OT: Biggest Trade All Time?

[theswami]

If the A-Rod-Manny deal is done will that be the biggest trade All-Time? One may be able to argue that is it due to the fact that A-Rod is the best player in the league.

You can define biggest my any measure you choose (i.e most impactful for a team, best player in the league, etc.).

What are your thoughts? The only trade that I can think of in my lifetime that could potentially be considered larger was the Hershel (sp?) Walker deal.

 

[angusr]

Gretzky to LA Kings

 

[AAA15]

I don't know if Gretzky to LA Kings was the biggest trade.

I'd say it was amongst probably the most emotional one ever made.

 

[PatrickMcIrish]

The Babe

 

[lander]

Hershal Walker- He was traded for 2 Super Bowl rings

 

[LogansRun]

The Walker trade certainly turned out to one of the most lopsided in history.

 

[MadCapper]

Kobe for Divac.


enuff said!

 

[lander]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MadCapper:
Kobe for Divac.


enuff said!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I don't know, we have to see how many years Kobe gets for raping that little teenage girl first

 

[LogansRun]

My memorable ones in hockey (no particular order)

1. Wash - Montreal Greene, Walter for Langway, Engblom, Jarvis and Laughlin

2. Boston - Canucks Pederson for Neely

3. Colorado - Habs Lanche get Roy

4. Hawks - Bruins Espo, Hodge, Stanfield for Pit Martin and Marotte

5. Islanders - Kings Islanders get Butch Goring.

6. Oilers - Penguins Coffey, Hunter for Simpson.

7. Flames - Blues Hull for Ramage and Wamsley

8. Kings - Oilers Gretzky for 5.

9. Kings - Col Blake, Reinprecht for Deadmarsh, Miller

 

[theswami]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Patrick McIrish:
The Babe<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Doesn't qualify...it was a sale.

 

[theswami]

Gretsky - Kings...nice call...I'll have to think about that one and review the players traded.

Not a huge hockey fan but isn't Gretsky considered the BEST ever? If I recall correctly he holds the key statistical records.

 

[eejit99]

Naslund for Stojanov
Bertuzzi and Mcabe for Linden

 

[CharlieMaxwell]

Harvey Kuenn for Rockey Colovito. Kuenn was the reigning batting champ and Colovito was the reigning home run champ when they were traded for each other.

Charlie

 

[TheFunkMonkey]

Gotta put Eric Dickerson (Rams to Colts) up there.

 

[Tablarasa]

Come on guys.

The Bucks trading Jabbar to the Lakers was both lopsided and ended up creating a dynasty.

 

[Mr.Smith]

the the biggest, but red sox have some memorable ones...

1988- traded curt shilling and brady anderson to balt. for mike boddicker ouch

1990- traded jeff bagwell to houston for larry anderson. houston didnt even want bagwell. boston didnt want to give up kevin morton who houston wanted and suggested bagwell to houston. ouch.

boston did get one of these back they traded heathcliff slocumb to seatlle for derrick lowe AND jason veritek. oh man is that one ugly for seattle. i mean, thats really bad.

 

[jimbutorac]

Anyone remember who all was in the 3 way trade for Elway?

 

[wilheim]

St. Louis owner Ben Kerner, and Boston Celtic Coach and GM. Red Auerbach made a deal in which 6-8 center Ed Macauley a six-time All-Star at that point, and a local hero in St. Louis, was key to the trade. Auerbach had to give up Macauley if he wanted to get the rights to draft Bill Russell out of U. of San Francisco. The Celtics were forced by Kerner to add Cliff Hagen before he consented to the trade. The deal brought the Hawks a championship in 1958, but it brought the Celtics a dynasty. Essentially it was Ed Macauley, and Cliff Hagen, for Bill Russell. Russell led the Celtics to 11 NBA titles in 13 years. Some trade.


wil.

 

[lander]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mudbone:
Anyone remember who all was in the 3 way trade for Elway?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Didn't Elway pull a Lindros and refuse to play for the Colts? I'm not sure, but I remember something complicated behind this.

 

[blueedwards]

larry bowa and ryne sandberg for ivan dejesus.

sammy sosa for george bell.