Detroit Pistons — Trading Away Dave DeBusschere
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Despite being selected to the All-Star team three times as a member of the Detroit Pistons, the team traded away forward Dave DeBusschere to the New York Knicks in 1968. Shortly after DeBusschere arrived in Gotham, he helped the Knicks win both of their only NBA Championships in franchise history.
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In other words, for no really good reason, the Pistons traded away a guy who would eventually be named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history.
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