Baltimore acquired Kevin Loughery from Detroit for Larry Staverman on October 28, 1963. Basketball-Reference's Pistons, Bullets, league and player transaction records all agree on the date and direct player-for-player structure. Loughery then became a long-term Baltimore guard, playing 589 regular-season games for the franchise from 1963-64 through 1970-71, including five straight seasons of at least 15.9 points per game and a peak of 22.6 in 1968-69. Staverman played only 20 games for Detroit before the Pistons moved him again in a December three-team trade. Baltimore later retained additional value by including Loughery with Fred Carter in the 1971 trade for Archie Clark and a second-round pick. The realized basketball return decisively favors Baltimore.
The Bullets acquired Kevin Loughery from Detroit on October 28, 1963 in a direct player-for-player exchange. Pistons, Bullets, league and player transaction records all agree on the date and structure.
Loughery played 589 regular-season games for the franchise from 1963-64 through 1970-71. He posted five straight seasons of at least 15.9 points per game and peaked at 22.6 in 1968-69.
Staverman appeared in 20 games for Detroit before the Pistons moved him again in a December three-team transaction. That made Detroit’s realized return dramatically shorter than Baltimore’s.
Baltimore later retained additional trade value by including Loughery with Fred Carter in the 1971 deal for Archie Clark and a second-round pick. The A+ versus C split captures a large, traceable difference in realized value.
Wizards Win — Detroit C, Chicago/Washington franchise A+. Baltimore acquired Kevin Loughery from Detroit for Larry Staverman on October 28, 1963. Basketball-Reference's Pistons, Bullets, league and player transaction records all agree on the date and direct player-for-player structure.