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#4 The Golden State Warriors trade Kevin McHale and Robert Parish to the Boston Celtics
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Red Auerbach is an NBA legend, and this deal shows why.
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Auerbach traded the first and the 13th overall picks in the 1980 NBA Draft to the Golden State Warriors for the third overall pick and Robert Parish. The Celtics ended up drafting Kevin McHale as the third overall selection. And just like that, Auerbach built a nucleus for three championship teams.
With the addition of Kevin McHale and Robert Parish to the Celtics, the two along with Larry Legend formed one of the most formidable and intimidating trios there ever has been. They won 3 titles together in 1981, 1984 and 1986.
The Warriors drafted Joe Barry Carroll with the first pick and Rickey Brown with the 13th. Carroll turned into a pretty solid piece for them, but not the likes of Parish or McHale. The Celtics proved to be big time winners from this draft-day trade.
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