Houston finished with a modest realized-value edge: Houston received 2015 second-round pick (protected top 50 and #56-60, else extinguished) (not exercised) from Toronto Raptors for David Andersen; $1M cash.
Houston sent David Andersen and $1 million to Toronto on July 28, 2010, receiving a future second-round pick subject to narrow 2015 protections. The choice was extinguished rather than conveyed, leaving the Rockets with no actual draft selection. The original promise of a later second therefore did not create an eventual drafted Houston player. The outgoing cash was a separate asset from Andersen, not part of a player-for-player exchange.
The Raptors acquired Andersen, a center with professional playing experience, and an immediate $1 million payment. Both elements constituted actual compensation, even if the player's time and impact in Toronto were limited. Toronto did not have to surrender a realized pick after the 2015 terms failed. The club's B+ grade can be explained by acquiring real roster and financial value for what ultimately became an unfulfilled draft obligation.
Houston's side depended on whether the 2015 second-round choice landed outside the specified protected range. It did not, so the selection wasn't exercised. That distinction controls the realized evaluation: the Rockets gave up a player and cash and received no later pick. Crediting Houston with the production of an unrelated drafted prospect would misstate the outcome. The narrow conditional structure turned what looked like delayed compensation into no traceable basketball return.
Raptors Win. Toronto earns B+ for David Andersen and the accompanying $1 million in cash, while Houston receives D because its protected 2015 second-round pick never conveyed. The difference rests on actual transferred player and financial assets, not an imagined future selection.