Boston acquired Hank Finkel from San Diego for cash on August 22, 1969. Boston, San Diego and NBA transaction ledgers all describe a cash-only deal, so the legacy TradeVerdicts record's additional 1971 draft pick and Greg Nelson outcome are unsupported and should be removed. Finkel then played six seasons and 436 regular-season games for Boston, including 80 games at 9.7 points and 7.7 rebounds in his first year and a role on the 1974 championship team. Boston received the clearer realized value, while San Diego's cash amount remains undisclosed.
Boston acquired Hank Finkel from San Diego for cash on August 22, 1969. Team and league transaction ledgers describe a cash-only sale, which means the older TradeVerdicts version attaching a 1971 draft pick and Greg Nelson outcome does not belong in the verified package.
Finkel played six seasons and 436 regular-season games for Boston. His first Celtics season included 80 games at 9.7 points and 7.7 rebounds, and he later filled a role on the 1974 championship team.
The Rockets received cash, but the amount is not disclosed in the surviving transaction records. That limits how aggressively the San Diego side can be downgraded even though Boston’s basketball return is easy to measure.
A B+ for Boston and C+ for San Diego fits the evidence. Boston received years of usable frontcourt production, while the other side’s financial return is real but impossible to quantify precisely from the public record.
Celtics Win — Boston B+, San Diego C+. Boston acquired Hank Finkel from San Diego for cash on August 22, 1969. Boston, San Diego and NBA transaction ledgers all describe a cash-only deal, so the legacy TradeVerdicts record's additional 1971 draft pick and Greg Nelson outcome are unsupported and should be removed.