Jersey Retired
MLB #42
Jackie Robinson
Russia
Moscow
Dwayne Carter Jr.
Lil Wayne
GPS
Global Positioning System
This player was traded to a rival team for cash, sparking a widely accepted curse that prevented his original team from winning a championship for 86 years, making it the most famous sports trade of all time.
Babe Ruth
San Francisco Giants #25
Barry Bonds
Egypt
Cairo
Chad Johnson
Chad Ochocinco
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
The Saints traded picks in the following rounds to draft this player: 1,1,2,3,3,4,5,6,7, making it the most iconic draft day trade in NFL history by a wide margin.
Ricky Williams
San Antonio Spurs #20
Manu Ginobli
Pakistan
Islamabad
Elizabeth Grant
Lana del Rey
RICO
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
The Lakers traded away Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, and his brother (who ended up being much better) for this player in 2008.
Pau Gasol
Pittsburgh Steelers #75
Mean Joe Greene
Estonia
Tallinn
Carlos Irwin Estévez
Charlie Sheen
NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
This young MLB player coming off the best 3-year span for a shortstop of all time was traded for virtually nothing due to his contract, and he ended up becoming the greatest shortstop of all time despite not playing shortstop on his new team
Alex Rodriguez
St. Louis Cardinals #45
Bob Gibson
French Guinea
Cayenne
Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Elton John
ATF
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
This player was traded to the Lakers in 2011 but the commissioner vetoed it, under unique circumstances
Chris Paul