Watch: Raptors could have had Nash, Dirk
Posted March 9, 2012 7:44 pm.
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John Shannon shocked listeners of Prime Time Sports Friday saying Raps GM Glen Grunwald said ‘no’ to a trade that would’ve sent Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash to Toronto for Vince Carter and Antonio Davis.
In hindsight, such a trade looks like a huge missed opportunity for the Raptors since Nash is the greatest basketball player to ever come out of Canada and has since gone on to win back-to-back MVPs for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
Nowitzki won an MVP himself in the 2006-07 season and has more recently won an NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011 while taking the Finals MVP honours.
Though Vince Carter is an eight-time all-star and was a budding super star at the time of this proposed trade, “Vinsanity” has slowed down and has been criticized for not playing to his potential.
