The Portland Trail Blazers had the Most Epic Fire Sale in the History of the NBA

The NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone. Although ESPN would like you to believe that the biggest story is  that Dwight Howard decided to opt-in for the final year of his contract in Orlando, the real biggest story of the trade deadline is the epic fire sale the Trail Blazers had. After losing by 42 points to the New York Knicks the same day head coach Mike D'Antoni resigned, the Blazers decided to fire their own coach, Nate McMillan. Oh, but the Blazers didn't stop there! After using the amnesty clause on the retiring Brandon Roy before the season began, the Blazers decided to waive former #1 draft pick Greg Oden due to his constantly exploding knees. OH BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE! The Blazers also traded away Gerald Wallace to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Mehmet Okur, Shawne Williams, and a protected 1st Round Pick. EXCEPT IT DIDN'T STOP THERE! The Blazers ended things by trading Marcus Camby to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Hasheem Thabeet and Jonny Flynn.


The Blazers were a strong team at the start of the season, but things quickly went to hell in a hand basket and now the team has fallen out of playoff contention thanks to the Lakers waking up and the Timberwolves and Suns deciding to actually play like they mean it. I don't think I've ever seen a team with such an epic collapse mid-season before, but I'm sure the Blazers will continue to make all of us lol whole-heartedly for many years to come!