Detroit purchased the player rights to Bill Chmielewski from Cincinnati for cash. The date requires source adjudication: Detroit's own 1966 media guide and RealGM place the acquisition on May 8, 1965, while Basketball-Reference lists December 8, 1965. TradeVerdicts retains May 8 because the near-contemporary Pistons media guide is the strongest team-produced source in the record. Chmielewski, Cincinnati's No. 17 pick in the 1964 NBA Draft, never appeared in an NBA regular-season game. Cincinnati therefore converted unused rights into cash, while Detroit paid for an asset that produced no measurable NBA value.
Detroit purchased Bill Chmielewski’s player rights for cash. The exact date is disputed: the Pistons’ 1966 media guide and RealGM place the move on May 8, 1965, while Basketball-Reference lists December 8. TradeVerdicts retains May 8 because the near-contemporary team guide is the strongest source in the file.
Chmielewski had been Cincinnati’s No. 17 pick in the 1964 draft, but he never appeared in an NBA regular-season game. Detroit therefore received no measurable on-court return from the purchased rights.
The Royals did not develop the player into an NBA contributor, but they did receive a financial return for rights they otherwise held. The cash figure is not public, preventing a more precise valuation.
A C+ for Cincinnati and D+ for Detroit fits the realized result. The Royals monetized an unused asset, while the Pistons paid for rights that did not generate an NBA game.
Slight Royals Edge — Detroit D+, Cincinnati C+. Detroit purchased the player rights to Bill Chmielewski from Cincinnati for cash. The date requires source adjudication: Detroit's own 1966 media guide and RealGM place the acquisition on May 8, 1965, while Basketball-Reference lists December 8, 1965.