]

No comment on Kobe to the Pistons?

[@mariyamdido7375]

Harden to the Warriors?? SHOCKING

[@thatsharkyboi8625]

Austin, I love u for being a Kobe fan. I am a Kobe fan too

[@TheSteveSteele]

In 1986 there was a rumor that the Rockets and Bulls again considered trading Jordan for Ralph Sampson. This is the year that Jordan hurt his ankle and became frustrated with the Bulls management. So we almost saw Olajuwon and Jordan together yet again. 8 rings at least. Nobody remembers this but in the season before the Rockets drafted Olajuwon, Ralph Sampson had a very good year as a rookie, then the next year the Olajuwon/Sampson twin towers looked very promising. Promising enough that they upset the Magic/Kareem Lakers in the WCF, only to lose to the Larry Bird Boston Celtics in 1986. The next year Sampson started getting knee injuries and soon his career was over. But for a couple of years the Olajuwon/Sampson duo looked like the real deal.

[@futuregohan4837]

But Jordan Stuck It Out

[@Boss3Nate]

So the Heat back in the day could've had Hakeem and Steve Smith and Glen Rice...?? Damn!! That squad would've tested that Bulls squad I bet

[@therealmaskedheel]

If that McGrady for Pippen trade went through and Jordan retired again, the Pacers might have won the NBA Championship that next season.

[@sirsavagethe21st60]

doc rivers also denied a trade cp3 to the cs and rondo to new orleans and he didnt want to pull the trade cause he didnt want monty to have rondo cause of rondos player coach arguments cause doc was really good friends with monty smh f doc for this trade and the melo to the clippers.

[@AustinSweatt]

True that, he might be a good coach, but definitely not a good gm

[@LordCaltricBlue]

And thats why he's not the GM anymore

[@LTRUTH334]

Eduardo Ramirez and the Tim Duncan to the Magic

[@michaelg5781]

The heat one had me crying because im a die heart heat fan

[@ericthomas917]

I don't think there would been enough basketballs to have Jordan, Drexler, and Hakeem on the same team

[@justabrooklynnetsfan3123]

The cp3 one I would love to see.

[@smokinganjadaily]

The warriors are now laughing at the cavs for taking that L on that Kevin love trade

[@Ferg_43]

What’s the background music u use?

[@lucidqwz]

Hakeem to da heat would’ve been insane bro smh

[@asher21slasher5]

The Scottie trades

[@SamuelSilva-sz3ig]

A trade that would be amazing was if James Harden was traded to the Cavs between 2013-2016 when Kyrie was still there. Man that would've been a great team. ( Off the record tho I'm rooting for Charlotte and Boston not a Cavs fan)

[@mr.bigmac5562]

Love your videos and if you need any help with any NFL videos let me know I’m a fanatic about the NFL

[@imp__amp]

Im little late but he said on 10:30 Mike said they should defently do it for that trade about scotiie and sonics

[@trevornissen3523]

That paul trade still have wet dreams thinking of that laker team

[@kristianngjela2569]

Jerry West the psychic.

[@swifterswifty6824]

You do good vids so I’m going to sub and leav a like for you

[@lucasdanze]

9:23 AAAANNDDDD... A feud happened.

[@kayvinluro3853]

Harden on the gsw? Oh my god!

[@rnac5438]

Damn imagine Kobe played along side D rose, Rose and kobe would compete with each other for work ethic and see Rose be fully unlocked

[@kaanhazan4669]

As a portland fan i need to have a talk to that gm that didnt pick mj and almost traded clyde

[@legendarydaniel_.6883]

dont forget kobe almost was traded to the pistons

[@kaanhazan4669]

legendary daniel_. Wut

[@JoeMAMA-pz7om]

Kaan Hazan ikr this kid is a Pistons Fan

[@nyynews-ruben]

The Miami heat trade hurts me lol Hakeem with Glenn Rice would've been awesome

[@jamescollins6973]

Finally an all time great actually making a sold decision of management. (Jerry West btw)

[@guccilemon2714]

Nice video

[@shawnrich1230]

The CP3 deal to the lakers was actually stop by a few team owners so I'm surprised that they're allowing deals like the KD to GSW or LBJbosh wade deals in MIA

[@thethreemusketeers3199]

You should done the suns trade (when cavs got needed kirye off) Eric Bledsoe and josh Jacksons pick the suns choked and the Stephen curry one

[@yhwhfearingguy646]

Hakeem and mike would be crazy. 2 of the best defenders ever and both completely unguardable on offense... plus clyde drexler

[@samueljordan2546]

As a Wolves fan not even mad about the Klay trade, because now we have Butler Towns and Wiggins

[@TyBrezzy11]

T-Wolves Fan Vlogs/Gaming Butler leaving

[@theartoonnerdologist411]

YT_Tymadman999 Nu

[@nick6956]

T-Wolves Fan Vlogs/Gaming butler left, and Wiggins is trash

[@smokeygudxx]

Bro if tmac would have played with Jordan imagine what he could have learned

[@Danger____]

8:54😹 WUBWON JAMES

[@connie-_-3497]

Doc: I don't want to trade my son Doc in the future: Austin ur getting traded

[@hthrun]

9:20 "so everybody won." Except the Timberwolves, as usual...

[@micahracine7640]

What about the pg to cavs and k love to nuggets or shaq for Dirk 2004

[@jeromemabborang9141]

The craziest is the big 3 of Hakeem Drexler and Jordan that could be so scary and best big three of all time I wish it happened

[@DarnellBarbour]

Y'all see that assist from Dennis Rodman!? Goddamn!

[@vtrxv2999]

What’s this song called?

[@trulslemon9293]

Oh yeah yeah

[@xuvil]

7:50 Miami Heat fans punching the air rn

[@nojumper01]

Kayden_vs they got a big three tho so

[@xuvil]

*-XxOriginal_ _AvengerxX-* huh you mean LeBron d wade and bosh that was like a lot of years later

[@ap48198]

Now I know why the bulls were missing rings for over 10 years

[@jacobbechtel5793]

Scottie back to the Sonics?

[@codyrhymes2183]

As a clippers fan, I am actually crying.

[@Isaac2.]

I remember rumors back in the day when when we weren’t the Warriors we are today when we almost traded Steph Curry to the Suns for Amari Stoudemire!

[@richboidaprez3]

Nber 2 pick was Sam Bowie

[@gxmechanger2394]

u said klay Thompson was ready to leave the twolves

[@AustinSweatt]

😅

[@markuscapalot4210]

Austin Sweatt best

[@AC-bt6mz]

NOOOO! If MJ did not hear about the trade maybe Vancouver would still be a team :(

[@renaldokelly9791]

Jerry west is brilliant

[@pheet3r274]

I’m a Toronto fan and that trade for harden broke me

[@PJ_Gear]

That Celtics lineup would be deadly