NJNReceived
New Jersey Nets
PStephon Marbury
PChris Carr
PBill Curley
Three-team lead-guard reset · March 11, 1999
The three-team point-guard carousel
New Jersey acquired Stephon Marbury, Milwaukee received Sam Cassell and Minnesota landed Terrell Brandon in a deadline-day construction.
See where this happened in the 1999 trade deadline →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.
To NJN
To MIL
To MIN19991STround assetMILReceived
Milwaukee Bucks
PSam Cassell
PPaul Grant
MINReceived
Minnesota Timberwolves
PTerrell Brandon
PBrian Evans
#1999 first-round pick
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The move forced both organizations to choose between the value of the present roster and a different competitive timeline.
Why history remembers it
Cassell became the steady lead guard of Milwaukee's 2001 conference-finals team, while every franchise reset its backcourt hierarchy.
What changed
The consequences
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