The Warriors' Own Ledger Clarifies the Package
Golden State's official media guide records the trade on October 10, 1978: Charles Dudley to Chicago for a 1979 second-round draft choice and cash.
That first-party record differs slightly from Basketball-Reference. The Bulls, Warriors and league Basketball-Reference ledgers date the trade October 11 and list the second-round pick but omit cash. RealGM agrees with the Warriors on the October 10 date.
This review preserves the canonical October 10 date because it is supported by the Warriors' own historical transaction ledger and RealGM. It also restores cash as a received Golden State asset, but marks the amount unresolved because no reviewed source identifies a figure.
The Pick Is Fully Traceable to Danny Salisbury
The pick itself is not vague future consideration. Golden State's Basketball-Reference transaction log identifies it as Chicago's 1979 second-round pick, and the 1979 draft ledger shows the Warriors using No. 28 on Danny Salisbury.
Salisbury's draft record contains no NBA seasons, games, minutes or statistical totals. His Basketball-Reference player page likewise lists the Golden State selection but no regular-season NBA production.
That means the draft branch produced no realized NBA games for the Warriors. This review still preserves the value of the cash term, but it does not invent a monetary amount or use theoretical pick value as a substitute for realized production.
Dudley Gave Chicago 43 Games
Dudley played 43 games for the Bulls in 1978-79. He averaged 15.9 minutes, 2.7 points, 2.7 assists and 2.0 rebounds.
The role was modest, but it was real rotation service. Chicago received nearly 700 regular-season minutes from the acquired guard.
Dudley did not become a long-term Bull. The 1979-80 league transaction ledger records Chicago waiving him on September 25, 1979, before he appeared in another regular-season game for the franchise.
There is no traceable downstream Chicago return attached to that waiver. Dudley's branch therefore ends with one season and 43 games.
Why Chicago Holds Only a Small Edge
This is not a trade where either side found a major long-term asset. Chicago got one season of reserve point-guard minutes. Golden State converted the pick into a player who never appeared in an NBA regular-season game.
The unresolved cash term keeps Golden State from being treated as receiving literally nothing. Cash had transaction value at the time, but without a documented amount it cannot be translated into a precise retrospective grade.
The source conflict also matters editorially. Basketball-Reference's clean one-for-one listing is incomplete relative to the Warriors' own media guide, while the official guide's October 10 date is corroborated by RealGM. This review therefore records the disagreement instead of silently choosing one source and hiding the other.
Final Verdict
Slight Bulls Edge, C-/D. Chicago receives a C- because Dudley supplied 43 games and 684 minutes of real rotation service before being waived. Golden State receives a D because the No. 28 pick became Salisbury, who produced no NBA regular-season career, while the additional cash return remains unquantified. The difference is real but small, and confidence is medium-high because the on-court outcomes are clear even though the sources disagree on the administrative date and cash term.