NBA Trade Verdict

Celtics Win

Boston acquired rights to Phil Farbman from Warriors (BAA) in exchange for cash.

January 27, 1949 Boston Celtics / Golden State Warriors Record confidence: Private Record

Boston Celtics Received

Golden State Warriors Received

  • Cash cash

Trade Analysis

Boston Celtics Perspective

This was a modest roster exchange involving rights to Phil Farbman and cash. The realized value stayed balanced and well below franchise-shaping territory.

Golden State Warriors Perspective

Golden State received some value, but rights to Phil Farbman produced the stronger overall return for the counterpart. Golden State received cash and sent rights to Phil Farbman. The counterpart captured somewhat more durable value, although Golden State's return was not without merit. The F Warriors grade reflects realized production, role, timing and downstream asset value; the F the other team grade measures what Boston Celtics obtained from the same transaction. The judgment is retrospective and does not assume that every later draft outcome was predictable on the trade date.