Sorry to bring this up, but seeing Joe Johnson on the court last night in Boston's win over the Cavaliers brought back some "what ifs" . For the most part, it was the 2001 NBA draft and subsequent trade of then-rookie, "Iso Joe" , that is troublesome. In that draft, GM Chris Wallace took Joe at #10 in the first round - Kedrick Brown at #11 - and Joseph Forte at #21 . Frankly, that turned out to be one-too-many "Joes" for the Celtics. Tony Parker was taken at #28 by the Spurs, seven spots after the choice of Forte . Johnson only did a half-year stint in Beantown before being traded by Wallace, and he went on to star in the NBA, earning seven All-Star nods . The rumble around the league was that Phoenix would have taken Kedrick Brown in the deal, instead of Joe Johnson . And Boston could have had Tony Parker instead of "the other Joe". WHAT IF??
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