Warriors Win

Golden State bought Patrick McCaw's draft rights for cash and received useful minutes on championship teams. Golden State received rights to Patrick McCaw and sent $2.4M cash. The long-term value clearly favored Golden State. The displayed team grades for Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks reflect the realized value of the players, draft assets and transaction context that ultimately materialized. The judgment is retrospective and does not assume that every later draft outcome was predictable on the trade date.