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What are the extremely successful transfer cases in the NBA

6:01am, 10 June 2025【Basketball】

The successful transfer in NBA history is like precision surgery, often leveraging the foundation of the dynasty with seemingly imbalanced chips. The following cases not only changed the team's destiny, but also reshaped the league structure:

1. The Lakers traded Kobe (draft night robbery) in 1996. Operation: Use All-Star center Divac to exchange for the Hornets' No. 13 (Kobe)

Behind the scenes: Jerry West intimidates many teams in advance "Kobe has serious injury risks"

butterfly effect:

→ Kobe's single core championship after the Sharks travel east

→ Divac left the team two years later, and the Hornets only won a short playoff ticket

2. In 2007, the Celtics formed the Big Three (Dusk Plunder Plan)

Operation:

→ No. 5 + West for Thunder Allen

→ Al Jefferson + 5 players + 2 first round Garnett

Salary Magic: Big Three collective salary cuts (Garnett gets 24 million less)

Historical return:

→ 24 wins in the previous year → 66 wins in the next year + champion

→ Pierce FMVP value soared 400%

3. The Warriors signed Durant in 2016 (Salary Space Ghost Operation)

Preconditions:

→ Renewed Curry in 2015 (4 years of 44 million bargain price)

→ Let Bogut/Barnes release space

lobbying action:

→ Green text message: "If you don't come, we will use your money to sign Barnes"

→ A group chartered flight to Hampton for an interview with devastating effect:

→ Two championships in three years + two finals sweeps the Cavaliers

4. In 2019, the Raptors loaned Leonard (a desperate bet)

chips: star DeRozan + potential center Pertel + 2019 first round pick

Risk control:

→ Leonard team is required to issue a medical report (quadriceps recovery assessment)

→ Trade George Hill immediately after winning the championship and stop loss

The only history:

→ Use rights in a single season to exchange for the first championship in team history

→ Leonard playoffs WS (victory contribution value) reached 4.9 (Jordan 4.8 in 1998)

5. 2020 Suns trading Paul (Old Point Guard Shi Chengjin)

Trading Plan: Rubio + Oubre + First Round + Second Round Paul

Technical Poverty Alleviation:

→ Booker's average assists from 4.7→6.5

→ Ayton's shooting percentage has been from 54.6%→62.6%

Quality change effect:

→ Team's winning games have been from 34→51→64 (team history record)

→ Ticket revenue for the 2021 Finals was US$170 million

6. In 1995, the Rockets traded Drexler (Superstar Gravity Miracle)

Desperate operation: The defending champion slipped to 6th in the Western Conference, and used Horry + main players to rotate for the 34-year-old glider

Olajuwon effect:

→ Drexler's three-point shooting percentage ranged from 32% → 37.9% (Da Meng attracts double teams)

Legend result:

→ In the playoffs, the Jazz were eliminated 60 consecutively, the Spurs were defeated by 59 consecutively/the Magic

→ Become the lowest-ranked champion in the NBA's history of regular season (6th in the Western Conference)

7. 2013 Nets Celtics deal (Ange's Century Fraud)

Celtics sent: 37-year-old Garnett + 36-year-old Pierce + Terry

get rewards:

→ 2014/2016/2018 Unprotected first round

→ 2017 first round swap rights

chain reaction:

→ 2016 Nets' Tanhua's signing turned into Jaylen Brown

→ 2017 No. 1 pick wins Tatum (for Fultz)

→ The core cost of the double-Tanhua is only two veterans

Deep rules: the three iron laws of god-level transfers

Risk hedging

Raptors require Leonard Medical Report

Warriors keep Clay/Green as Durant's guarantee

Time is vicious

Lakers take advantage of the Sharks and Magic's fall to sign a low price

Celtics use the Nets' new boss to win the championship anxiety

Ecological niche reconstruction

Paul liberates Booker's scoring nature

Garnett makes up for Pierce's defensive shortcomings

As Pat Riley said, "The last link of the championship lineup is always in the opponent's locker room." These operations prove that the real game in the NBA is not on the court, but in the call record of the general manager.