Robert Swift. Think of all that would have happened had Danny taken him
-Danny was so in love with Swift in the 2004 draft that he tried everything in his power to trade up to get him. Heck if Swift had been available, Danny would have taken him over Big Al. Drafting Swift meant no Al Jefferson which meant no KG trade which meant no Big Three and no Banner 17. Wow. A whole era would have never existed had Danny taken one irrelevant and injury-prone scrub, but it didn't end there.
-When Danny was making the Ray deal, he asked for Seattle to include Robert Swift in the package. Seattle told him the Celtics had to include Rondo to get Swift, but Danny declined. Trading Rondo meant the Celtics were going to start 2008 with either Bassy Telfair or Delonte West as the point guard. Would they have won in 2008 with West/Telfair? Possibly. Rondo was a role player at the time. Point is the Big 3 era would not have lasted nearly as long with Telfair/West instead of Rondo (To this day I'm still baffled McHale didn't ask for Rondo in the KG deal). Not to mention, what if the Thunder saw Rondo as their point guard of the future and used their pick on Kevin Love instead of Westbrook? Wow, the possibilities...
Robert Swift may be gone and long-forgotten from the league, but he'll always be remembered by us Celtics fans because we'll always think, "Thank goodness we didn't get that guy" when we hear his name.
On a sidenote, wasn't Robert Swift on the Celtics summer league team in 2009 or something?