Boston sold Gene Stump's player rights to the Minneapolis Lakers for cash on June 22, 1949. Stump had just averaged 8.5 points in 56 Celtics games, but his role shrank dramatically after the sale: he played 23 games for Minneapolis at 2.7 points per game before finishing the season with Washington. The reviewed Boston, Minneapolis and league transaction logs confirm the rights sale but do not preserve the cash amount. Boston gets the historical edge because it monetized a player whose value and role fell sharply after leaving.
On June 22, 1949, the Boston Celtics sold Gene Stump's player rights to the Minneapolis Lakers for cash. Boston's, Minneapolis' and the BAA's transaction logs agree on the date, while the Walter Brown and Max Winter executive records corroborate the sale from both front offices. The public sources do not preserve the cash amount. Stump was not an unused reserve at the time.
Stump's role fell sharply with the Lakers. He appeared in 23 games during the 1949-50 season, averaged 2.7 points and 1.0 assist, and shot .284 from the field. Basketball-Reference credits him with 0.0 win shares in the Minneapolis portion of the season. The Lakers were outstanding, finishing 51-17 and winning the 1950 NBA championship, but Stump was a minor piece rather than a driver of that success.
Boston received cash for a player coming off a career-best season. The amount is unknown, so the Celtics' financial return cannot be measured precisely. What matters in hindsight is that Stump did not maintain his Boston production after the sale. His scoring rate dropped from 8.5 points to 2.7 in Minneapolis, and his Lakers tenure lasted only 23 games. Boston went 22-46 in 1949-50 and certainly could have used scoring help, so the decision was not cost-free from a roster perspective.
The transaction is easier to judge than many cash sales because Stump's pre- and post-sale roles are so different. Boston sold a player after his strongest season, while Minneapolis received only 23 games of low-volume production before he moved again. The Lakers' championship should not inflate the grade by association; Stump was a reserve on a deep team and did not provide the kind of rotation value that Don Carlson or Tony Jaros had delivered in earlier Minneapolis cash purchases.
Celtics Win — Boston B+, Minneapolis C+. Boston sold Gene Stump's player rights to the Minneapolis Lakers for cash on June 22, 1949. Stump had just averaged 8.5 points in 56 Celtics games, but his role shrank dramatically after the sale: he played 23 games for Minneapolis at 2.7 points per game before finishing the season with Washington. The reviewed Boston, Minneapolis and league transaction logs confirm the rights sale but do not preserve the cash amount.