The Most Dramatic Trade Announcement in NBA History
June 30, 1993 – With one of Michigan’s most elite basketball prospects in state history penned in as a no-brainer No.1 overall pick, it was only fitting that the Palace of Auburn Hills, located a stone’s throw north of Detroit, would host the 1993 NBA Draft. Chris Webber received a prolonged standing ovation the moment his name was initially called that evening, so NBA commissioner David Stern appeared to know full well what he was walking into when he approached the mic to announce a trade involving Webber moments later.
For the record, the three future first round draft picks acquired by the Magic yielded Todd Fuller (1996), Vince Carter (1998), and Mike Miller (2000). One year following the Webber deal, Orlando packaged two of those picks (1996 and 1998) alongside Scott Skiles, sending all to Washington in a salary dump intended to facilitate the Magic’s signing of Horace Grant.
Four months later, the 1996 and 1998 future first round picks (Fuller and Carter) returned to Golden State, the original owner of the picks, once again in exchange for Chris Webber, who was sent to Washington following a second-year fallout with Warriors head coach Don Nelson.
Todd Fuller averaged 4.0 points over two seasons with the Warriors. Carter, drafted fifth overall by Golden State in 1998, was sent to Toronto on draft night in exchange for North Carolina teammate Antawn Jamison.
Webber went on to enjoy a 15-year Hall of Fame career. Hardaway, meanwhile, teamed up with Shaquille O’Neal to lead the Magic to the Finals in 1995 before leg injuries prematurely dulled his ascent. Hardaway made four all-star appearances in Orlando then gently winded down his career as a role player in the 2000’s.
wait till ryan hears about the luka/ad trade
Who did the 3 draft picks turn into? 1996 is a top 3 draft of all time.
That trade was more monumental than the moon landings and 9/11 combined
And Mavs still only got 1 1st round pick lol
And Orlando went to the finals that year
Ngl David Stern is epic here
This video found us all, what a coincidence 🤷♂️
It was ‘ANFERNEE’ Hardaway, not ANTHONY Hardaway.
of course this is reccomended after Luka is traded to lakers
The crowd 😂 lol the NBA will never be the same
I remember my neighbor swearing when this was announced….
He didn’t want Chris Webber… then swearing again when getting Tom gugliotta… then more swearing after realizing the trades weren’t really getting anywhere. 😄 wasn’t a good year for him…
To Golden State🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
So… this… didn’t age well in 2025😂
Stern was so much better than what we have today
Fake Jewish world
Yea I think we have a WAY more dramatic trade rn
Stern the goat
I don’t this this is the most dramatic trade anymore
Orlando killed it with this trade.
Golden state done pretty well since then lol how’s Orlando going 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Boy working that crowd
Stern was the ultimate troll😂
Hardaway overrated
Imagine hearing luka was traded for ad over a pa system and thats the first time your hearing the news. How social media took the excitement out of so many things
The most slowest trade announcement in NBA history…
i wish they announced the luka and ad trade like this
**Second most**
Here after the Luka Doncic trade went down
Fun fact: This trade went down because Shaq enjoyed Penny’s talents so much that he convinced Orlando management to get Penny Hardaway over Chris Webber
stern lovin dat
Now imagine if this introduction of a trade happened with Luka in Dallas… I think that would create actual riots.
That aged well. Luka’s not fat! Bring him back!!
Nowhere even close……
No no. No it wasn’t
What a buuuurrrrrnnn. I didn’t know this even happened.
Kikel
Luka to LA was definitely more shocking.
The 1998 future draft pick was VINCE CARTER.
Basically nobody benefitted from the trade.
Weber was a headcase on and off the court in Golden State and Penny, while talented, had no drive to be great, (another Danny Manning,) and tended to be fine with sub par numbers and was nowhere to be found in crunch time. And none of the picks panned out for anyone with the sole exception of Vince Carter. The mid 90s NBA was horrible for this, the high draft picks tended to be busts/wastes of talent way more often than not and everyone was a whiner who didn’t feel like playing most nights.
Why did they do that?
The time when no internet and where’s drum roll can be heard even theres none of it.
I wonder how he would have reported the Luka trade
Man I miss David Stern era. Adam Silver makes games getting boring every year
Charisma Vacuum
Three years later, this didn’t age well
XDDDDDD
Can you imagine if the Luka trade was announced like this… the scenes
I knew it
Love how this didn’t work out for either team long term
WHAT
I miss him bro would’ve saved us and veto’d this Luka trade