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Revisiting DJ for Robey: How Did It Happen?

March 15, 2021 by Harlan Schreiber

Nearly 38 years ago, the Celtics made one of the great trades in the history of the franchise when they got Dennis Johnson a strong starting point guard from Phoenix for Rick Robey, who was a solid backup center, but nothing more.  Boston would go on to make the next four NBA Finals, winning two, while Robey was out of the NBA by 1986.  After the runaway success of the Celtics, the trade was widely seen as an obvious fleecing by Red Auerbach of Jerry Colangelo and the Suns. This … [Read more...] about Revisiting DJ for Robey: How Did It Happen?

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Dennis Johnson, Greg Kite, Jerry Colangelo, John MacLeod, Lenny Wilkens, Red Auerbach, Rick Robey, Sidney Moncrief

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