Why did the Boston Celtics trade away champion forward Cedric Maxwell? Sure, they got back Hall of Fame big man Bill Walton, but the Portland Trail Blazers center was constantly sitting on the bench while healing up from yet another injury, and Maxwell was part of two titles with the Celtics, famously putting the team on his back to win one of them as that year's finals Most Valuable Player.
So what was the thinking behind the trade, then, that sent Maxwell to the Los Angeles Clippers? The folks behind the "NBC Sports Boston" YouTube channel put together a clip that took a deep dive into the trade that swapped out Cornbread for Grateful Red.
Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about that critical Celtics trade.
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This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Why did the Celtics trade away champion forward Cedric Maxwell?
