Today, February 18th is the 19th anniversary of the trade that sent former Boston Celtics guards Dee Brown and Chauncey Billups to the Toronto Raptors.
2/18/1998: Boston acquired K.Anderson, Popeye Jones& Zan Tabak from Toronto for Chauncey Billups, Dee Brown, John Thomas and Roy Rogers, Jr
The deal, often included among the worst the club has made, sent these two plus Roy Rogers and John Thomas to Toronto in exchange for Kenny Anderson, Popeye Jones and Zan Tabak. Anderson, who hadn't even been with the team for a week, having been traded to the Raptors for Damon Stoudamire.