Lakers Win
Minneapolis Lakers and New York Knicks produced a stronger realized return for Lakers in the 1960-01-24 exchange: Ray Felix; 1960 fourth-round pick (#27-Ben Warley); plus 1 additional asset for Dick Garmaker; 1960 second-round pick (#10-Dave Budd).
Los Angeles Lakers Received
- Player Ray Felix
- Draft Pick 1960 fourth-round pick (#27- Ben Warley )
- Cash $25,000 cash
New York Knicks Received
- Player Dick Garmaker
- Draft Pick 1960 second-round pick (#10- Dave Budd )
Trade Analysis
Los Angeles Lakers Perspective
Minneapolis Lakers received Ray Felix; 1960 fourth-round pick (#27-Ben Warley); $25,000 cash and sent Dick Garmaker; 1960 second-round pick (#10-Dave Budd) in the transaction with New York Knicks. 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.
New York Knicks Perspective
New York acquired Dick Garmaker; 1960 second round pick (#10-Dave Budd) and sent Ray Felix; 1960 fourth round pick (#27-Ben Warley); $25,000 cash. the other team captured substantially more realized value than New York. The grade emphasizes realized player impact, pick outcomes, roster fit and asset cost rather than assuming the Knicks or the other team would have made identical downstream draft choices. For lower-profile historical deals, confidence is intentionally conservative because archival detail and transaction mechanics are thinner than for modern trades.