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Ralph Sampson w/ an interesting Red Auerbach story
Eddie20:
On The Herd, Sampson just said that Red Auerbach visited him and his parents house and he had a million dollars in his briefcase and said "come play for the mighty Boston Celtics". Sampson said that if he had accepted and declared for the draft he would've gone #1. So obviously the C's never would've traded down and drafted McHale at #3 and Parish would've been stuck rotting in Golden State.
slamtheking:
another example of sometimes the best deal is the one you don't make
Who:
Man, that would have been awesome. If only for a short period.
Imagine Ralph Sampson playing off of Larry Bird's passing ...
Imagine Ralph Sampson's shooting with Bird setting him up ...
Oh my, that would have been beautiful.
rocknrollforyoursoul:
--- Quote from: Eddie20 on December 20, 2017, 01:38:27 PM ---On The Herd, Sampson just said that Red Auerbach visited him and his parents house and he had a million dollars in his briefcase and said "come play for the mighty Boston Celtics". Sampson said that if he had accepted and declared for the draft he would've gone #1. So obviously the C's never would've traded down and drafted McHale at #3 and Parish would've been stuck rotting in Golden State.
--- End quote ---
Hindsight is 20-20, of course, but McHale/Parish turned out a lot better than Sampson. Interesting story, though—kinda like how Ainge's "king's ransom" for Justice Winslow was turned down (thankfully).
stb:
One of many awesome stories in "The Last Banner"
https://www.amazon.com/LAST-BANNER-1985-86-Celtics-Greatest/dp/0684800853
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