Worst trade ever?

[Broken Parachute]

Whatya think was the worst trade ever in any sport? I know everyone is going to say the Babe Ruth deal, but besides that.

[wessa]

haha, i thought you were going to say scott kazmir for victor zambrano

[Clarett'sGreyGoose]

Dominik Hasek for Stephane Beauregard and a draft pick (Eric Daze).

Daniel Briere and a 3rd round pick (Andrej Sekera) for Chris Gratton and a 4th round pick (traded)

[tambo41187]

Dominik Hasek for Stephane Beauregard and a draft pick (Eric Daze).

Daniel Briere and a 3rd round pick (Andrej Sekera) for Chris Gratton and a 4th round pick (traded)
Hasek was demanding a trade and was nearing the end of his career...no way thats even near one of the worst trades ever. Now for the sabres.....yes.

[xbrokendownx]

-Chicago Bulls traded Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis to the New York Knicks for Tim Thomas, Mike Sweetney, Jermaine Jackson, a 2007 and 2009 second-round draft pick, a conditional 2006 first-round draft pick and a conditional right to swap 2007 first-round picks with Chicago.

- SF Giants: Trading Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano, and Boof Bonser to Twins for A.J. Pierzynski (2003)

- Expos trading randy johnson to the mariners for mark langston

[Emopunkthrice]

"THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS trade Dirk Nowitzki for Robert Traylor."

[aloneatlastnj]

-Chicago Bulls traded Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis to the New York Knicks for Tim Thomas, Mike Sweetney, Jermaine Jackson, a 2007 and 2009 second-round draft pick, a conditional 2006 first-round draft pick and a conditional right to swap 2007 first-round picks with Chicago.



eddy curry is a waste. he's talented as all hell, but he plays with no passion for the game whatsoever.

[Clarett'sGreyGoose]

Hasek was demanding a trade and was nearing the end of his career...no way thats even near one of the worst trades ever. Now for the sabres.....yes.
that was actually the trade that GOT us Hasek.

The trade where we gave Hasek away was:

Dominik Hasek to the Red Wings for Slava Kozlov, a 1st round pick in 2002 (Keith Ballard or Dan Paille - I'm not sure which one came with what pick) and "future considerations"

[Broken Parachute]

"THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS trade Dirk Nowitzki for Robert Traylor."

Hey hey hey..nobody messes with Tractor Traylor.

[bigmike]

-Chicago Bulls traded Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis to the New York Knicks for Tim Thomas, Mike Sweetney, Jermaine Jackson, a 2007 and 2009 second-round draft pick, a conditional 2006 first-round draft pick and a conditional right to swap 2007 first-round picks with Chicago.

- SF Giants: Trading Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano, and Boof Bonser to Twins for A.J. Pierzynski (2003)

- Expos trading randy johnson to the mariners for mark langston
giants got fucked on that trade. so dumb.


i'm going to go with that herschal walker trade from the cowboys to the vikings where dallas got to retool basically their entire team because i think they got roughly 368 draft picks.

[Broken Parachute]

haha, i thought you were going to say scott kazmir for victor zambrano

haha That AND Jason Bay for Bobby Jones and Jason Middlebrook.

[bigmike]

that was actually the trade that GOT us Hasek.

The trade where we gave Hasek away was:

Dominik Hasek to the Red Wings for Slava Kozlov, a 1st round pick in 2002 (Keith Ballard or Dan Paille - I'm not sure which one came with what pick) and "future considerations"
yeah, i was going to say, hasek started with the blackhawks. and it would have been and equal trade had daze not run into injury problems. that kid's talented but brittle aparently.

[xbrokendownx]

eddy curry is a waste. he's talented as all hell, but he plays with no passion for the game whatsoever.



stupid isiah...we could be getting lamarcus aldridge....

[leftstranded]

no.....even though i am a browns and niners fan.....but the ken dorsey/trent dilfer trade

most pointless trade in sports

[mikeford]

kevin mchale and robert parrish for joe barry carroll.

thank you golden state idiots.

[LostSymphonies]

Probably when I traded a rare Yoda card for a bunch of Starships in the Star Wars card game..*sigh*

[Split2nd]

Hard to top Liriano, Boof, and Nathan. I mean, wow. Can you imagine how good the Giants would be/would have been with Nathan at the end of the bullpen, and Schmidt - Liriano - Cain? Plus some dough to spend without Armando.

[Dirty Ernie]

bobby abreu for kevin stocker might be considered a steal

[mikeford]

im telling you right now. Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale for Joe Barry Carroll... McHale and Parrish are in the Hall of Fame... Carroll did absolutely fuckin nothing.

[xearlynovemberx]

def zambrano for kazmir

[FondestMemory]

not the stupidest trade in history, but the trade that's pissed me off most in my entire life was dominique wilkins for danny manning.

hawks were running away with the east. they pretty much already had the number one seed on lockdown. nique fit the team extremely well. plus he was getting older and that was a legitimate chance to go deep in the playoffs and possibly win a championship.

but no, let's trade him late for danny fucking manning and lose early in the playoffs. i've hated the hawks with a passion ever since.

[bigmike]

im telling you right now. Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale for Joe Barry Carroll... McHale and Parrish are in the Hall of Fame... Carroll did absolutely fuckin nothing.
Herschel Walker trade was worse. destroyed one franchise from a superbowl caliber team and lifted the cowboys franchise back to prominance.

The Trade took place on October 12, 1989. Believing the Vikings to be only a big-time RB away from winning it all, Lynn acquired Herschel Walker from the Cowboys and new owner Jerry Jones and new coach Jimmy Johnson for 5 roster players (LB Jesse Solomon, DB Issiac Holt, RB Darrin Nelson, LB David Howard, DE Alex Stewart), and 6 assorted draft picks (conditional 1st & 2nd round in '90 and '91; 1st round and conditional 3rd in '92).


Vikings got:
RB Herschel Walker
Dallas's 3rd round pick - 1990 #54
San Diego's 5th round pick - 1990 #116
Dallas's 10th round pick - 1990 #249
Dallas's 3rd round pick - 1991 #68

Dallas got:
Minnesota's 2nd round pick in 1990 #47
Minnesota's 6th round pick in 1990 #158
Minnesota's 1st round pick in 1991 #21
Minnesota's 1st round pick in 1991 (conditional) - #11
Minnesota's 2nd round pick in 1991 (conditional) - #38
Minnesota's 2nd round pick in 1992 (conditional) - #40
Minnesota's 3rd round pick in 1992 (conditional) - #71
Minnesota's 1st round pick in 1993 (conditional) - #13

after dallas made some more trades with the picks they aquired from Minnesota, the end result gave the vikings and cowboys these players:

Minnesota:
WR Jake Reed

Dallas:
RB Emmitt Smith
DT Russell Maryland
CB Kevin Smith
S Darren Woodson
CB Clayton Holmes

[mikeford]

ehh but thats not fair. the fact that dallas traded some of the picks cant count towards one trade.

[bigmike]

ehh but thats not fair. the fact that dallas traded some of the picks cant count towards one trade.
fair point. i don't look at it that way, hence why i think it's the worst ever. but i do see your point.

[itsjdiggity]

Trades that pissed me off:
Ray Allen for Marbury (Jesus doesn't get to play with KG)
Dirk for Tractor Traylor (Jesus doesn't get to play with Dirk)
Ray Allen, Ridnour, and Flip Murray for Gary Payton and Desmond Mason

[tambo41187]

that was actually the trade that GOT us Hasek.

The trade where we gave Hasek away was:

Dominik Hasek to the Red Wings for Slava Kozlov, a 1st round pick in 2002 (Keith Ballard or Dan Paille - I'm not sure which one came with what pick) and "future considerations"
O man my bad it was late and i just read the first half of the sentance.

[Brownpants06]

New Jersey Nets receive:
SF Vince Carter, $13.8 million in 2005-06/Signed through 2007-08 (Carter's option)

Toronto Raptors receive:
C Alonzo Mourning, $5.9 million in 2005-06/Signed through 2006-07
SF Eric Williams, $4.0 million in 2005-06/Signed through 2006-07
PF/C Aaron Williams, $3.4 million in 2005-06 (Williams' option)
Philadelphia's First Round Pick in 2005 (protected 1-8) or in 2006 (protected 1-5) or in 2007 (unprotected) and Denver's First Round Pick in 2006 (protected 1-5) or in 2007 (protected 1-2) or in 2008 (unprotected)

[LeftWideOpen]

being from Boston, I must go with this one of course ....

Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe for Heathcliff Slocumb. Varitek has been a godsend to this franchise and Lowe was one of the biggest reasons why we won a World Series (he was also among the best CL's in the game for a few years, which a lot of people seem to forget).

Without those two guys, people would still be talking about the "curse".

[justinevans]

Flyers get Eric Lindros

Avs get Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Chris Simon, Mike Ricci, Kerry Huffman, Steve Duchesne, a 1st round selection (Jocelyn Thibault) in 1993, a 1st round selection (later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, later traded to the Washington Capitals - Nolan Baumgartner) in 1994, and $15,000,000 cash.

[histrionics22]

Alex Stojanov for Marcus Naslund. You cant fault the Pens. Naslund was stuck on the 3rd and 4th lines because of the team's depth at the time. But it still did not work out at all.

[sweethypocrisy]

My blue eyes white dragon for about 100 worthless cards.

[bigmike]

Flyers get Eric Lindros

Avs get Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Chris Simon, Mike Ricci, Kerry Huffman, Steve Duchesne, a 1st round selection (Jocelyn Thibault) in 1993, a 1st round selection (later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, later traded to the Washington Capitals - Nolan Baumgartner) in 1994, and $15,000,000 cash.
yeah, how is that one of the worst trades? Eric Lindros was a dominant force in the league from 1992-1999, and forsberg was dominant from 1996-present day. it really wasn't that lopsided of a trade. and Lindros had stated that he wasn't going to play in QUEBEC (not the avalanche), anyways, so they had to deal him.

[xbrokendownx]

yeah, how is that one of the worst trades? Eric Lindros was a dominant force in the league from 1992-1999, and forsberg was dominant from 1996-present day. it really wasn't that lopsided of a trade. and Lindros had stated that he wasn't going to play in QUEBEC (not the avalanche), anyways, so they had to deal him.



it wasnt that they traded him, it was what the flyers gave up.

forsberg- one of the most dominant players oft the past decade
ron hextall- one of the best goalies in flyer history (although he was at the end of his career)
mike ricci- went on to be a great role player in the league
Chris simon- see ricci
steve duschene- not a great player but key in the red wings cups
jocelyn thibault- a great goalie for a few years
and 15 MILLION dollars...

that is WAY TOO MUCH....

[justinevans]

it wasnt that they traded him, it was what the flyers gave up.

forsberg- one of the most dominant players oft the past decade
ron hextall- one of the best goalies in flyer history (although he was at the end of his career)
mike ricci- went on to be a great role player in the league
Chris simon- see ricci
steve duschene- not a great player but key in the red wings cups
jocelyn thibault- a great goalie for a few years
and 15 MILLION dollars...

that is WAY TOO MUCH....

exactly.

[histrionics22]

it wasnt that they traded him, it was what the flyers gave up.

forsberg- one of the most dominant players oft the past decade
ron hextall- one of the best goalies in flyer history (although he was at the end of his career)
mike ricci- went on to be a great role player in the league
Chris simon- see ricci
steve duschene- not a great player but key in the red wings cups
jocelyn thibault- a great goalie for a few years
and 15 MILLION dollars...

that is WAY TOO MUCH....

So bascially Forsberg and cash.

[xbrokendownx]

So bascially Forsberg and cash.



the other guys were all solid players in the league. just because you havent heard of them doesnt make them good players.

and 15 MILLION DOLLARS? come on, lets be serious...

[mikeford]

yeah right, if you think its just forsberg and cash youre a dope and you dont know hockey. plus eric lindros is an overrated douchebag who could never step up for his team when they needed him.

[histrionics22]

the other guys were all solid players in the league. just because you havent heard of them doesnt make them good players.

and 15 MILLION DOLLARS? come on, lets be serious...

I actually have heard of them. I am quite the hockey fan. All of them are eaily replaceable through free agency. Also any Flyers fan who doesn't know they have an unlimited amount of recources is kidding themselves. The guy was the next Mario. He was still a dominanting player for years. Giving up role players means little.

[bigmike]

it wasnt that they traded him, it was what the flyers gave up.

forsberg- one of the most dominant players oft the past decade
ron hextall- one of the best goalies in flyer history (although he was at the end of his career)
mike ricci- went on to be a great role player in the league
Chris simon- see ricci
steve duschene- not a great player but key in the red wings cups
jocelyn thibault- a great goalie for a few years
and 15 MILLION dollars...

that is WAY TOO MUCH....
oh i know that they got hosed in the deal. but i don't think it was as lopsided as it appears. 2 role players, one average defenseman who is more offensive than defensive and was only key in the cup run for the wings, in taking a puck in the mouth. he wasn't that good.

philadelphia did get the short end of the stick, no doubt. but you wouldn't have made that trade?

Eric Lindros: 18 years old, 6'4"/230 lbs, 149 PTS in 57 Games ( 71G, 78A), plus he had 35 PTS in 24 Games with the Canadian National Team (19G, 16A), and was outstanding skater for not only his size, but for most guys' size, strong with the puck, nose for the net, dominant player. Great hands, can pass, shoot, hit, PK, PP, Even strength.

And it's not like Forsberg tore it up over in sweeden before coming over here:
6'0"/205 lbs (smaller back when he was drafted, i believe), 1992-1993 47 PTS in 39 games (23G, 24A) and in 1993-1994 44 PTS in 39 Games (18G, 26A). and, size was an issue, as he wasn't big.


that said, it was a better trade for quebec than for philly. however, likd i said, lindros wasn't going to go play for quebec, so they had to deal him.

[Broken Parachute]

My blue eyes white dragon for about 100 worthless cards.

Hahahaha I lol'ed.

[fluke182]

The trade between the Atlanta Falcons and the San Diego Chargers from 2001 that was entirely based around picks, but everyone knew who they would take. Falcons got the number 1 and got Michael Vick, Chargers got the number 5 that they used for LaDainian Tomlinson (and later picks that netted them Tim Dwight, Reche Caldwell and Tay Cody) and they used their #1 in the second round for none other than Drew Brees. So instead of taking Vick at the number one, the Chargers essentially filled 5 positions with 2 picks. That's a great swap for the Chargers and I bet the Falcons are damn well regretting it because as exciting as Vick is, he's not getting them a Super Bowl trophy.

Also, come on now, the classic. Jeff Bagwell for Larry Andersen. Who is Larry Andersen? Someone that isn't Bagwell, that's for damn sure.

[Scott Weber]

The Sonics drafted Scottie Pippen and traded him to the Bulls for Olden Polynice.
The Mariners traded Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek to the Red Sox for Heathcliff Slocumb.

There's been some bad trades in Seattle history.

[preppyak]

-Chicago Bulls traded Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis to the New York Knicks for Tim Thomas, Mike Sweetney, Jermaine Jackson, a 2007 and 2009 second-round draft pick, a conditional 2006 first-round draft pick and a conditional right to swap 2007 first-round picks with Chicago.

Though I can't say it yet...it is possible it's Oden/Aldrige or Oden/Thomas in that trade that the Bulls get...which would make it definitely one of the worst NBA trades ever.

[broknxparachute]

boston giving up thornton

[FreshyFresh23]

being from Boston, I must go with this one of course ....

Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe for Heathcliff Slocumb. Varitek has been a godsend to this franchise and Lowe was one of the biggest reasons why we won a World Series (he was also among the best CL's in the game for a few years, which a lot of people seem to forget).

Without those two guys, people would still be talking about the "curse".

ah dont mention that to me...poor foolish mariners.

This one will always make me sad, and yes i know he didnt want to be in Seattle but still

Seattle Mariners Receive: Brett Tomko, Antonio Perez and Mike Cameron
Cincinatti Reds Receive: Ken Griffey Jr.

[Scott Weber]

ah dont mention that to me...poor foolish mariners.

This one will always make me sad, and yes i know he didnt want to be in Seattle but still

Seattle Mariners Receive: Brett Tomko, Antonio Perez and Mike Cameron
Cincinatti Reds Receive: Ken Griffey Jr.
Oh there's been far worse trades than that, Mike Cameron was a solid outfielder and Brett Tomko, while he had his struggles, still put in a lot of innings for seattle.

[Cocaine&Whiskey]

Broglio for Brock.

[looksthatkillbn]

Returning to form in 1964, Frank Robinson hit .306 with 29 HR and 96 RBI, and followed with a .296 average, 33 HR, and 113 RBI in 1965. But Reds GM Bill DeWitt traded Robinson to the Orioles with outfield prospect Dick Simpson for pitchers Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun. The deal was immediately the most unpopular in Reds history, and attendance, offense, and morale all dropped sharply until Johnny Bench assumed the leadership and cleanup roles three years later. DeWitt, who defended the deal by calling Robinson "an old thirty," eventually lost his job. In 1966 Robinson led the Orioles to the first pennant and a World Series upset sweep of the Dodgers. The first Triple Crown winner since Mickey Mantle in 1956, Robinson led the AL with 49 HR, 122 RBI, a .316 batting average, a .637 slugging percentage, and 122 runs. He capped his season with two home runs off Don Drysdale in the World Series. When he was voted MVP, he became the first man to win the award in both the NL and AL.

[FondestMemory]

The trade between the Atlanta Falcons and the San Diego Chargers from 2001 that was entirely based around picks, but everyone knew who they would take. Falcons got the number 1 and got Michael Vick, Chargers got the number 5 that they used for LaDainian Tomlinson (and later picks that netted them Tim Dwight, Reche Caldwell and Tay Cody) and they used their #1 in the second round for none other than Drew Brees. So instead of taking Vick at the number one, the Chargers essentially filled 5 positions with 2 picks. That's a great swap for the Chargers and I bet the Falcons are damn well regretting it because as exciting as Vick is, he's not getting them a Super Bowl trophy.

Also, come on now, the classic. Jeff Bagwell for Larry Andersen. Who is Larry Andersen? Someone that isn't Bagwell, that's for damn sure.

yeah, but drew brees isn't leading san diego to a super bowl either.

that wasn't a bad trade for either team.

[JezisHChrist]

It's probably been said already, but Wayne Gretzky to the Kings for no one anyone remembers.

[Flags of Dawn]

Brett Favre for the RB that never finished the season with the falcons.

and Dirk Nowitzki made it clear he wasn't going to play in milwaukee, thus the trade.

[justinevans]

The trade between the Atlanta Falcons and the San Diego Chargers from 2001 that was entirely based around picks, but everyone knew who they would take. Falcons got the number 1 and got Michael Vick, Chargers got the number 5 that they used for LaDainian Tomlinson (and later picks that netted them Tim Dwight, Reche Caldwell and Tay Cody) and they used their #1 in the second round for none other than Drew Brees. So instead of taking Vick at the number one, the Chargers essentially filled 5 positions with 2 picks. That's a great swap for the Chargers and I bet the Falcons are damn well regretting it because as exciting as Vick is, he's not getting them a Super Bowl trophy.

Also, come on now, the classic. Jeff Bagwell for Larry Andersen. Who is Larry Andersen? Someone that isn't Bagwell, that's for damn sure.

I think it is the same Larry Anderson that does some announcing for the phillies.

[Clarett'sGreyGoose]

I think it is the same Larry Anderson that does some announcing for the phillies.
Good to see he's contributing something to the game...

[ImpulZe]

"THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS trade Dirk Nowitzki for Robert Traylor."

lmao I was just going to say that.

[bjam12]

Bulls trade Elton Brand to the Clippers for Tyson Chandler.

[Doug]

being from Boston, I must go with this one of course ....

Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe for Heathcliff Slocumb. Varitek has been a godsend to this franchise and Lowe was one of the biggest reasons why we won a World Series (he was also among the best CL's in the game for a few years, which a lot of people seem to forget).

Without those two guys, people would still be talking about the "curse".

i was gonna say this one