Milwaukee traded Eddie Miller to the Baltimore Bullets for George Ratkovicz on November 24, 1952. Basketball-Reference's Milwaukee, Baltimore and league transaction logs agree on the straight one-for-one exchange. Both clubs received real multi-season rotation value. Ratkovicz played 139 games for Milwaukee over parts of three seasons after the trade, including 61 games and 2,038 minutes in 1952-53. Miller played 132 games for Baltimore across two seasons, averaging 10.7 points and 8.7 rebounds for the Bullets. The returns are close enough that the source-backed record supports a balanced result rather than forcing a winner.
Milwaukee traded Eddie Miller to Baltimore for George Ratkovicz on November 24, 1952. Each player had already appeared in 10 games for his original club that season, so the swap moved two active rotation veterans rather than prospects or rights. Both entered substantial roles immediately.
Ratkovicz played 61 games for the Hawks after the trade, then 69 in 1953-54 and nine more in 1954-55. His Milwaukee total reached 139 regular-season games, and he logged more than 2,000 minutes in each of his first two full Hawks stretches.
Miller played 60 games for Baltimore after the move and averaged 11.6 points and 10.2 rebounds. He returned for all 72 games in 1953-54, averaging 10.0 points and 7.5 rebounds. Across 132 Bullets games he averaged 10.7 points and 8.7 rebounds.
Baltimore can claim the stronger scoring and rebounding peak, while Milwaukee received seven more games and parts of three seasons from Ratkovicz. Both teams upgraded the usefulness of the player they acquired, and neither side created a notable downstream asset chain. The returns are close enough to support equal grades.
Even Trade — Milwaukee Hawks B, Baltimore Bullets B. Milwaukee traded Eddie Miller to the Baltimore Bullets for George Ratkovicz on November 24, 1952. Basketball-Reference's Milwaukee, Baltimore and league transaction logs agree on the straight one-for-one exchange. Both clubs received real multi-season rotation value. Ratkovicz played 139 games for Milwaukee over parts of three seasons after the trade, including 61 games and 2,038 minutes in 1952-53. Miller played 132 games for Baltimore across two seasons, averaging 10.7 points and 8.7 rebounds for the Bullets. The returns are close enough that the source-backed record supports a balanced result rather than forcing a winner.