New Orleans Exchanged an International Right for Tyshawn Taylor and Cash
On January 21, 2014, Brooklyn sent point guard Tyshawn Taylor and cash to New Orleans for the NBA rights to Bosnian forward Edin Bavčić. Taylor had been a second-round Nets selection in 2012 but was stuck behind a veteran point-guard rotation that included Deron Williams. New Orleans was examining its reserve backcourt options, while Brooklyn was creating a roster opening and taking an international rights asset that did not require an immediate NBA contract. The official Nets transaction register records both Taylor and the direction of the cash, and a contemporary NBA transactions log confirms Bavčić as the incoming right. This was not the simultaneous, separate January 21 Brooklyn move involving Marquis Teague and Tornike Shengelia. The two deals had independent players and financial consideration.
The Nets Did Not Obtain a Playing NBA Forward from the Rights
Bavčić had continued his professional career in Europe for years while his NBA rights changed hands. Brooklyn did not sign him into a regular-season Nets rotation after this deal, so there were no immediate NBA games, points or rebounds from the acquired prospect to count. Rights can still have value because they may be held or exchanged in other transactions, but that value is different from the playing output of a current reserve. The inherited Nets C grade is a recognition of possible roster and financial flexibility, not evidence that Bavčić developed into a Brooklyn starting forward. The transaction made it possible to move on from Taylor without claiming that New Jersey had received an active replacement point guard. That distinction keeps the retrospective grounded in what actually happened.
Taylor Provided a Small New Orleans Option
Taylor had already appeared in NBA games for Brooklyn, but those earlier minutes cannot be assigned to New Orleans after the January transfer. New Orleans acquired him as a depth option rather than as an established primary ball handler, with cash supplied as part of the exchange. His career did not develop into a sustained Pelicans starting role, and he was released soon afterward. The New Orleans B- inherited grade can be understood as valuing financial consideration and relief from a long-held overseas draft right, while Brooklyn C reflects the speculative nature of the rights. The Pelicans Win assessment does not imply Taylor became an All-Star or that Bavčić was worthless as a professional overseas. The deal mattered mainly as short-term roster management for two clubs with different backcourt and rights priorities.
Final Verdict
Pelicans Win under the inherited B- New Orleans and C Brooklyn grades. New Orleans received Tyshawn Taylor and cash for Edin Bavčić rights. Brooklyn held an international NBA prospect right without obtaining regular-season playing time from Bavčić. Neither franchise gained a new established starter through this January 2014 deal.