On Mar. 25, I wrote a line that “one thing about trades that intrigue me the most isn’t so much about the trades that happen. Rather, it’s about the trades that almost happen, but ultimately don’t.” Today is about another one of those trades that almost happened but didn’t. And while I don’t think someone like Lauri Markkanen would have altered Wizards franchise history, this almost-trade from nearly 20 years ago could have.
Retired NBA center Kwame Brown, who played for the Washington Wizards from 2001-05, mentioned on his YouTube Channel that then-President of Basketball Operations Michael Jordan wanted to trade him for then-Chicago Bulls forward Elton Brand before his rookie season.