Even Trade

The exchange produced broadly comparable realized value for Indiana and Portland Trail Blazers. Indiana received Hank McDowell and sent 1986 third-round pick (#49-Juden Smith). The Pacers side is graded C, compared with C for the aggregate the other team return. The evaluation emphasizes what the players and draft assets actually became, while still accounting for role, timing, contract context and the competitive window. It does not treat every later outcome as something the teams could have perfectly predicted on the transaction date.