Portland signed Jeff Judkins as a veteran free agent on August 2, 1982 and sent Detroit a 1984 third-round pick as compensation. Judkins played 34 regular-season games for the Trail Blazers, all off the bench, before Portland waived him on March 22, 1983. Detroit later traded the incoming pick back to Portland for the rights to Pétur Guðmundsson; Guðmundsson did not play an NBA game for Detroit, and Portland used No. 65 on Tim Kearney, who never appeared in the NBA. Detroit preserved transaction utility in the pick, but Portland received the only direct NBA production, giving the Blazers a slight realized-value edge.
Basketball-Reference's Portland transaction ledger records the August 2, 1982 mechanism clearly. Portland signed Jeff Judkins as a veteran free agent and sent Detroit a 1984 third-round pick as compensation. Judkins played 34 regular-season games for Portland in 1982-83, made no starts and averaged 3.1 points in 9.1 minutes. The Blazers waived him on March 22, 1983. That is a small return, but it is measurable NBA production.
The canonical record labels the 1984 third-rounder as No. 65 Tim Kearney, but Detroit did not actually make that selection. On August 18, 1983, the Pistons traded the same 1984 third-round pick back to Portland for Pétur Guðmundsson. That downstream move matters because it changes how Detroit's return should be evaluated. The pick retained transaction value for a year before Detroit rerouted it.
Guðmundsson had previously played 68 NBA games for Portland in 1981-82, but he was playing professionally in Iceland during 1983-84 and did not appear for Detroit. He later returned to the NBA with the Lakers and Spurs, but none of those appearances came with the Pistons. This review therefore credits Detroit with zero direct games from the Guðmundsson branch.
After reacquiring the pick, Portland used No. 65 in the 1984 NBA Draft on West Virginia center Tim Kearney. Basketball-Reference's draft record shows no NBA statistics for Kearney, and his player page contains no NBA regular-season line. The terminal draft outcome was therefore zero NBA games.
Neither side created a durable asset. Portland received 34 low-minute reserve games from Judkins, while Detroit held a third-round pick for roughly a year and used it to acquire rights that produced no Pistons games. The pick's transaction utility keeps Detroit from receiving a failing grade. Still, Portland received the only realized NBA minutes directly tied to the exchange.
Trail Blazers Win, C+/C. Portland receives a C+ for 34 reserve appearances from Judkins before moving on. Detroit receives a C because the pick retained downstream trade utility, but neither Guðmundsson nor the eventual No. 65 selection produced any Pistons regular-season games.