Trade Verdicts
NBA Trade Verdict

Hawks Win

San Francisco acquired the NBA rights to Zelmo Beaty from Atlanta on February 2, 1970 for its 1970 first-round pick and future consideration that ultimately became Clyde Lee. Atlanta used the third overall pick on Pete Maravich, who played 302 regular-season games for the Hawks over four seasons and became an All-Star and All-NBA guard. Lee was finally sent to Atlanta in October 1974 and played nine Hawks games before becoming part of another trade. Beaty never played an NBA game for the Warriors after the deal; he spent four seasons in the ABA and returned to the NBA with the Lakers. The realized value overwhelmingly favored Atlanta.

February 2, 1970 Atlanta Hawks / Golden State Warriors Record confidence: High

Atlanta Hawks Received

  • Draft Pick 1970 first-round pick (#3 - Pete Maravich )
  • Future Consideration future consideration ( Clyde Lee , delivered October 4, 1974)

Golden State Warriors Received

Atlanta Hawks

A+

Golden State Warriors

F

Trade Analysis

San Francisco Bought Zelmo Beaty’s NBA Rights

San Francisco acquired the NBA rights to Zelmo Beaty from Atlanta on February 2, 1970 for its 1970 first-round pick and future consideration that ultimately became Clyde Lee.

Atlanta Turned the Pick into Pete Maravich

Atlanta used the third overall pick on Pete Maravich, who played 302 regular-season games for the Hawks over four seasons and became an All-Star and All-NBA guard.

Beaty Never Played for the Warriors After the Deal

Lee was finally sent to Atlanta in October 1974 and played nine Hawks games before becoming part of another trade.

The Realized Value Is Overwhelmingly Atlanta

Beaty never played an NBA game for the Warriors after the deal; he spent four seasons in the ABA and returned to the NBA with the Lakers. The realized value overwhelmingly favored Atlanta.

Final Verdict

Hawks Win — San Francisco F, Atlanta A+. The realized value overwhelmingly favored Atlanta. The canonical hindsight comparison is limited to the documented assets in this record — 1970 first-round pick (#3 - Pete Maravich), future consideration (Clyde Lee, delivered October 4, 1974), NBA rights to Zelmo Beaty — and does not add speculative value beyond those completed outcomes. For Atlanta and San Francisco, the verdict stays tied to realized, source-supported franchise value.

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