Worst Trades in NBA History

SI Staff | Feb 23, 2017

Worst Trades in NBA History

St. Louis Hawks trade rights to Bill Russell to Celtics for Cliff Hagan And Ed Macauly :: John G. Zimmerman

Hornets trade Kobe Bryant* to the Lakers for Vlade Divac :: Andy Hayt/NBAE/Getty Images

76ers trade Charles Barkley to the Suns for Jeff Hornacek, Tim Perry and Andrew Kang :: Manny Millan

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Bulls trade LaMarcus Aldridge* to the Blazers for Tyrus Thomas and Viktor Khyrapa

Thunder trade James Harden* to Rockets for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and two first-round picks :: John W. McDonough

SuperSonics trade Scottie Pippen* to Bulls for Olden Polynice :: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images

Clippers trade Baron Davis and unprotected 2011 first-round pick to Cavs for Mo Williams and Jamario Moon. That pick became Kyrie Irving :: Greg Nelson

Bucks trade Dirk Nowitzki and Pat Garrity to the Mavericks for Robert Traylor :: David E. Klutho

Nets trade Keith Bogans, MarShon Brooks, Kris Humphries, Kris Joseph, Gerald Wallace, a 2014 1st round draft pick (James Young), a 2016 1st round draft pick (Jaylen Brown), a pick swap for the 2017 season, and a 2018 1st round draft pick to the Celtics for Paul Pierce*, Kevin Garnett*, Jason Terry and DJ White :: John W. McDonough

Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley to the Lakers for Junior Bridgeman, Dave Meyers and Elmore Smith :: Walter Iooss Jr.

Philadelphia traded Jerry Chambers, Archie Clark, and Darrall Imhoff for Wilt Chamberlain :: Neil Leifer

Raptors trade Andrea Bargnani* for Steve Novak, Marcus Camby, Quentin Richardson and a 2016 first-round and 2014 and 2017 second-rounders :: Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/Getty Images

Spurs trade Dennis Rodman* to Chicago Bulls for Will Perdue straight up :: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images