Toronto Turned One Draft-Rights Swap Into Two NBA Players
Miami sent Toronto the draft rights to Pape Sow plus a 2005 second-round pick and received the rights to Albert Miralles. Sow played 76 NBA games, all for the Raptors, and started 29 of them. The extra second became No. 58 Uros Slokar, who later appeared in 20 games for Toronto. Neither player became a long-term starter, but the Raptors converted both incoming assets into actual NBA minutes.
Miami Never Received NBA Production From Albert Miralles
Miralles was the No. 39 pick in the 2004 draft, but he never appeared in an NBA regular-season game. Miami held his draft rights as an asset, yet the branch never produced Heat minutes before those rights were eventually moved elsewhere. That leaves a direct completed-value gap: Toronto received two players who reached its roster while Miami received no on-court return from Miralles.
The 2004 rights exchanged were attached to different players: Albert Miralles for Miami and Pape Sow for Toronto. The Raptors also received the following year's second-round selection, used at No. 58 on Uros Slokar. Sow appeared in 76 NBA games with Toronto and Slokar added 20, while Miralles' rights never turned into a Heat regular-season appearance. The comparison isn't based on the future reputation of any of these prospects. It follows their direct opportunities after the original transaction, crediting Toronto with its two roster contributors and declining to assign nonexistent Miami production to Miralles. That is why the B+ and C+ grades can differ even on a relatively minor draft-rights exchange.
The Deal Was Small, but the Hindsight Result Is Clear
This was a second-round rights trade, not a franchise-changing transaction, so the grades should stay proportional to the stakes. Toronto still deserves the higher mark because Sow supplied 76 games and Slokar added another 20. Miami took a reasonable draft-rights chance, but once Miralles failed to reach the NBA, the Heat side had little realized value to offset Toronto's two-player return.
Final Verdict
Raptors Win - Toronto B+, Miami C+. Toronto turned Pape Sow and the future second-round pick into 96 combined NBA appearances for the franchise, including 29 starts from Sow. Miami received Albert Miralles' rights but no NBA games from him. The scale is modest, yet the completed value lands clearly with Toronto.