Knicks Win

The long-term value clearly favored New York Knicks over Indiana. Indiana received 1985 second-round pick (#27-Dwayne McClain) and sent Butch Carter. The Pacers side is graded C-, compared with B+ 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.