Trade Verdicts
NBA Trade Verdict

Slight Floridians Edge

Miami acquired George Lehmann from the New York Nets for cash on February 19, 1970. Lehmann immediately moved from a reserve role in New York into a major Floridians role, playing 25 games at 43.1 minutes, 17.9 points and 5.0 assists per game. Miami then traded him to Carolina in August for Rich Niemann, who supplied 51 games the next season. New York recovered an undisclosed cash payment after getting 46 games from Lehmann earlier that season. With the cash amount unknown, Miami gets only a modest hindsight edge for turning money into meaningful on-court production and a later player return.

February 19, 1970 Brooklyn Nets / THE Floridians Record confidence: High

Brooklyn Nets Received

  • Cash cash

THE Floridians Received

Brooklyn Nets

C

THE Floridians

C+

Trade Analysis

Miami Bought George Lehmann from New York

Miami acquired George Lehmann from the New York Nets for cash on February 19, 1970.

Lehmann Took on a Major Floridians Role

Lehmann immediately moved from a reserve role in New York into a major Floridians role, playing 25 games at 43.1 minutes, 17.9 points and 5.0 assists per game.

Miami Later Converted Him into Rich Niemann

Miami then traded him to Carolina in August for Rich Niemann, who supplied 51 games the next season.

The Unknown Cash Price Keeps the Edge Modest

New York recovered an undisclosed cash payment after getting 46 games from Lehmann earlier that season. With the cash amount unknown, Miami gets only a modest hindsight edge for turning money into meaningful on-court production and a later player return.

Final Verdict

Slight Floridians Edge — New York C, Miami C+. With the cash amount unknown, Miami gets only a modest hindsight edge for turning money into meaningful on-court production and a later player return. The canonical hindsight comparison is limited to the documented assets in this record — cash, George Lehmann — and does not add speculative value beyond those completed outcomes. For New York and Miami, the verdict stays tied to realized, source-supported franchise value.

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