Every NBA team’s best trade in franchise history

Writer Jack Simone outlines the best trades in franchise history for NBA teams in an alphabetical breakdown. The selections evaluate past blockbuster acquisitions and draft-day trades that significantly reshaped organizations, highlighting key transactions that led to championships or secured franchise cornerstones.

Among the featured moves, Simone highlights the Boston Celtics acquiring Bill Russell in 1956, the Los Angeles Lakers landing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975, and the Chicago Bulls trading for Scottie Pippen in 1987. Other listed moves include Dallas trading for Dirk Nowitzki and Miami acquiring Shaquille O'Neal.