Do Midseason NBA Trades Work? | The Ringer

[@ballislife6483]

If raps didnt get marc gasol to lock up embiid then they lose second round. Clutch underated trade by Messiah Ujiri

[@wwrraayy]

Gasol made Vucevic look like a child in the first round too

[@jaidenlangboung8289]

FACTS all I can say

[@Jepperd_]

Imo the second most important player behind Kawhi last year.

[@t4d0W]

He was def a trade for playoff match ups. JoVal is nice but Marc opened up options for spacing with the 4 other guys along with his passing. Marc also made Vuc a nonfactor in the Magic series (but regardless the Magic were a nonfactor anyway), held his own against Embiid (which the Sixers leaned on JImmy Buckets harder) and of course battled under the post against Brook Lopez. Plus you knew Marc was going all out knowing this could be his last shot making the playoffs with a squad that can go deep possibly into the Finals. When teams know they are guaranteed to go deep to the playoffs, being able to win lineup matchups is what decides if the team can go as far as the Conference Finals or even in the NBA Finals.

[@Jepperd_]

@@t4d0W held is own against ambiid? He defenetely clowned embiid a few times that series.

[@metroidsuperfan17]

Marc Gasol saved the raps. They were a hair away from losing the to 76ers and bucks, but Gasol's defense against Embiid and Giannis pushed his team passed em

[@benmorgan830]

and deservedly, he got very drunk

[@jay4341]

Ben Morgan I was at that parade he got ruined!!! Had a bottle in both hands

[@Derlaid]

Beer Papi is awesome

[@rickygill661]

@@jay4341 I don't blame him. Think about all that disappointment he had to put up with year after year with Memphis.

[@t4d0W]

I won't say he saved the Raps (The Raps had no business in the Finals without Kawhi to begin with) but he improved those playoff match ups tremendously. I don't think Nurse would have as much confidence against the Sixers matchup if he still had JoVal against Embiid. And if Embiid could have his way in the middle while Jimmy Butler doing his damage, that series definitely changes dramatically.

[@kobeherbo39]

2:25 Clyde the glide was dissatisfied in 1995 🔥 bars

[@72vince27]

**** Don DeMarco ****

[@randyrichardson4270]

Beat me

[@johnellis7639]

dime drop is the best thing the ringer has going.

[@timon753]

What is dime drop?

[@matthewtaylor8058]

@@timon753 it was the channel that the guy who makes these videos used to be on before he came to the ringer

[@finnhower9623]

@@timon753 his name is j kyle man

[@jamesflaum8860]

Dime Drop has the smoothest voice

[@Tarutaru94]

Pshh Marc Gasol? More like getting Jeremy Lin was what clenched it for the raps. They didn't lose a single game in the playoffs when he was put in and he only needed less than 1 min.

[@rogozov]

Lol! Poor poor Jeremy. Too bad, I had dinner with him and a mutual friend once. He’s such a down to earth, nice, all around normal and easy going dude. He got paid well to do something he loves so I don’t feel too too bad for him. Very funny comment though!

[@asterisk911]

7:08 I love that line about Horry delivering a "variety of history altering shots" and then they show a jump shot followed by a cheap shot.

[@vicentefelino7167]

My only wish for 2020 is for J.Kyle Mann to get a podcast

[@blaines45]

Vicente Felino He has The Dime Drop Pod but barely posts

[@hemantsibal]

This would be dope. Man that voice is soothing! 😂

[@haha69sexnumber]

He should just cohost with Thinking Basketball

[@lito5953]

Thinking Basketball w/ J. Kyle Mann is the bet duo in basketball pods

[@haha69sexnumber]

@Hugh Mungus have you listened to the j kyle mann episode? Works pretty good for me

[@jamesflaum8860]

I’m a simple man, I see A Dime Drop video and I click

[@DatOneGuy901]

"Clyde the Glide was dissatisfied in 1995" bars

[@djrt8179]

I see a video that I know will talk about Marc Gasol and the 2019 NBA Champion Toronto Raptors, I click.

[@unbiasedjisoostan3716]

Lmao Horry did take clutch shots including the one with Nash 🤣

[@mortysmith9064]

Come on Pau Gasol got the Lakers to the finals the year he got traded and got two more chips after that. Three straight finals and two titles? How is that trade only briefly mentioned smh

[@flibbidyx2]

Because the main section of the video focused on trades where teams won the title that very same season.

[@OhCanada613]

Dude deserves a raise, good video, great content!

[@spongytunes8852]

It's a good day when we get a J. Kyle Mann video. WE NEED MORE

[@trilliam8806]

Kyle PLEASE make more dime drop content. Breakdown prospects, rookies, breakout guys, guys regressing, guys who haven't developed (ben simmons). your stuff is the best, best voice, jokes, footage, comps. everything!

[@wl7291]

These videos are excellent and I always learn something from them. Keep them coming.

[@djbasrur]

Remake this video in 2022, and PJ Tucker is a lock for this list 🙌

[@LG-qm9zp]

Take my like just for the Aragorn clip alone 🤣🤣 Mr. Logo is the Lord of the (Phone) Rings...

[@Lex-up6mg]

Great video. This actually felt like a KZbin video and not something the ringer cut for KZbin from somewhere else on the ringer.

[@justinszabo5205]

Best ringer vid yet. Good job folks

[@rayg9753]

Clyde "The Glide" Was dissatisfied In 1995 Good bar!

[@pillarsofserpents]

as a Pistons fan, I salute y'all. Got it all correct.

[@rosgill6]

good research. good content. you made your points well!

[@The1TheyCallFoo313]

Piston fan here, I already knew we would have 2 over the hump trades on this list.

[@Aubee89]

This is my favourite basketball content, across all medias. You guys are A1. Thank you!

[@ronnie.c3222]

besides games of course?

[@mikewhite2085]

8:03 when you trade the whole team for Melo even though he was going to sign in NY anyway

[@rickygill661]

It was cuz melo was being a drama queen and just wanted the NY spotlight so bad. If he really wanted to win then he would have not let his future team trade away a bunch of pieces. I will say though, melo has changed for the better now and has revived his career.

[@roboninja3194]

Melo is now and always has been selfish. Whined his way out of Denver, screwed over the Knicks by forcing a trade instead of signing in the off season knowing the team would be better. Passed up going to Chicago to team up with Rose/Noah and the rest of that strong Bulls team. Whined and pouted in OKC/Houston because he couldn't accept coming off the bench even tho he was on strong teams and he could have anchored the 2nd unit on both. Every opportunity he had to win he made things about himself. Plays 0 defense. Plus he's been a walking black hole for most of his career. Pass em the ball and ya never see it again. He chose $ and ego over winning. And he will retire with 0 rings because of it.

[@rickygill661]

@@roboninja3194 definitely agree with you. But, you cant deny the man can ball out. He has one the smoothest mid ranges I've seen.

[@UncleJrueForTue]

@@roboninja3194 Um New York didn't have to make that trade to appease Melo. They are not owned by Melo and instead are ran by an impatient, incompetent front office.

[@Snow88mann]

I swear, when I was in Year 7, I thought Clyde was 45, he would have been 28 max. Dude was born looking old.

[@lucass9328]

2:18 😄

[@alexrobles5430]

Wow, this is a great series! Subbed

[@rakeshsinghal9920]

Loved the video. Wish you could have dropped your opinions about the current years potential mid season trades.

[@craigshana4483]

The 2nd beat on this video is God tier !!

[@County_da_kang]

Another good shot in the arm was the Magic getting Rafer Alston after Jameer Nelson got hurt. Didn't win it all but we wouldn't have gotten past Cleveland and Boston to make it to the finals without him

[@benmecha01]

immediate like as soon as u start talking thanks man

[@listrad9197]

Agree! Nice words and great thoughts

[@bb.cute.channel]

Gasol got his 3pt shots back after coming back from injury. Watch out! Raptors will repeat! 🏆🏀

[@CaptinClutch9]

Sike

[@bb.cute.channel]

Chris What?

[@tanster1234]

Fantastic video, writing this comment mid-vid coz I know content be championship worthy

[@thanbeal123]

Great video.

[@TheCapRoom]

Great content from the ringer

[@KevinVandyTech]

Marc Gasol was definitely a shot in the arm for the Raptors last year

[@tykszeto]

I was waiting for the Marc Gasol trade to be mentioned, and was not disappointed

[@brentloy131]

Bro RaSheed Wallace was huge in that era with the Pistons. Cometo think of it that whole Eastern Conference was amazing to watch. Pacers with Reggie and Jermaine O'Neal, 76ers with A.I and Mutumbo, Nets with Kidds, Van Horn etc. Sorry about the rant but that was the time I started watching the NBA and I was infatuated

[@donniedex5175]

6:03 lmao how much alcohol do u think it takes to get that man “very drunk”

[@Islington_Express_Bus]

Well probably not as much as you'd think. They probably can't drink most of the time so they wouldn't have built a tolerance to it.

[@iamnotcorra_6506]

Amazing video

[@Jmccan21tv]

Pau Gasol trade, all i gotta say lol

[@feathertopDT]

Awesome vid

[@__L_S_B__]

Thank u ringer

[@Kopers30]

How did Marc Gasol going to the Raptors get a segment but Pau to the Lakers only get mentioned in passing? It's not even close which one of those midseason trades was more significant. One resulted in a single Finals Win. The other resulted in 3 straight Finals appearances, 2 Finals wins, and 5 years of contending. When you think midseason trade, most fans think of the Pau trade.

[@DougTheFresh]

If only the Pistons would've drafted Carmelo. They would've dominated even more in 03-04, and probably would've won in 04-05 as well.

[@casualfandestroyer2503]

Doug Janicke nah he would of messed up Prince development and messed up the teams chemistry refusing to guard anyone and hogging the ball,wade or even bosh would of been a better fit

[@ognjenbrankov8008]

Beats in the background?

[@acsedef]

where was marc gasol and toronto raptors in the "shot in the arm" category man?

[@andrewjohnstone7943]

Watch the vid

[@tommymc091]

Always a treat when a new Dime Drop video drops.

[@tommymc091]

I always agree, J Kyle Mann don't you know this already, J Kyle Mann?

[@WildDanHibiki]

Do buyout pick ups next. Like Boris Diaw to the Spurs, Birdman for Mirani etc.

[@LiamborninDC]

Umm how do you barely mention Pau Gasol? You talked more about the Marc Gasol trade? When Pau joined the Lakers they were like a 5-8 seed type of team, because of him they went to the championship that first year and then won the next two. He might be the greatest midseason trade pick up of all time.

[@kawhileonard9691]

Clippers traded Blake Griffin mid season and got better then traded Tobias Harris the next season mid season and got better and with a lot of those pieces they got in the trades they used for pg which got kawhi long story short they work

[@victorpetrescu6586]

They only got truly better because they brought up a superstar and an all-nba caliber player.

[@zacpeterBBQ]

I can’t believe no mention of Jason Kidd getting traded to the Suns! One of the greatest mid-season trades of all time!

[@hockeyfan1799]

I don't think you're right, considering they never even won a chip.

[@robgjara]

@@hockeyfan1799 i think he meant dallas? won after 3 years though

[@zacpeterBBQ]

legofan1799 They may not have win a chip, but it’s still one of the best examples of how a midseason trade can drastically improve a team.

[@fpvillegas9084]

You forgot Peja Stojakovic for the Mavs in 2011 🤔

[@Minotauronabike]

Detlef Schrempf. Now there's a guy I'd like to keep on retainer to play pick up games with at my start up. E720 for life.

[@worldeater1513]

lord of the rings quote, big yes!

[@trisdavenport3552]

Would love to hear opinions on the D-Rose to Lakers/76ers rumours??

[@thedarkfrost2351]

So so relevant for the Lakers this year

[@harshgupta1999]

An amazing vid

[@markrobins5035]

Of course this is recommended after the Harden trade

[@andrewm3674]

Jazz have done it every year with the Cavaliers for like the past 3 years. We get significantly better after each trade. Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, Jordan Clarkson. It's like the Cavs are our D-League team lol

[@pkamvp]

I bid on that Wallace hawks jersey...

[@sunnybibra3590]

Don't know why it isn't a bigger part of this video but I'd argue Pau Gasol is the best mid-season trade of ALL TIME. The Lakers immediately went to the Finals the same year they got him (from being 7th in the West and knocked out the first round the year before) and then 2 consecutive championships after. "FOR KWAM-EY BROWN!" - Stephen A Smith

[@GiganticSky]

I think another honorable mention would be Mutombo to the Sixers for Theo Ratliff in 2001 to prepare for Shaq in the finals.

[@nextoesc]

Pau Gasol is clearly an HOF

[@Yo_Lo23]

I’m convinced Chris Wallace GM of the Grizzlies 4 both Gasol trades was spoon fed millions for those mid season trades!

[@michaelhaydenbell]

Trading Marc away was not nearly as lopsided as the one for Pau. To be fair I wouldn't have really guessed it at the time, but Valanciunas is lowkey balling out in Memphis.

[@t4d0W]

@@michaelhaydenbell Its not Memphis is playoff bound anytime soon so they can use all the help they can get, even for JoVal in the post for a cheap cost. But when Memphis finally gets it together and are looking for the 5th best player on their team to solve matchups, best believe JoVal will be traded out. He couldn't even be the 5th best player in a championship Raps team as Marc earned that spot well.

[@MrC77]

Yes, Pau Gasol to the lakers, and Marc Gasol to Raptors.

[@RobertSmith-ow5kf]

Would have worked for the Cavs in 2015 with smith, shumpert, mozgov if not for injuries

[@xsa442]

next video should be about 1 year championship vets like Jason Kidd and Peja.

[@douevenlift9147]

Dime drop: every single year these trades happen Also done drop: here are the 3 times in the entire history of the NBA this has happened

[@derek7762]

Those are the times where a mid-season trade arguably allowed for a team to win a championship. Many similar trades happen every year, where contenders try to improve, but not many ultimately pan out.

[@gilbertnavarro2415]

Pau Gasol should’ve been one of the top not a honorable mention. Lakers were best another 2nd round exit but gasol pushes them over the top

[@flyesthuman]

I agree.

[@CameronStrandberg]

I agree

[@lukazovak5831]

1:58 my high ass at the family diner

[@konstantins1385]

Has J. Kyle Mann ever been on the Ringer NBA Show? He should be a regular

[@Donnerpartyof5]

I'll take him over that screaming bafoon Chris Vernon anyday.

[@nanagyambibi7426]

Personally think Andrew Bogut to the Warriors is an all-time underrated trade. He was a perfect fit for them. Protect the rim catch lobs grab rebounds. Simple. That sparked the whole Warriors run IMO.

[@ASURAN24]

I think DeMarcus Cousins could very well be the Rasheed Wallace for the final piece to Utah Jazz's championship run.

[@EzekielDBarrett]

People barely talk about the fact those spurs stars took massive discounts. Timmy was making like 1/4 of what Kobe was

[@Tayclamation]

I feel like the 2018 Cavs are a good example too. They got rid of some of their age and brought in some players that seemed to care a lot more. Really seemed to change the attitude of the team. Obviously Lebron was incredible, especially in the playoffs, but guys like Larry Nance Jr shouldn’t be forgotten

[@LiamborninDC]

Yeah just ask Kobe what he thinks of Mid-Season trades. Getting Pau made the Lakers go from a team that was going to lose in the first or second round of the playoffs to a team that went to the finals 3 years in a row.

[@MaximusMoyles]

If the Kawhai shot didn’t go in people will be saying butler is one of the biggest trade deadline trades ever in nba history

[@clawxxchris]

More Kyle J Maan. More Dime drop. Gimme gimme gimme.

[@liltremble623]

That’s a joint

[@joab757]

I want Dallas to get someone good like Andre or Darren. Loving them Mavs right now. Wanna see them shock the world. Them or the Greek. But then Bucks need to help him because he is absurd.

[@allcal88]

How did they just gloss over the Pau trade? The Lakers went from a first round playoff team to making three straight finals and winning two titles. It’s the easily the most impactful mid-season trade.

[@deandrepage1048]

It's been going on since the 1980's = trying to increase your chances of domination, not just close wins. 😀😀😀 Lakers need a 6th Man of the Year Candidate to provide INSTANT OFFENSE off the bench when the 1st Unit Players are struggling to score = Derrick Rose

[@gilad6269]

You forgot JR and shumpert to Cleveland.

[@tonystyles4040]

KOBE 😢

[@glovs4188]

Beware of the LOGO. 😂

[@hullo8246]

Gasol is one of the best moves ever period

[@xXSprMgaAwsmFxyHtXx]

You brought up Pau but didn't get into it, I think the Lakers don't win without him

[@Red__Hot]

More Dime Drop!!!

[@PK-ts8iz]

It's 2023 and we'll see where the Lakers, Mavs, Nets and Suns end up with one of the biggest midseason trade merry-go-rounds in history or at least decades.

[@PK-ts8iz]

Mavs bombed, Suns are TBC and Lakers are flying.

[@tonyyayo2115]

Spotify buying the Ringer for 200 million??

[@tonyyayo2115]

@Rodzilla I agree....every thing these days is based on the podcast network

[@brewer921]

The Pistons would have won the title with Dantley. Isiah just wanted to play with his buddy, Aguirre, and he had the ear of the owner.

[@iandouglass7135]

It's tough to argue with their improvement in winning percentage. Including the playoffs, they were 45-8 without Dantley after going 33-13 with him. In retrospect, I'd still make that trade.

[@brewer921]

@@iandouglass7135 I can't really argue with the results, but I don't think they did it for basketball reasons. I think they did it for Isiah reasons. And they won the Finals in large part because Magic and Byron Scott were injured. Magic pulled his hamstring in the third quarter of Game 2 and missed the rest of the game. He played the first five minutes of Game 3, then left the series for good. Scott missed the whole series.

[@hutsonizer7548]

Clyde Drexler worked.