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Nobody saw it coming.

Last Feb. 19, the Milwaukee Bucks were the talk of the NBA town. After winning a paltry 15 games the season before, the Bucks had made a stunning turnaround. They were seven games above .500 and a playoff spot was a lock.

Spearheading the Bucks’ surge was point guard Brandon Knight, whom some thought was playing at an All-Star level. Knight, Jabari Parker and Giannis Antetokounmpo were hailed as the Bucks’ new “Big Three," the pillars of the franchise.

In the days leading up to the trading deadline, Marc Lasry, one of the Bucks’ tri-majority owners, even said Knight wasn’t going anywhere, that he was a key piece to the Bucks’ puzzle.

Jason Kidd obviously didn’t agree.

The Bucks' head coach, who is calling all the shots, jettisoned Knight to Phoenix as part of a three-team deal that also included the Philadelphia 76ers.

Trading Knight shocked many in the NBA, including Knight's teammates on the Bucks. They were in disbelief upon hearing the news, knowing Kidd had dealt not only the team’s best offensive player, but a highly-respected colleague who won his teammates' admiration for constantly playing hard on the court and for having a work ethic that was second to none.