NBA Trade Verdict

Slight Celtics Edge

Boston acquired Nate Robinson; Marcus Landry from Knicks in exchange for Eddie House; J.R. Giddens; Bill Walker; 2014 conditional second-round pick (not exercised).

February 18, 2010 Boston Celtics / New York Knicks Record confidence: Private Record

New York Knicks Received

Trade Analysis

Boston Celtics Perspective

Boston added Nate Robinson; Marcus Landry without giving up a premium asset. The return proved slightly more useful than Eddie House; J.R. Giddens; Bill Walker; 2014 conditional second-round pick (not exercised), but the deal remained a modest win.

New York Knicks Perspective

New York acquired Eddie House; J.R. Giddens; Bill Walker; 2014 second round pick (protected top 55 in 2014, else extinguished) (outcome unknown) and sent Nate Robinson; Marcus Landry. Both sides realized enough value that a decisive winner would overstate the result. The grade emphasizes realized player impact, pick outcomes, roster fit and asset cost rather than assuming the Knicks or the other team would have made identical downstream draft choices. For lower-profile historical deals, confidence is intentionally conservative because archival detail and transaction mechanics are thinner than for modern trades.