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Blockbuster bridge · February 9, 2004

The trade that gave Rasheed Wallace a one-game Atlanta stop

Atlanta acquired Rasheed Wallace and Wesley Person. Portland received Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Theo Ratliff and Dan Dickau.

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The original receipt

Every asset in the deal

Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.

To ATLATLWALLACE36ATLPERSON7To PORPORABDUR-RAHIM33PORRATLIFF42PORDICKAU2
PORReceived

Portland Trail Blazers

PShareef Abdur-Rahim
PTheo Ratliff
PDan Dickau

Why it happened

The bet each side made

The move changed the NBA roster map during an active transaction window.

Why history remembers it

Wallace played one game for Atlanta. The Hawks rerouted him to Detroit ten days later. The two trades together became a direct bridge to the 2004 championship.

What changed

The consequences

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