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Greatest trade in Rockets history [Fun]

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by NL Rocket, Aug 21, 2012.

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What was the greatest trade in Rockets history?

  1. Otis Thorpe, Marcelo Nicola, and 1st Round Pick for Clyde Drexler and Tracy Murray

    119 vote(s)
    29.8%

  2. Carr, Dickerson, Harrington, Price, 1st round pick for Francis and Massenburg

    11 vote(s)
    2.8%

  3. Cato, Francis, and Mobley for McGrady, Gaines, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue

    79 vote(s)
    19.8%

  4. Rodney McCray and Jim Peterson for Otis Thorpe

    16 vote(s)
    4.0%

  5. Rudy Gay and Stromile Swift for Shane Battier

    8 vote(s)
    2.0%

  6. Vassilis Spanoulis, a future second round pick and $ for Scola & Jackie Butler

    34 vote(s)
    8.5%

  7. John Lucas and Tim McCormick for Kenny Smith and Roy Marble

    5 vote(s)
    1.3%

  8. Two First Round Picks for Moses Malone

    70 vote(s)
    17.5%

  9. $50.000 for Vernon Maxwell

    52 vote(s)
    13.0%

  10. Other

    6 vote(s)
    1.5%
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  1. oakdogg

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    Loved the post, tinman, as always. At least I knew Scotty Brooks didn't get much PT since Cassell had arrived. Great times, those years. Will never forget them...
     
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  3. BetterThanI

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    Anyone who doesn't pick the Mad Max deal is forgetting his contribution to the 1994 championship. Yeah, he was a headache the next season, but you take him away from the 1994 team, I'm not sure we win it all. $50k is NOTHING in the NBA. So we basically got a record-setting, 5 season starter for nothing. Plus, he always stuck it to San Antonio for trading him and played lock-down defense on Jordan. That's got to the best trade ever.

    The Clyde trade is #2, in my book, only because we gave up OT, who was still a contributor to the team and a personal favorite of mine.
     
    #83 BetterThanI, Aug 22, 2012
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    $50.000 for Vernon Maxwell
     
    #84 cjtaylorpt, Aug 22, 2012
  5. StupidMoniker

    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    Ralph Sampson for Clyde Drexler and the #2 pick in the 1984 draft. :eek:
     
    #85 StupidMoniker, Aug 22, 2012
  6. getbloodyred

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    otis led to one champsionship directly
    and he led to the second championship indirectly, because without him clyde wouldn't have come to Houston and without Clyde, a ring wouldn't have come either
     
    #86 getbloodyred, Aug 23, 2012
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    eh, I put the trade FOR Otis Thorpe, because as awesome as it was on its own... Thorpe was a major reason why we eventually got Drexler, so without one you may not get the other. :grin:
     
    #87 bro2044, Aug 23, 2012
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