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Who are some well-known players that you completely forgot played for another team? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by Number333@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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Decided to look back through the Bad Boy Pistons era for a second and I'll be totally honest in admitting I had no idea Bill Laimbeer started his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was only there a season and a half as an off the bench player before being traded but I envisioned him, Isiah, & Dumars always playing for Detroit their entire careers.

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[–] Equivalent_Bet1519@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Spurs legend Tracy McGrady

[–] Elegant_Conflict8235@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Steve Kerr on the blazers. I somehow always forget

[–] KorgG29@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I refuse to believe that Ersan played for anyone but us. I miss my charge-taking Turkish Thunder

[–] Slimshady305@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Greg Oden on the 13-14 Heat

[–] BigDaddyJuno@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Kobe and the Hornets

[–] Luka_Marjanovic@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Celtics legend Gary Payton

[–] throwawaythursday99@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Laimbeer was also a freshman at Notre Dame when Adrian Dantley was putting up big numbers.

[–] VariousLawyerings@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Basically anything Chauncey Billups did between Boston and Detroit, but him being teammates with T-Mac in Toronto for a hot minute in their rookie years might be the weirdest one.

Billups staying in Minnesota through 04 is also a pretty big what if.

[–] Mrclean248@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

2009 mini fro knicks lebron

[–] Dreamlion_Inc@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I would say MJ for Washington but he was the sole reason (as far as namesake goes) why we were relevant at the time...

Which shows just how irrelevant we truly were

[–] thatguyad@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Ewing with the SuperSonics.

[–] Professional-Ant8445@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

90s all star who played for the San Antonio Spurs and wore number 21.

Dominique Wilkins

[–] rattatatouille@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

A better way to put it would be "who is the second to last player to wear #21 for San Antonio?"

[–] Smellmyhand@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Rondo on every team except the Celtics and Lakers

[–] ejabno@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Muggsy Bogues and Dell Curry played for the Raptors at one point

[–] Ok_Hornet_714@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Rasheed Wallace - Hawks

Here is the boxscore for the only game he played for them

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200402180NJN.html

[–] Giannis1995@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

From current allstar level players I have three

Nikola Vucevic played his rookie season with Philly. It was the lockout shortened season. After the season concluded Hinkie initiated The Process™. Vucevic was part of the megatrade that sent Dwight to the Lakers.

Khris Middleton played his rookie season with Detroit. After the season he was a throw in in the Jennings - Knight swap.

Domantas Sabonis played his rookie season with the Thunder. It was the Russ MVP season. After the season he was a throw in in the trade that sent Paul George to OKC for picks and Oladipo.

[–] rattatatouille@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Lamar Odom and Dwyane Wade were teammates on the Heat. The former was the centerpiece of the package Miami sent to the Lakers for Shaq.

[–] irresearch@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Not forgotten yet, but future generations are gonna have no idea Shaq and Lebron played together in Cleveland.

[–] Indy_Darrin@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Tim Hardaway, Alex English and Peja Stojakovic all played for the Indiana Pacers.