Trade 3
Portland for Kevin Duckworth, Jerome Kersey & Abdelnaby.
This one would've been kinda fascinating. Hakeem & Clyde reuniting in Portland rather than in Houston years later.
Trailblazers coming of a Finals loss to the Bulls with a core of Hakeem/Drexler/Porter along with Cliff Robinson and Rod Strickland.
Man is that a fun one to think about. That team versus the 1993 Suns would have been a terrific matchup, and if they gelled properly they could have made it past the Bulls.
Imagine how that would have changed NBA history. Does MJ still retire? Does that change MJ's legacy if he's no longer 6-0?
Now, I don't think a trade like that would have ever been agreed to, but if it had...
Hakeem / Mark Bryant
Buck Williams / Clifford Robinson
Mario Elie / Tracy Murray
Drexler / Strickland
Porter
What eventually saved the relationship was a plane ride.Both Olajuwon and Thomas shared a plane to Tokyo for an NBA function. It was a 14-hour plane ride. The ride helped the two sides reconcile.
Their 14 hour plane ride must have been different than the 14 hour plane rides I've been on, haha. From my experience, I wouldn't be in the mood for reconciling with anybody.