Slight Pelicans Edge

Miami received Luke Babbitt and sent 2018 second-round pick (#51-Tony Carr); cash in the 2016-07-10 transaction with New Orleans Pelicans. Miami's side produced somewhat better realized value, but the other team still retained enough useful production or asset value to keep the result from being a clear win. The grade weighs realized NBA production, playoff contribution, draft conversion, contract and cap effects, and identifiable downstream asset use rather than simply comparing names on trade day. The displayed team grades for Miami Heat and New Orleans Pelicans reflect the realized value of the players, draft assets and transaction context that ultimately materialized. This is a retrospective value judgment based on what the assets became and how they affected the Heat, not a claim that every later development was predictable when the trade was made.