NBA Trade Verdict
Slight Bucks Edge
Indiana earned a modest hindsight edge over Milwaukee Bucks, with Scott Skiles providing the better realized return.
June 21, 1987 Indiana Pacers / Milwaukee Bucks Record confidence: High
Indiana Pacers Received
- Player Scott Skiles
Milwaukee Bucks Received
- Draft Pick 1989 second-round pick (#34- Gary Leonard )
Trade Analysis
The long-term comparison leans modestly toward Milwaukee Bucks, although Indiana still received meaningful value. Indiana received Scott Skiles and sent 1989 second-round pick (#34-Gary Leonard). The Pacers side is graded B-, 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.