Every owner/GM needs to gamble for a team to succeed. Hindsight is always 20/20, but the truth is that every transaction is a risky move until proven worth. Freak accidents, team chemistry issues, etc are all factors you can’t measure before a trade/signing. Off the top of my head, rookie Kobe for Vlade was one of the biggest payoffs in NBA history (as for “riskiest” move, that is up for debate)

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    1 year ago

    Darko is one of the greatest “don’t draft based on position if you have a top-5 pick” examples in NBA history.

    Wade and Bosh are more revisionist history (though obviously had HOF careers), but passing up Melo?

    Pistons left a lot of money on the table.