Atlanta traded Paul Silas to Phoenix for Gary Gregor on May 8, 1969. The strongest transaction ledgers and the Hawks' own historical media guide agree that the deal was a straight player-for-player exchange; the legacy TradeVerdicts record incorrectly added a 1970 first-round pick and dated the trade May 9. Silas played three seasons for Phoenix, totaling 239 regular-season games and earning an All-Star selection plus two All-Defensive Second Team honors. Gregor played 81 games for Atlanta in 1969-70 at 8.1 points and 4.9 rebounds. Phoenix received the stronger realized return.
Atlanta traded Paul Silas to Phoenix for Gary Gregor on May 8, 1969. Team and league records, along with the Hawks’ historical media guide, support the straight player-for-player structure rather than the legacy May 9 version.
The older TradeVerdicts row added a 1970 first-round pick, but the strongest transaction ledgers do not corroborate that asset in this canonical perspective. The editorial therefore grades the verified Silas-for-Gregor exchange.
Silas played 239 regular-season games for the Suns across three seasons, earned an All-Star selection and made two All-Defensive Second Teams. Gregor played 81 Atlanta games in 1969-70 at 8.1 points and 4.9 rebounds.
Atlanta received real rotation value from Gregor, so the Hawks are not graded as receiving nothing. Phoenix’s A- versus Atlanta’s C+ reflects Silas’ much larger and more decorated realized return.
Suns Win — Atlanta C+, Phoenix A-. Atlanta traded Paul Silas to Phoenix for Gary Gregor on May 8, 1969. The strongest transaction ledgers and the Hawks' own historical media guide agree that the deal was a straight player-for-player exchange; the legacy TradeVerdicts record incorrectly added a 1970 first-round pick and dated the trade May 9.