9. San Antonio Spurs trade Dennis Rodman to Chicago Bulls
After Horace Grant left Chicago to play alongside Shaq with the Orlando Magic, the Bulls were in need of a rebounding presence. With that in mind, they made a deal with the San Antonio Spurs to get rebounding legend Dennis Rodman. “The Worm” was already 34 years old, and most experts thought his best seasons were behind him. Not to mention the fact he was troublesome at times, and that’s putting it nicely. So the Spurs traded Rodman to Chicago in exchange for backup center Will Perdue.
As you know, the Spurs were dead wrong about Rodman, who lead the NBA in rebounds per game and helped the Bulls win three straight championships from 96-98. As for Perdue, he played four seasons for the Spurs and average 5 points and 6 rebounds per game. Not exactly championship level production.