15. L.A. Clippers trade the draft pick that becomes Kyrie Irving
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After LeBron James left Cleveland to “take his talents to South Beach” — the once dominant Cavaliers fell into a death spiral. The Cavs went from one of the best teams in the NBA, to one of the worst teams in the league. Recognizing they needed to rebuild and stockpile some draft picks, they did a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers at the trade deadline.
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The Clippers sent Baron Davis and an unprotected first round pick to the Cavs for Jamario Moon and Mo Williams. So what makes this such an awful deal for the Clippers? The Cavs used that draft pick to select Kyrie Irving with the #1 Pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.
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