Boston purchased Harry Boykoff's player rights from the Baltimore Bullets for cash on November 5, 1950. Boykoff immediately became a rotation center, playing 32 games for the Celtics at 6.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. Boston then traded him to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks on February 3, 1951 for Kleggie Hermsen, who played 23 games for the Celtics that season and four more in 1952-53. The sale price is not preserved, so Baltimore's financial return cannot be measured. Boston gets the historical edge because the rights purchase produced useful short-term play and a second player through the later Boykoff-for-Hermsen trade.
On November 5, 1950, the Baltimore Bullets sold Harry Boykoff's player rights to the Boston Celtics for cash. Baltimore's transaction page, Boston's transaction page and the 1950-51 league transaction log all record the same rights sale. The public transaction record does not preserve the cash amount. Boykoff had been a productive scorer for the Washington Capitols in 1949-50, averaging 12.8 points and 2.4 assists across 61 games.
Boykoff contributed immediately. He appeared in 32 games for Boston during 1950-51, averaging 6.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists. His role was smaller than it had been in Washington, but the Celtics received useful frontcourt minutes before turning the asset into another player. On February 3, 1951, Boston traded Boykoff to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks for Kleggie Hermsen.
Baltimore received cash and gave up only Boykoff's player rights. The amount is not available in the reviewed public sources, so the Bullets' return cannot be quantified or compared directly with Boston's later on-court value. Boykoff did not play a game for Baltimore before the sale, which means the club monetized an asset rather than removing an active rotation player.
Boston's advantage comes from the full asset chain rather than Boykoff alone. The Celtics received 32 games from Boykoff, then exchanged him for Hermsen and received another 27 regular-season games from that player across two Boston stints. Neither center became a star, so the transaction belongs in the minor-deal category. Still, Boston turned an undisclosed cash payment into two usable NBA players.
Celtics Win — Boston B-, Baltimore C+. Boston purchased Harry Boykoff's player rights from the Baltimore Bullets for cash on November 5, 1950. Boykoff immediately became a rotation center, playing 32 games for the Celtics at 6.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. Boston then traded him to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks on February 3, 1951 for Kleggie Hermsen, who played 23 games for the Celtics that season and four more in 1952-53. The sale price is not preserved, so Baltimore's financial return cannot be measured.