1982 NBA Trades

Atlanta acquired Johnny Davis from Indiana on December 31, 1982 for a 1983 second-round pick that became No. 40 Jim Thomas plus cash. Davis played 128 regular-season games for the Hawks across two seasons, starting 105 and averaging 12.9 points and 5.9 assists in 1982-83 before adding 75 games and 72 starts the next year. Thomas gave Indiana 152 games across two seasons, starting 67, and developed from a 6.3-point rookie into an 11.1-point scorer in 1984-85. With both teams receiving two useful seasons and Indiana also receiving an unquantified cash component, the realized value is balanced enough for an even verdict.

Cleveland acquired World B. Free from Golden State on December 15, 1982 for Ron Brewer. Free became the Cavaliers' primary scorer for parts of four seasons, playing 275 regular-season games for Cleveland, starting 247 and averaging 23.0 points. He scored 24.2 points per game immediately after the trade, then remained above 22 points per game in each of the next three Cleveland seasons while helping the franchise return to the playoffs in 1984-85. Brewer played 66 regular-season games for Golden State across parts of two seasons, starting 37 and averaging 11.3 points in 1982-83. The realized value gap strongly favors Cleveland.

New Jersey acquired veteran forward Mickey Johnson and the draft rights to Fred Roberts from Milwaukee on November 10, 1982 for Phil Ford and a 1983 second-round pick that became No. 41 Ted Kitchel. The canonical record's 'Wallace Johnson' label is corrected to Mickey Johnson, matching the Nets' transaction ledger and roster. Johnson played 42 games for New Jersey, started seven and averaged 13.4 points before being traded again in February. Roberts never played for the Nets and was later sent to San Antonio as compensation for coach Stan Albeck. Ford played 70 games for Milwaukee with 56 starts, while Kitchel never appeared in the NBA. The stronger direct realized value therefore belongs to Milwaukee.

Houston acquired James Bailey from New Jersey on November 10, 1982 for second-round picks in 1983 and 1985. Bailey gave the Rockets 142 regular-season games across two seasons, starting 39 and averaging 14.1 points and 6.8 rebounds in 1982-83. New Jersey used the 1983 No. 44 pick on Horace Owens, who never played an NBA game, and the 1985 No. 36 pick on Yvon Joseph, who appeared in one Nets game for five minutes. Owens' rights were later traded before opening night, but the direct player return from the two picks was essentially one NBA appearance. Houston therefore received the far stronger realized basketball value.

San Diego acquired Lionel Hollins from Philadelphia on October 27, 1982 for a 1983 fourth-round pick and a 1984 second-round pick. Hollins immediately started 54 of 56 games for the Clippers, averaging 13.5 points, 6.7 assists and 2.0 steals before leaving after one season. Philadelphia used the No. 74 pick on Kalpatrick Wells, who never appeared in an NBA regular-season game. The No. 29 second-rounder was rerouted to Indiana in February 1983 as one piece of a larger package that brought Clemon Johnson to Philadelphia; Johnson then contributed to the 1983 championship team and stayed through 1985-86, but the Sixers also surrendered Russ Schoene and a first-round pick in that deal. The downstream value is therefore only partially attributable to the Hollins pick, leaving a clear Clippers edge.

Cleveland traded Brad Branson to Indiana on October 25, 1982 for the Pacers' 1983 second-round pick, later No. 36. Branson played 62 regular-season games for Indiana, started two and averaged 5.5 points before leaving the NBA. Cleveland did not use the pick on Scooter McCray: on June 27, 1983 the Cavaliers sent that selection plus cash to Seattle for veteran forward Lonnie Shelton. Shelton then played 180 regular-season games for Cleveland across three seasons, started 93 and averaged 10.8 points in 79 games during his first Cavaliers season. Because Cleveland had to add cash to acquire Shelton, this review gives the pick partial rather than full credit for that downstream return. Even with that attribution limit, Cleveland extracted more realized value from the asset than Indiana received from Branson.

New York acquired Bernard King from Golden State on October 22, 1982 for Micheal Ray Richardson and a 1984 fifth-round pick. King played 206 regular-season games for the Knicks, became a two-time All-NBA First Team selection and 1985 scoring champion, and averaged 34.8 points during New York's 1984 playoff run. Golden State's return was much better than Richardson's 33-game Warriors stay suggests: the Warriors flipped Richardson to New Jersey in February 1983 for Sleepy Floyd and Mickey Johnson. Floyd then played 374 regular-season games for Golden State, became a 1987 All-Star and developed into the franchise's starting point guard, while Johnson added 174 Warriors games. The fifth-round pick became Scott McCollum, who never played in the NBA. New York still receives the higher grade because King's peak and playoff impact were exceptional, but Golden State's Richardson-to-Floyd/Johnson chain makes this a strong return rather than a lopsided loss.

San Antonio signed veteran free agent Bill Willoughby on October 18, 1982 after Houston declined its right of first refusal, with the Rockets receiving a 1985 second-round pick as compensation. Willoughby played 52 regular-season games for the Spurs, all off the bench, averaging 6.1 points and 3.7 rebounds before San Antonio waived him in February. Houston did not keep the pick through the 1985 draft: on November 10, 1982, the Rockets packaged it with the 1983 second-round pick received in the Mike Dunleavy compensation deal to acquire James Bailey from New Jersey. Bailey played 142 regular-season games for Houston across two seasons, including 39 starts. Because two picks were required for Bailey, this review credits this pick with partial downstream value, producing a modest Rockets edge rather than the full Bailey return.

San Antonio signed veteran free agent Mike Dunleavy on October 16, 1982 after Houston waived its right of first refusal, with the Rockets receiving a 1983 second-round pick as compensation. Dunleavy played 79 regular-season games for the Spurs, started nine and averaged 7.8 points and 5.5 assists for a 53-win team that reached the Western Conference Finals. Houston did not use the pick itself: on November 10 it packaged that selection with another Spurs second-rounder from the Bill Willoughby compensation deal to acquire James Bailey from New Jersey. Bailey then played 142 regular-season games for Houston across two seasons, including 39 starts. Because the Rockets needed both second-round picks to obtain Bailey, the realized value is best treated as broadly even rather than crediting the entire Bailey return to this one transaction.

San Diego acquired veteran guard Robert Smith from Milwaukee on October 15, 1982 for a 1983 sixth-round pick that became No. 120 Russell Todd. Smith played only five regular-season games for the Clippers, made no starts and scored 11 points before moving to San Antonio, but Milwaukee's pick produced no NBA regular-season games at all. Todd was selected out of West Virginia and never appeared in the NBA. The realized return was tiny on both sides, yet five games and 43 minutes from Smith still exceed a draft branch that produced zero league appearances, giving San Diego a narrow win rather than the stronger edge suggested by the legacy copy.

San Diego acquired Ray Blume's player rights from Chicago on October 8, 1982 for a conditional draft pick that would convey only if Blume made the Clippers' roster. He did not. Blume had played 49 regular-season games for Chicago the previous year, but he never appeared in a regular-season game for San Diego and was waived before the 1982-83 season. Because the condition was not satisfied, Chicago never received the draft pick. The direct post-trade result was therefore zero games for the Clippers and no conveyed asset for the Bulls. With neither side realizing basketball value, the transaction belongs in the even tier rather than showing a Clippers edge.

Cleveland acquired reserve center Steve Hayes from Detroit on October 7, 1982 for a 1986 second-round pick. Hayes played 65 regular-season games for the Cavaliers, started three and averaged 3.6 points and 3.6 rebounds in his only Cleveland season. Four years later Detroit used the No. 27 pick on Dennis Rodman, who played 549 regular-season games for the Pistons, won two Defensive Player of the Year awards, became a two-time rebounding champion in Detroit and helped the franchise win back-to-back NBA championships in 1989 and 1990. Turning a future second-round pick into a Hall of Fame defender and championship cornerstone makes this one of the clearest realized-value wins in the archive.

Houston acquired Wally Walker from Seattle on October 5, 1982 for a 1984 second-round pick that became No. 28 Cory Blackwell. Walker played 140 regular-season games for the Rockets across two seasons, starting 77, and scored 1,041 points before being waived in 1984. Seattle used the pick on Blackwell, who played 60 regular-season games as a rookie, made no starts and scored 202 points in what became his only NBA season. The SuperSonics received a real rotation look from the pick, but Houston received more than twice as many games, 77 starts and substantially more production, giving the Rockets the stronger realized return.

Atlanta sent veteran center Tom Burleson to Chicago for future considerations in early October 1982, but the surviving public record does not identify what those considerations became. A contemporary UPI report dates the trade October 1, while the canonical record carries October 2 and RealGM records Chicago's acquisition later in the month, so this review preserves the canonical date while flagging the discrepancy. Burleson had missed the entire 1981-82 season with knee problems, never appeared in a regular-season game for Chicago and was waived before the Bulls' season began. Chicago therefore realized zero basketball value, but Atlanta's unresolved return prevents a defensible winner or team grade.

Phoenix allowed restricted veteran free agent Dudley Bradley to sign with Chicago on October 2, 1982 and received the Bulls' 1983 third-round pick as compensation. Bradley gave Chicago 58 games, 11 starts and modest reserve production in 1982-83. Phoenix later included the pick, No. 52 overall, in the Dennis Johnson-to-Boston trade; Boston ultimately used it on Winfred King, who never played in the NBA. Chicago received one usable season while Phoenix received a low-value but tradable draft asset, leaving the original compensation deal close to even.

New York acquired Ed Sherod from New Jersey on September 30, 1982 for a 1983 third-round pick that became No. 59 Bruce Kuczenski. Sherod played 64 regular-season games for the Knicks, started 37 and averaged 6.2 points, 4.9 assists and 1.5 steals in his only NBA season. New Jersey used the pick on Kuczenski, who appeared in seven regular-season games for the Nets, all off the bench, before finishing his brief 15-game NBA career with Philadelphia and Indiana. The Knicks therefore received a functional one-season starting point guard while the Nets' pick produced only seven direct games, giving New York the clear realized-value win.

Atlanta acquired veteran center George Johnson from San Antonio on September 27, 1982 for Jim Johnstone and two second-round picks. Johnson played 37 regular-season games for the Hawks, all off the bench, before sitting out 1983-84 after refusing to attend camp without a guaranteed contract. San Antonio received only seven games from Johnstone and two games from 1983 No. 35 pick Darrell Lockhart, but the 1985 second-rounder retained value: the Spurs traded it to Golden State for Ron Brewer, who gave San Antonio 49 games and five starts. Washington later used the rerouted pick at No. 31 on Manute Bol, so Bol's NBA career is not credited to the Spurs. The downstream Brewer return gives San Antonio the edge.

Philadelphia acquired reigning MVP Moses Malone from Houston on September 15, 1982 for Caldwell Jones and a 1983 first-round pick that became No. 3 Rodney McCray. Malone immediately won another MVP, averaged 23.5 points and 14.7 rebounds, then led a 65-win Philadelphia team to a 12-1 postseason and the 1983 championship while earning Finals MVP. Houston still received substantial value: Jones played 163 games across two seasons, and McCray became a five-year Rockets starter who played 405 games, made two All-Defensive teams and helped Houston reach the 1986 Finals. The Rockets' return was strong, but Philadelphia acquired the best player and achieved the maximum possible team result in year one.

Boston acquired Quinn Buckner from Milwaukee on September 9, 1982 for the rights to retired Celtics legend Dave Cowens. Buckner played 226 regular-season games for Boston over three seasons, started 62 and appeared in 45 playoff games, including all 23 during the Celtics' 1984 championship run. Cowens came out of retirement for Milwaukee and played 40 regular-season games, starting 34 while averaging 8.1 points and 6.9 rebounds, then retired again after the season. Milwaukee received one useful veteran year, but Boston received three seasons of guard depth plus a championship contribution, giving the Celtics the stronger realized return.

Atlanta acquired the draft rights to Dominique Wilkins from Utah on September 2, 1982 for John Drew, Freeman Williams and $1 million. Wilkins became the defining Hawks star of the era, playing a franchise-record 882 regular-season games for Atlanta, scoring a franchise-record 23,292 points, making nine consecutive All-Star teams and winning the 1986 scoring title. Drew gave Utah 144 games across three seasons and remained a productive scorer, while Williams played only 18 Jazz games. The $1 million payment had real value for a financially strained franchise, but the long-term basketball return was overwhelmingly Atlanta's.

Detroit acquired Tom Owens from Indiana on September 2, 1982 for a 1984 second-round pick that became No. 43 Greg Wiltjer. Owens played 49 regular-season games for the Pistons in 1982-83, started four and averaged 4.2 points and 3.8 rebounds before leaving the NBA for Italy. Indiana used the pick on Wiltjer, who never appeared in an NBA regular-season game. Detroit therefore received the only direct NBA production, although the return was limited to one reserve season. A second legacy Indiana-perspective record represents the same transaction and is retained only as superseded source provenance.

Detroit acquired veteran center Tom Owens from Indiana in a 1982 transaction, with the Pacers receiving a 1984 second-round right later linked to No. 43 Greg Wiltjer. The imported transaction is marked Superseded Duplicate, so it should not be counted as another separate Owens trade. Inherited grades assign Detroit C+ and Indiana C- even though the outcome belongs to the original underlying deal.

New Jersey acquired Darryl Dawkins from Philadelphia on August 27, 1982 for a 1983 first-round pick and $700,000 cash. Dawkins played 258 regular-season games for the Nets across five seasons, started 196 and scored 3,687 points, including 81 starts in 1982-83 and 80 in 1983-84. Philadelphia used the No. 17 pick on Leo Rautins, who played 28 regular-season games for the 76ers with three starts and averaged 1.7 points before moving on. The known cash payment gives Philadelphia real value, but Dawkins' multi-year starting production makes the Nets the clear realized-value winner.

Portland signed Jeff Judkins as a veteran free agent on August 2, 1982 and sent Detroit a 1984 third-round pick as compensation. Judkins played 34 regular-season games for the Trail Blazers, all off the bench, before Portland waived him on March 22, 1983. Detroit later traded the incoming pick back to Portland for the rights to Pétur Guðmundsson; Guðmundsson did not play an NBA game for Detroit, and Portland used No. 65 on Tim Kearney, who never appeared in the NBA. Detroit preserved transaction utility in the pick, but Portland received the only direct NBA production, giving the Blazers a slight realized-value edge.

San Antonio acquired Hall of Fame center Artis Gilmore from Chicago on July 22, 1982 for Dave Corzine, Mark Olberding and cash. Gilmore played 380 regular-season games for the Spurs across five seasons, started 367, scored 6,127 points and anchored a team that reached the 1983 Western Conference Finals. Chicago still received meaningful volume: Corzine played 556 games for the Bulls across seven seasons and Olberding added 80 games in 1982-83, while the cash amount is not identified in the reviewed public sources. The Bulls gained durable depth, but San Antonio obtained the best player and the stronger peak return.

Denver acquired Bill Hanzlik from Seattle on July 20, 1982 for the rights to veteran forward Wally Walker. Hanzlik became a long-term Nuggets fixture, playing 593 regular-season games across eight seasons, starting 33 and earning 1986 All-Defensive Second Team honors. Seattle turned Walker into a 1984 second-round pick three months later; the No. 28 selection became Cory Blackwell, who played 60 regular-season games for the SuperSonics and never started. The Walker rights therefore retained downstream value, but Hanzlik's eight-year Denver tenure and defensive role made the Nuggets the clear realized-value winner.

New York acquired Truck Robinson from Phoenix on July 7, 1982 for Maurice Lucas. Robinson gave the Knicks 148 regular-season games across parts of three seasons, starting 140, and averaged 9.5 points and 8.1 rebounds in his first New York year. Lucas became a much larger Phoenix piece: 215 games across three seasons, 162 starts, an All-Star selection in 1982-83, and averages of 16.5 points and 10.4 rebounds that first season. Both teams received productive veteran forwards, but Lucas delivered more games, more starting value and the higher peak, giving Phoenix the stronger realized return.

Atlanta acquired Jim Johnstone's draft rights from Kansas City on June 30, 1982 for Seattle's 1984 second-round pick, later No. 37 Ben Coleman. Johnstone never played a regular-season game for Atlanta; the Hawks packaged his rights with 1983 and 1985 second-round picks to San Antonio in September for George Johnson. Kansas City also rerouted the 1984 pick before it was exercised, sending it to Chicago in the 1983 Mark Olberding/Larry Micheaux deal. Chicago eventually used No. 37 on Coleman. Because neither original team received direct NBA games from the terminal player tied to its incoming asset, the edge is modest, but Kansas City preserved a more portable draft asset that remained useful in another trade.

New Jersey acquired Wayne Sappleton's draft rights from Golden State on June 29, 1982 for a 1983 second-round pick that became No. 43 Pace Mannion. Sappleton stayed in Italy for two more seasons before finally joining the Nets in 1984-85, when he played 33 regular-season games off the bench. Golden State used the pick on Mannion, who played 57 regular-season games for the Warriors as a rookie in 1983-84 before moving to Utah. Neither side found a starter, but Golden State received more direct games and received them one season earlier, giving the Warriors a modest realized-value edge.

New Jersey acquired Phil Ford from Kansas City on June 29, 1982 for Ray Williams. Williams became Kansas City's starting point guard in 1982-83, playing 72 regular-season games with 68 starts and averaging 15.4 points and 7.9 assists. Ford appeared in only seven games for the Nets, all starts, before New Jersey traded him to Milwaukee during the season. Although Ford later played meaningful NBA minutes elsewhere, the Nets realized only 163 minutes from him. Kansas City received nearly a full season of starting point-guard production, so the Kings won the direct exchange decisively.

Golden State sent Wayne Sappleton's draft rights to New Jersey on June 29, 1982 for a 1983 second-round pick that became No. 43 Pace Mannion. This record is the Warriors-side canonical record of the same transaction also represented by the Nets-side source record. Sappleton stayed in Italy for two more seasons before playing 33 regular-season games for New Jersey in 1984-85. Mannion played 57 regular-season games for Golden State as a rookie in 1983-84 before moving to Utah. Neither became a starter for the acquiring team, but Golden State received more direct games and received them earlier, giving the Warriors a modest realized-value edge.

Portland acquired Wayne Cooper and Dallas' 1985 first-round pick for Kelvin Ransey on June 28, 1982. The pick became No. 24 Terry Porter, who played 758 regular-season games for Portland with 613 starts, made two All-Star teams and started for the 1990 and 1992 NBA Finals clubs. Cooper added 161 games and 98 starts in his initial Portland tenure before becoming one piece of the 1984 Kiki Vandeweghe package. Dallas received 76 games and four starts from Ransey, then traded him one-for-one for Foots Walker plus the picks that became Tom Sluby and Bill Wennington. Walker was waived before playing for Dallas, Sluby played 31 games and Wennington 209. Dallas salvaged real downstream value, but Porter's decade-long franchise impact makes Portland the decisive winner.

Dallas acquired Pat Cummings from Milwaukee on June 28, 1982 for the No. 27 pick in the 1982 draft, which became Fred Roberts. Cummings immediately became a Mavericks starter, playing 81 games with 71 starts in 1982-83 and all 80 games with 80 starts in 1983-84. Roberts did not play for Milwaukee at all; he spent 1982-83 in Italy, then began his NBA career with San Antonio. The Bucks drafted a player who eventually had a long NBA career, but they realized zero direct NBA games from the asset they received. Dallas therefore won the trade decisively on franchise-specific realized value.

Houston acquired Joe Bryant and the No. 42 pick in the 1982 draft from San Diego for the No. 32 pick. Bryant played 81 regular-season games for the Rockets in 1982-83, starting 56 and averaging 10.0 points. Houston used No. 42 on Jeff Taylor, who added 44 games and five starts as a rookie. San Diego used No. 32 on Richard Anderson, who played 78 games and started five for the Clippers before moving to Denver. Houston therefore received 125 direct regular-season games and 61 starts from its two incoming assets against 78 games and five starts for San Diego, giving the Rockets the stronger realized return.

Chicago traded the No. 38 pick in the 1982 draft to Golden State for a 1983 second-round pick. The later player labels in the canonical record are misleading if treated as direct team outcomes: Chicago never drafted Doc Rivers with No. 31, and Golden State never used No. 38 on Wayne Sappleton for itself. The Warriors routed Sappleton's rights to New Jersey for the 1983 No. 43 pick, Pace Mannion, who played 57 games for Golden State. Chicago's No. 31 asset went to Atlanta as compensation when the Bulls hired Kevin Loughery; Loughery coached Chicago for two seasons, going 65-99 and reaching the 1985 playoffs. Chicago extracted the better realized return, but neither side received the star career implied by the draft labels.

Portland acquired Kenny Carr from Detroit on June 23, 1982 for the No. 18 pick in the 1982 draft, which became Ricky Pierce. The original grading overvalued Pierce's later NBA career instead of his Detroit tenure. Carr played 212 regular-season games for Portland across three seasons, starting 113, and averaged double figures in each year. Pierce played only 39 games for Detroit with one start before the Pistons traded him for two future second-round picks and immediately flipped those picks to Phoenix for David Thirdkill. Thirdkill added 46 Detroit games with no starts. Portland therefore received 212 games and 113 starts from Carr against 85 combined Detroit games and one start from Pierce and Thirdkill, making the Trail Blazers the clear realized-value winner.

Bulls Win. Chicago Bulls earns B; Golden State Warriors earns C+. Chicago's incoming No. 31 in 1983 was earlier in its draft than the No. 38 position Golden State received in 1982,

Denver acquired Rich Kelley from Phoenix on June 21, 1982 for the No. 15 pick in the 1982 draft, which became David Thirdkill. The simple first-year comparison understates both branches. Kelley played 38 games for Denver before the Nuggets traded him one-for-one to Utah for Danny Schayes and cash; Schayes then played 536 regular-season games for Denver across eight seasons with 229 starts. Thirdkill played 49 games for Phoenix before the Suns traded him one-for-one to Detroit for 1986 and 1987 second-round picks. The 1986 pick became Jeff Hornacek, who played 468 Suns games with 343 starts, became an All-Star and later helped Phoenix acquire Charles Barkley. Both teams built major downstream value, but Hornacek's peak and star-level impact give Phoenix the edge.

Detroit acquired Bill Laimbeer and Kenny Carr from Cleveland on February 16, 1982 for Phil Hubbard, Paul Mokeski, a 1982 first-round pick that became No. 12 John Bagley and a 1982 second-round pick that became No. 28 Dave Magley. Cleveland received substantial quantity: Hubbard played 469 regular-season games for the Cavaliers, Bagley 375, Mokeski 51 and Magley 14. Detroit received the defining player. Laimbeer played 937 regular-season games for the Pistons, made 857 starts, became a four-time All-Star and starting center on the 1989 and 1990 championship teams. Carr was later traded one-for-one for the No. 18 pick that became Ricky Pierce. Cleveland built useful depth, but Laimbeer's thirteen-year franchise impact makes Detroit the clear winner.

Cleveland acquired 21-year-old Cliff Robinson from Kansas City on February 16, 1982 for Reggie Johnson. Robinson became an immediate Cavaliers starter, playing 180 regular-season games across parts of three seasons with 174 starts and averaging roughly 17 to 18 points per game during that span. Johnson played 81 regular-season games for the Kings across parts of two seasons, starting nine, before Kansas City sold his player rights to Philadelphia for cash in February 1983. Cleveland later packaged Robinson with 1984 first-round pick Tim McCormick for the draft rights to Melvin Turpin, though the full downstream return cannot be credited to Robinson alone. The direct realized value clearly favors Cleveland.

San Diego acquired Armond Hill, a 1982 second-round pick and cash from Seattle for Phil Smith. RealGM dates Hill's acquisition to February 12, 1982, while Basketball-Reference's Seattle, San Diego and league ledgers place the full trade on February 16; this review preserves the canonical February 12 date and records the discrepancy. Hill played 19 Clippers games with 14 starts before leaving as a free agent. The pick was later packaged with Joe Bryant in the deal that brought back the No. 32 pick, while Smith played 105 regular-season games for Seattle over parts of two seasons with 19 starts. Seattle received the stronger direct basketball return, but San Diego's pick and cash keep the margin modest.

Atlanta acquired Freeman Williams from San Diego on January 20, 1982 for Charlie Criss and Al Wood. Williams played only 23 regular-season games for the Hawks and made no starts, but seven months later Atlanta included him with John Drew in the trade that acquired Dominique Wilkins. San Diego received 28 games and 20 starts from Criss plus 105 games and 52 starts from Wood before Wood became part of the 1983 multi-asset Tom Chambers trade with Seattle. The Clippers won the direct player-production comparison, but Williams' role in the Wilkins acquisition gives Atlanta the more consequential downstream outcome. Because John Drew was also essential to that later package, this review credits Williams with transaction utility rather than the entirety of Wilkins' Hall of Fame career.

Philadelphia acquired Mike Bantom from Indiana for cash on January 20, 1982. Bantom played 43 regular-season games for the 76ers, started once and averaged 8.8 points and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 51.0 percent. He then appeared in all 21 Philadelphia playoff games during the team's run to the 1982 NBA Finals. Bantom left the NBA for Italy after the season, so the Sixers received only a half-season plus one postseason from the deal, but that still exceeded Indiana's unquantified cash return in realized basketball value.