What trades were the boldest? (Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s)

Some of the biggest and most interesting trades of the 1970s are discussed in the latest episode of the Over and Back Classic NBA podcast’s Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s series. Jason Mann and Rafael Canton of the NBA Trades blog and podcast discuss how the changing times in the NBA and ABA produced a great flurry of trades involving star powers. Trades that are discussed include: Oscar Robertson to the Bucks in 1970, Jack Marin for Elvin Hayes in 1972, George Gervin to the Spurs in 1974, Spencer Haywood in 1975 and Bob McAdoo in 1976 to the Knicks, and the infamous franchise swap between the Boston Celtics and San Diego Clippers in 1978.