I’ll never forget what Steve Kerr said when he traded for Shaquille O’Neal back in 2008 as General Manager of the Phoenix Suns, giving up Shawn Marion in the process: “I’m either a genius or an idiot.”
Even though the Suns were a conference-best 34-14 at the time, chemistry could have been better and Kerr decided to the dice, seemingly swinging wildly and hoping to just make contact.
He missed badly. The Suns were eliminated in the first round that season, missed the playoffs entirely the next, and lost in the conference finals in 2010 before Kerr said goodbye to a front office job for good.