Most of us remember that brilliant trade that brought the C's McHale (#3 pick) and Parrish for the #1 pick (Joe Barely Cares) and #13 pick in 1980, but does anybody know how the C's got that #1 pick? They lost in the ECF to Philly in 1980, so clearly it was via a trade.
I just find it crazy how NBA GMs had no clue about the value of draft picks back then, and also didn't invent the concept of lottery protection in trades a few short years later when the C's traded Gerald Henderson to Seattle for what ended up being the #2 pick in 1986 (Len Bias ... tragedy).
Anyway, TP for anyone who knows this answer.