There's something about draft day that compels NBA General Managers to drop their usual frugal, conservative approach to player movement, and instead go with their hunches. Some are good, like Donnie Walsh's decision to take Reggie Miller instead of hometown favourite Steve Alford, and some are terrible, like Stu Inman taking Sam Bowie ahead of the greatest player of all time. Kiwi Sports Blog has scoured the draft archives for existence of the phenomenon of draft day trades - when a GM feels that he has to do anything possible to get his hands on another player. As can be seen in the most significant examples, one team is left with nothing but regret in exchange. No doubt we will see the trigger pulled on a few trades today. Will one of them be for the next Bill Russell, the next Scottie Pippen?
