NBA Draft: Ranking the 10 Craziest Draft-Day Trades of All Time

#3 Seattle Supersonics trade Scottie Pippen

The Seattle Supersonics trade Scottie Pippen to the Chicago Bulls

This trade is one of the most shocking ones considering what the Sonics got in return from this trade. The Seattle Supersonics drafted Scottie Pippen in 1987 NBA Draft with the fifth overall pick. But the Sonics traded Pippen to the Chicago Bulls for Olden Polynice and future draft picks.

Who's Olden Polynice? Exactly.

Most of us would have never heard of his name ever. The Bulls got a Hall of Famer and one of the best players of all time for a player who averaged 7 points a game in his career. And the rest we all remember. Scottie Pippen joined forces with ‘his Airness’ Michael Jordan to form a formidable Bulls squad that three-peated twice to win 6 championships.

If the Supersonics had held onto Pippen, they could have formed a trio along with Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton which most probably would have had the best chance to win multiple championships. Instead, they went ahead with the trade and never won a title. The Supersonics are now no longer in Seattle.