Denver acquired Larry Bunce from the Los Angeles Stars on August 29, 1968 for a draft choice. Bunce played 23 games for the Rockets, averaging 4.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 9.8 minutes, before Denver traded him to Dallas on January 4, 1969 for Rich Peek and another draft choice. Los Angeles's incoming pick is verified but its exact exercised selection remains unresolved, so the legacy suggestion that it became Ted Weirman is not treated as established fact. Denver received modest on-court value and preserved transactional value through the later Dallas deal, giving the Rockets a narrow realized edge.
The Rockets acquired Larry Bunce from the Los Angeles Stars on August 29, 1968 for a draft asset. The exact exercised selection remains unresolved, so the legacy claim that it became Ted Weirman is not treated as established fact.
Bunce averaged 4.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 9.8 minutes across 23 Denver games. The stint was modest, but it gave the Rockets measurable on-court value.
On January 4, 1969, Denver traded Bunce to Dallas for Rich Peek and another draft choice. That later move preserved transaction value beyond Bunce’s limited minutes.
Denver’s C+ against Los Angeles’ C reflects the known games and later trade value produced by Bunce. The gap stays small because the Stars’ incoming draft choice cannot be fully reconstructed.
Slight Rockets Edge — Denver C+, Los Angeles Stars C. Denver acquired Larry Bunce from the Los Angeles Stars on August 29, 1968 for a draft choice. Bunce played 23 games for the Rockets, averaging 4.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 9.8 minutes, before Denver traded him to Dallas on January 4, 1969 for Rich Peek and another draft choice.