San Francisco traded Guy Rodgers to the expansion Chicago Bulls on September 7, 1966 for Jim King, Jeff Mullins and cash. Rodgers immediately became Chicago's lead guard, averaging 18.0 points and 11.2 assists in 81 games in 1966-67, but he appeared only four more times for the Bulls. King gave the Warriors 167 games, while Mullins stayed for ten seasons and became the enduring prize of the deal. Chicago got exactly the kind of veteran organizer an expansion club needed; San Francisco received the much stronger long-term return.
The expansion Bulls acquired Guy Rodgers from San Francisco for Jim King, Jeff Mullins and cash. Rodgers was exactly the kind of veteran organizer a new team could use: he played 81 games in 1966-67, averaged 18.0 points and 11.2 assists, and gave Chicago a functioning offense from day one. His Bulls tenure, however, was almost entirely contained in that first season; he played only four more games for Chicago.
King was useful in his own right, giving San Francisco 167 games across parts of four seasons. Mullins was the asset that changed the scale of the deal. He remained with the Warriors for ten seasons, became a high-volume scorer and posted three straight 20-point seasons from 1968-69 through 1970-71. The verified package also included cash, and the team and league ledgers do not support the stray draft-pick entry that had appeared in the older record.
Rodgers was not a bad acquisition simply because Mullins became the best long-term player. Chicago was building an expansion roster and received an elite passer who could handle a heavy workload immediately. That made the trade productive for the Bulls in the short term. The Warriors still gained far more cumulative value because Mullins stayed for a decade and King added several seasons of useful play beside him.
The Warriors, Bulls and league transaction records identify Rodgers going to Chicago in exchange for Jim King, Jeff Mullins and cash. They do not support the extra unidentified draft pick that appeared in an older summary, nor do they require treating King or Mullins as unspecified players to be named later. That matters because the Warriors' case is already strong based on actual players: Mullins supplied a decade of Golden State service and King added 167 regular-season appearances. On the Chicago side, Rodgers' value is grounded in his 81 games, 18.0 points and league-leading 11.2 assists per game during the inaugural 1966-67 season. The completed comparison needs no fictional future asset. Correct transaction scope is particularly important when grading early expansion-era deals, where player movement and protective agreements can otherwise become mixed together.
Warriors Win — Golden State A+, Chicago B+. Rodgers gave the Bulls an excellent first season and justified the short-term logic of the move. San Francisco received the deeper return: King supplied multi-season value, Mullins became a decade-long core scorer, and cash came with them. The gap is substantial, but Chicago's side was useful rather than disastrous.