Portland Acquired Jones's Veteran Rights
The Trail Blazers acquired Steve Jones from Golden State on October 23, 1975, giving Portland access to a player whose professional experience extended beyond the transaction's immediate roster context. The Warriors obtained a sixth-round choice in the 1976 NBA Draft instead of another established player. The deal took place when the league draft contained considerably more rounds than the modern format. A sixth-round selection was a legitimate right but generally offered far less certainty than an early selection.
The Sixth-Round Selection Had an Identifiable Outcome
Golden State's compensation became associated with the No. 91 selection used on Dwayne Barnett in 1976. The original imported ledger spelled his first name Duane, whereas the Warriors' historical transaction and draft listings use Dwayne. That distinction isn't evidence of a separate player; it is a source spelling correction that should remain visible to anyone tracing the pick. A draft selection also didn't guarantee Barnett would provide major NBA minutes for the club.
Jones's Earlier Rights History Has an Unresolved Detail
The imported source describes Jones as a player whose rights may have originated with a Golden State predecessor's 1964 draft selection, but the exact historical draft listing isn't reconciled in the underlying record. The October 1975 transfer is corroborated by both Warriors and Blazers transaction logs, so the uncertainty shouldn't be used to deny the exchange altogether. At the same time, it would be misleading to invent a detailed continuous rights chain without a complete contemporary roster or draft document.
The Original Grades Reflect an Uneven Exchange
Portland receives C under the inherited model for obtaining Jones's rights, while Golden State gets D+ for a late 1976 choice. Neither grade implies an incoming perennial All-Star, and the older draft's extended structure limits what can be expected from No. 91. The transaction is best understood as a modest rights-for-draft-option move. Its value as an archive entry comes from accurately identifying the teams, player, sixth-round compensation and still-unresolved original rights provenance.
Final Verdict
Blazers Win. Portland earns C for acquiring Steve Jones's player rights, while Golden State receives D+ for the 1976 sixth-round selection linked to Dwayne Barnett. The historic transaction is independently recorded by both franchises, but the inherited Steve Jones 1964 rights origin remains uncertain. The late draft pick didn't by itself ensure substantial Warriors playing production.