NBA Trade Verdict
Even Trade
Chicago acquired Fred Foster from Cleveland for a 1976 eighth-round pick that became No. 123 Dale Koehler.
September 5, 1975 Chicago Bulls / Cleveland Cavaliers Record confidence: High
Chicago Bulls Received
- Player Fred Foster
Cleveland Cavaliers Received
- Draft Pick 1976 8th round draft pick (#123-Dale Koehler)
Trade Analysis
Neither side produced meaningful NBA value from the exchange. Chicago acquired Fred Foster but waived him on October 22, 1975, before he appeared in a regular-season game for the Bulls. Cleveland converted Foster into the 123rd pick of the 1976 draft and selected Dale Koehler, who did not appear in an NBA regular-season game. The Cavaliers at least turned a departing veteran into a draft asset, but that asset produced no NBA return. With both realized outcomes effectively empty, an even grade is more defensible than inventing a winner.