When the Houston Rockets traded Chris Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Russell Westbrook in the summer of 2019, it appeared to be part of a massive teardown effort in OKC. They already flipped Paul George to the Clippers for a young point guard in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a boatload of picks six days prior,

Being a surprise contributor, Tony Bradley provided the Indiana Pacers with some great depth in their Eastern Conference Finals win over the New York Knicks. The backup center had quite a long journey to reach this point.