{"id":1577817,"date":"2023-10-10T10:35:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T14:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1577817"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:35:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T14:35:36","slug":"mychal-thompson-slept-through-his-trade-that-helped-vault-the-la-lakers-past-the-boston-celtics-in-1987","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/mychal-thompson-slept-through-his-trade-that-helped-vault-the-la-lakers-past-the-boston-celtics-in-1987\/","title":{"rendered":"Mychal Thompson Slept Through His Trade That Helped Vault the LA Lakers Past the Boston Celtics in 1987"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the 1985-86 NBA season, the Boston Celtics acquired Bill Walton<\/a> to beef up their bench. The Celtics, already with four future Hall of Famers in their starting lineup, added a fifth to their team with the addition of Walton. Walton and the Celtics won 67 games during the regular season and cruised to a championship, defeating the Houston Rockets in the 1986 NBA Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following season, the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> followed a similar path as the Celtics. They added some size and punch to their bench by acquiring Mychal Thompson<\/a> from the San Antonio Spurs. Thompson, however, failed to get the memo, thanks to his pregame nap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mychal Thompson played a key role in helping to get the Lakers back into the NBA Finals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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