How would Moses Malone's "move" in 1982-83 be viewed today?

[Xiao Yao You]

Moses never gets shit for this. The hypocrisy among Bron haters.

shit for getting traded to a good team and dominating the league?

[1987_Lakers]

shit for getting traded to a good team and dominating the league?

Trade you say?

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/03/s...ion-offer.html

Moses Malone, the most valuable player in the National Basketball Association last season, signed a reported $13 million offer sheet today to play with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Malone, who is 28 years old, became a free agent at the end of last season. The Houston Rockets, for whom the 6-foot-10-inch center played for six years, have 15 days from receipt of a copy of the offer sheet to match it.

The offer was reported to be for six years but neither Harold Katz, the Philadelphia owner, nor Lee Fentress, Malone's attorney, would confirm this figure or the total worth of the proposed contract. But Katz, moving boldly to fill a vacancy created when his club traded Darryl Dawkins to the Nets last week, said the contract would be ''by far the best and biggest'' in N.B.A. history.

Katz said he was confident that the new ownership of the Rockets, a group headed by the Houston businessman Charles Thomas, would be unable or unwilling to match the deal he proposes. 'Facing Major Decision'

[SATAN]

Moses never gets shit for this. The hypocrisy among Bron haters.

It's outrageous!

[RRR3]

Trade you say?

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/03/s...ion-offer.html

Moses Malone, the most valuable player in the National Basketball Association last season, signed a reported $13 million offer sheet today to play with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Malone, who is 28 years old, became a free agent at the end of last season. The Houston Rockets, for whom the 6-foot-10-inch center played for six years, have 15 days from receipt of a copy of the offer sheet to match it.

The offer was reported to be for six years but neither Harold Katz, the Philadelphia owner, nor Lee Fentress, Malone's attorney, would confirm this figure or the total worth of the proposed contract. But Katz, moving boldly to fill a vacancy created when his club traded Darryl Dawkins to the Nets last week, said the contract would be ''by far the best and biggest'' in N.B.A. history.

Katz said he was confident that the new ownership of the Rockets, a group headed by the Houston businessman Charles Thomas, would be unable or unwilling to match the deal he proposes. 'Facing Major Decision'

Xiao is low key one of the stupidest posters on ISH.

[warriorfan]

Moses never gets shit for this. The hypocrisy among Bron haters.

Because lebron gets compared to michael jordan, not moses malone

maybe he should be though…you raise some good points

[dankok8]

Moses was a restricted free agent so Houston had a chance to match the offer. They didn't and then made an arrangement with Philly that they will sign and trade him for Caldwell Jones and a 1st round pick that became Rodney McCray. Caldwell was actually a very good defensive center.

[Xiao Yao You]

Moses was a restricted free agent so Houston had a chance to match the offer. They didn't and then made an arrangement with Philly that they will sign and trade him for Caldwell Jones and a 1st round pick that became Rodney McCray. Caldwell was actually a very good defensive center.

McCray was good early on in his career too

[John8204]

It would be respected and viewed positively....people forget just how many All-NBA guys went to new teams post merger. We should respect Moses and Tiny because they led teams to titles.

1977 - Frazier to Cavs
1978 - Archibald to Celtics Barry to Rockets, McGinnis to Nuggets
1979 - Walton to Clippers, McAdoo to Pistons
1980 - Maravich to Celtics, Westphal to Sonics
1981 - Hayes to Rockets
1982 - Thompson to Sonics, Cowens to Bucks

[Xiao Yao You]

It would be respected and viewed positively....people forget just how many All-NBA guys went to new teams post merger. We should respect Moses and Tiny because they led teams to titles.

1977 - Frazier to Cavs
1978 - Archibald to Celtics Barry to Rockets, McGinnis to Nuggets
1979 - Walton to Clippers, McAdoo to Pistons
1980 - Maravich to Celtics, Westphal to Sonics
1981 - Hayes to Rockets
1982 - Thompson to Sonics, Cowens to Bucks

most of those guys were past their prime or almost done. Moses was at the top of his game

[John8204]

most of those guys were past their prime or almost done. Moses was at the top of his game

Before that you had Kareem,Maravich, Dr. J, and Rick Barry all leaving in their primes. So it wasn't socialially stigmatized. The 80's was when it became the norm to hold onto your franchise player for 80-90% of their years.

[Xiao Yao You]

Before that you had Kareem,Maravich, Dr. J, and Rick Barry all leaving in their primes. So it wasn't socialially stigmatized. The 80's was when it became the norm to hold onto your franchise player for 80-90% of their years.

they weren't leaving in free agency to join their buddies on a banana boat though. Owners certainly sold guys

[RogueBorg]

Moses was a restricted FA. Houston could have kept him and kept him from leaving, all they had to do was match Philly's offer. Instead, they agreed to a sign and trade. Cleveland had no say so in "The Decision."