76ers Win
Philadelphia 76ers won the 1979-10-05 trade in hindsight: San Diego Clippers' return of Joe Bryant did not match the realized value of 1986 first-round pick (#1-Brad Daugherty).
LA Clippers Received
- Player Joe Bryant
Philadelphia 76ers Received
- Draft Pick 1986 first-round pick (#1- Brad Daugherty )
Trade Analysis
Joe Bryant provided modest value, while the first-round pick ultimately became the No. 1 selection used on All-Star center Brad Daugherty. The Clippers franchise received Joe Bryant and sent 1986 first-round pick (#1-Brad Daugherty). The downstream player and draft outcomes created a clear value gap in the counterpart's favor. Because this was a franchise-level transaction, the evaluation gives extra weight to star-level production, years of control, playoff impact and identifiable downstream draft conversion rather than treating the assets as interchangeable. This transaction belongs to the San Diego Clippers era of the same continuous Buffalo-to-San Diego-to-Los Angeles Clippers franchise, so the historical team label is preserved rather than rewritten as a modern Los Angeles transaction.