Chicago traded Guy Rodgers to Cincinnati on October 20, 1967 for Flynn Robinson, second-round picks in 1968 and 1969, and cash. Robinson gave the Bulls 91 regular-season games, averaging 16.0 points in 73 games in 1967-68 and 19.1 points in 18 more before a 1968 trade to Milwaukee. The 1969 pick became Johnny Baum, who added 65 Bulls games, while the 1968 pick became Ron Dunlap and produced no NBA games. Rodgers played 75 games for Cincinnati at 4.8 points and 4.7 assists before Milwaukee selected him in the 1968 expansion draft. Chicago realized the deeper package and preserved additional downstream value.
The Bulls traded Guy Rodgers to the Royals on October 20, 1967 for Flynn Robinson, second-round picks in 1968 and 1969, and cash. Chicago received multiple chances to create value while Cincinnati consolidated the exchange into the veteran guard.
Robinson played 91 games for Chicago, averaging 16.0 points in 73 games in 1967-68 and 19.1 points in 18 more before a 1968 trade to Milwaukee. He supplied meaningful production before becoming another movable asset.
The 1969 second-round pick became Johnny Baum, who added 65 Bulls games. The 1968 selection became Ron Dunlap and produced no NBA games, so the draft portion of the package was mixed rather than uniformly successful.
Rodgers played 75 games for Cincinnati before Milwaukee selected him in the 1968 expansion draft. Chicago’s A- versus Cincinnati’s B- reflects the deeper package and additional realized assets the Bulls preserved.
Bulls Win — Chicago A-, Cincinnati B-. Chicago traded Guy Rodgers to Cincinnati on October 20, 1967 for Flynn Robinson, second-round picks in 1968 and 1969, and cash. Robinson gave the Bulls 91 regular-season games, averaging 16.0 points in 73 games in 1967-68 and 19.1 points in 18 more before a 1968 trade to Milwaukee.