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What is the riskiest move that had the biggest payoff? (and vice versa) (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by mahjoonaw@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Every owner/GM needs to gamble for a team to succeed. Hindsight is always 20/20, but the truth is that every transaction is a risky move until proven worth. Freak accidents, team chemistry issues, etc are all factors you can’t measure before a trade/signing. Off the top of my head, rookie Kobe for Vlade was one of the biggest payoffs in NBA history (as for “riskiest” move, that is up for debate)

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[–] jakekerr@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Mavs trading young star point guard Devin Harris for an aging Jason Kidd in a pretty desperate gamble for the title. It was a trade pretty roundly criticized at the time.

[–] addictivesign@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

That Kidd/Dirk title team was great. Defeating the Heat must have been even sweeter.