Tri-Cities Bought Noble Jorgensen’s Rights
On April 16, 1950, the Sheboygan Red Skins sold Noble Jorgensen's player rights to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks for cash. Basketball-Reference's Sheboygan and Tri-Cities transaction pages and the 1949-50 league transaction log all identify the sale on April 16. That evidence corrects the legacy Atlanta-franchise intake record, which used April 15 and classified Jorgensen as draft rights. Jorgensen was already an established professional player, not an incoming draft selection: he had appeared in 54 Sheboygan games during the 1949-50 season and averaged 13.0 points.
Jorgensen Became a Full-Season Blackhawks Contributor
Jorgensen joined the Blackhawks for the following season and gave them useful frontcourt production. He played 22 games for Tri-Cities in 1950-51, averaging 11.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists. His tenure was brief, but the rights purchase retained value beyond those appearances. On December 13, 1950, Tri-Cities traded Jorgensen and cash to the Syracuse Nationals for Ed Peterson.
Sheboygan Received Cash before Leaving the NBA
Sheboygan received cash for a player who had been one of its more productive scorers during the club's lone NBA season. The sale came after the 1949-50 season, and the Red Skins left the NBA before the next campaign. That franchise context gives the financial return practical value, but it also makes the basketball side impossible to extend: there is no later Sheboygan NBA roster on which the proceeds can be traced.
The Measurable Player Return Gives Tri-Cities the Edge
Tri-Cities has the more visible realized return. The Blackhawks obtained a player who averaged double figures, contributed on the glass and then remained useful enough to be packaged in another transaction. Sheboygan's side is limited to an undisclosed cash payment during the franchise's exit from the NBA. That does not make the sale irrational; monetizing player rights was a practical outcome for a departing club.
Final Verdict
Blackhawks Win — Tri-Cities B+, Sheboygan C+. Sheboygan sold Noble Jorgensen's player rights to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks on April 16, 1950 for cash. Authoritative Sheboygan, Tri-Cities and league transaction records correct the legacy April 15 intake date and show this as a player-rights sale rather than a draft-rights transaction. Jorgensen had averaged 13.0 points in 54 games for Sheboygan. He later played 22 games for Tri-Cities in 1950-51, averaging 11.2 points and 5.1 rebounds, before the Blackhawks sent him with cash to Syracuse for Ed Peterson.