NBA Trade Verdict
Slight Pacers Edge
Indiana earned a modest hindsight edge over Los Angeles Clippers, with Johnny Neumann providing the better realized return.
October 18, 1977 Indiana Pacers / LA Clippers Record confidence: Medium
Indiana Pacers Received
- Player Johnny Neumann
LA Clippers Received
- Draft Pick 1978 third-round pick (#48- Mike Santos )
- Cash future considerations / cash
Trade Analysis
Indiana finished with a modest but defensible realized-value edge over Los Angeles Clippers. Indiana received Johnny Neumann and sent 1978 third-round pick (#48-Mike Santos); future considerations / cash. The Pacers side is graded C+, compared with C for the aggregate the other team return. Because this was a lower-impact transaction, the grade is intentionally compressed; modest cash, rights, or late-pick differences are not inflated into franchise-level wins or losses.