Boston purchased Phil Farbman's player rights from the Philadelphia Warriors on January 27, 1949. The authoritative Boston, Philadelphia and league transaction logs describe the move as a sale; the cash amount is not preserved in the reviewed public record. Farbman had played 27 games for Philadelphia at 3.1 points per game and then appeared in 21 games for Boston at 3.4 points, 0.9 assists and 0.6 win shares. He did not play another major-league season. Boston gets a narrow historical edge because the purchase produced immediate rotation depth, but the limited role and unknown cash price keep the value modest.
On January 27, 1949, the Philadelphia Warriors sold Phil Farbman's player rights to the Boston Celtics. Boston's, Philadelphia's and the league's 1948-49 transaction pages all identify the move as a rights sale, which is a more precise description than treating it as a conventional player-for-cash trade. The public transaction logs do not preserve the purchase amount.
Farbman played 21 games for the Celtics after the purchase. He averaged 3.4 points and 0.9 assists, shot .269 from the field and produced 0.6 win shares. His role was small, but he did provide regular-season depth for a Boston team that finished 25-35. Farbman had averaged 3.1 points in 27 Philadelphia games before the move, so his scoring rate changed little after the sale.
Philadelphia received cash, but the amount is not documented in the reviewed sources. The Warriors could afford to move a reserve who had averaged 3.1 points and 0.7 assists in 27 games. They finished 28-32 and reached the playoffs, losing to Washington in the Eastern Division semifinals. Because Farbman did not develop into a long-term Boston player, Philadelphia did not surrender a future cornerstone.
This is a small transaction where the surviving evidence supports only a small difference between the sides. Boston converted cash into 21 games of reserve depth and received slightly more scoring per game from Farbman than Philadelphia had. The Warriors received an unknown financial return and did not lose meaningful long-term player value because Farbman's major-league career ended after the season.
Celtics Win — Boston B+, Philadelphia B. Boston purchased Phil Farbman's player rights from the Philadelphia Warriors on January 27, 1949. The authoritative Boston, Philadelphia and league transaction logs describe the move as a sale; the cash amount is not preserved in the reviewed public record. Farbman had played 27 games for Philadelphia at 3.1 points per game and then appeared in 21 games for Boston at 3.4 points, 0.9 assists and 0.6 win shares. He did not play another major-league season.