Celtics Win
Boston acquired 2019 first-round pick (#20 Matisse Thybulle) from Grizzlies in exchange for rights to Deyonta Davis; rights to Rade Zagorac.
Boston Celtics Received
- Draft Pick 2019 first-round pick (#20 Matisse Thybulle )
Memphis Grizzlies Received
- Draft Rights rights to Deyonta Davis
- Draft Rights rights to Rade Zagorac
Trade Analysis
Boston Celtics Perspective
Boston Celtics received 2019 first-round pick (#20 Matisse Thybulle). Memphis Grizzlies received rights to Deyonta Davis; rights to Rade Zagorac. Boston's return created a durable on-court or asset advantage without requiring a franchise-scale grade.
Memphis Grizzlies Perspective
Boston Celtics clearly won the completed-value comparison. Memphis received rights to Deyonta Davis; rights to Rade Zagorac while surrendering first-round pick (at least 2 years after Clippers convey first-round pick to Raptors from earlier trade) (protected top 14 in 2019-20, else 2022 second-round pick) (2019 #20-Matisse Thybulle). The decisive gap comes from the superior player, draft asset or downstream value retained by the counterpart after the transaction matured. The evaluation focuses on completed NBA value and avoids inflating a standard transaction simply because the list of assets was long. Memphis may have pursued a coherent short-term objective, but the realized return was not sufficient to offset what left the franchise.