NBA Trade Verdict

Even Trade

Minneapolis Lakers and Atlanta Hawks produced broadly comparable realized value in the 1958-02-16 exchange: loan of Frank Selvy for remainder of 1957-58 season for rights to Dick Boushka; rights to Terry Rand.

February 16, 1958 Atlanta Hawks / Los Angeles Lakers Record confidence: Medium

Atlanta Hawks Received

Los Angeles Lakers Received

  • Other loan of Frank Selvy for remainder of 1957-58 season

Trade Analysis

Minneapolis Lakers received loan of Frank Selvy for remainder of 1957-58 season and sent rights to Dick Boushka; rights to Terry Rand in the transaction with Atlanta Hawks. Neither side created enough durable separation to force a directional result, reflected in the B-/B- grade pairing. The evaluation is retrospective: it weighs what the players and draft assets actually became, while still considering role, age, contract timing, competitive-window fit and identifiable downstream asset conversion.