New Jersey acquired Bobby Lloyd from the Pittsburgh Pipers for a future draft choice on October 15, 1967 and signed him the same day. Lloyd gave the Americans 58 games as a rookie, averaging 8.1 points in 17.2 minutes, then returned for 67 games with the renamed New York Americans in 1968-69 at 9.9 points per game. That produced 125 franchise games from the acquired player. Pittsburgh received an unspecified draft choice whose year, round and realized outcome are not identified in the surviving transaction ledgers. The documented return therefore gives the Nets franchise a clear but not overwhelming edge.
The New Jersey Americans acquired Bobby Lloyd from the Pittsburgh Pipers for a future draft choice on October 15, 1967 and signed him the same day. The surviving transaction ledgers do not identify the year or round of Pittsburgh’s pick.
Lloyd played 58 games as a rookie, averaging 8.1 points in 17.2 minutes, then returned for 67 games with the renamed New York Americans at 9.9 points per game. That produced 125 franchise appearances from the acquired player.
The Pipers received a future draft choice, but its year, round and realized outcome are not identified in the available ledgers. That uncertainty prevents the Pittsburgh side from being graded as if the pick had no value.
New Jersey’s B+ against Pittsburgh’s C reflects the 125 known games Lloyd supplied. The result is a clear edge rather than an overwhelming win because the final value of the future pick cannot be reconstructed.
Nets Win — New Jersey B+, Pittsburgh C. New Jersey acquired Bobby Lloyd from the Pittsburgh Pipers for a future draft choice on October 15, 1967 and signed him the same day. Lloyd gave the Americans 58 games as a rookie, averaging 8.1 points in 17.2 minutes, then returned for 67 games with the renamed New York Americans in 1968-69 at 9.9 points per game.