A Salary-Management Deal Sent Tyler to Atlanta
The Warriors traded Jeremy Tyler to the Hawks on February 21, 2013, receiving cash and future considerations. Golden State was trying to reduce payroll obligations around the trade deadline as it built a playoff roster. Tyler was a young forward-center who had found limited opportunities behind other Golden State big men. Atlanta accepted the possibility of developing a mobile reserve at relatively low acquisition cost. The arrangement was part of the same day's roster reshuffling that also sent Charles Jenkins to Philadelphia, but the transactions involved different counterparties and must be evaluated separately.
The Hawks Gave Tyler a Single Five-Minute Game
Atlanta's official March 6 announcement is unusually precise about Tyler's direct return. He appeared once for the Hawks, on March 4 at Denver, recording three rebounds in five minutes. The Hawks then waived him. That is the entirety of his NBA playing record for Atlanta after the trade. His previous 62 games in Golden State uniforms and later appearances elsewhere cannot be added to the Hawks return. A single short appearance does not support a high player-development grade, although Atlanta had a defensible reason to inspect a young center.
The Warriors Received Financial Consideration
Golden State's team transaction register identifies cash and unspecified future considerations as the assets acquired for Tyler. The actual amount of cash and any later exercised draft choice are not established by the named entries in the imported ledger, so those should not be invented. Contemporary reporting connected the Tyler and Jenkins transactions with reducing the team's financial commitments below the luxury-tax line. That context provides a reason for the club to part with an inexpensive player without demanding another regular-season contributor in return. Roster flexibility was the intended benefit.
Measured Value Was Primarily on the Selling Side
The Hawks obtained a player they briefly tested and then released, while Golden State received some financial consideration and payroll relief. Atlanta's NBA output was one game and no scoring, which puts the incoming basketball return near the bottom of the scale. Golden State's payment cannot be converted to fictional wins, but it was a concrete reason to complete the deal. The earlier Hawks-favored judgment put too much weight on the possibility of Tyler developing rather than what Atlanta actually received. A narrowly favorable Warriors result recognizes the tangible financial benefits without overstating the stakes.
Final Verdict
Warriors Win. Golden State receives C+ for cash, future consideration and financial flexibility from trading Jeremy Tyler. Atlanta gets D+ because Tyler played one Hawks regular-season game, collecting three rebounds in five minutes before his March 6 waiver. The club's earlier Tyler appearances elsewhere are not Hawks production, and no unverified later draft selection is credited to Golden State.