Today, July 22nd is the fifteenth anniversary of the trade which brought Vin Baker to the Boston Celtics.
Is this the dumbest move in NBA history (not counting the Celtics trade for Vin Baker)? http://su.pr/1rofBp
The deal, regarded by many as among the Celtics' worst, sent Kenny Anderson, Joseph Forte and Vitaly Potapenko to the Seattle Supersonics, who sent back Baker with Shammond Williams. While none of the players sent out were especially great later - Forte was out of the league after the following season, Anderson's best years were behind him, and Potapenko as well - the latter two had several seasons of good basketball left in the tank.