Why did Warriors trade Mitch Richmond to break up Run TMC?
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:36 pm
by justinian
RUN TMC was selling out the stadium and the fans loved it, what was the reason the GM/Owner of GS decided to trade Mitch Richmond, arguable their best player, to Kings?
Re: Why did Warriors trade Mitch Richmond to break up Run TM
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:04 pm
by koko88
wiki says:
On November 1, 1991, Run TMC was broken up when Golden State traded Richmond and Les Jepsen to the Sacramento Kings for 6-foot-9-inch (2.06 m) rookie Billy Owens, whose additional height compared to Richmond was the size that Nelson believed would complete the team. Nelson said he "was under pressure to get [the team] bigger" to improve the Warriors from a good team to a great one. In the trio's two seasons together, the Warriors had a cumulative record of 81–83, never finished higher than fourth place in the Pacific Division, and won one of two playoff series. "I’d never make that trade again," Nelson lamented.