NBA Trade Verdict

Wolves Win

Minnesota acquired 1990 first round pick (#20-Gerald Glass); 1991 second round pick (#44-Alvaro Teheran); 1992 conditional second round pick (#36-Duane Cooper) while sending out Rick Mahorn in the 1989-10-27 transaction with 76ers.

October 27, 1989 Minnesota Timberwolves / Philadelphia 76ers Record confidence: Medium

Minnesota Timberwolves Received

Trade Analysis

Minnesota comes out ahead, but the margin is modest rather than decisive. Minnesota received 1990 first round pick (#20-Gerald Glass); 1991 second round pick (#44-Alvaro Teheran); 1992 conditional second round pick (#36-Duane Cooper), while the outgoing side was Rick Mahorn. The grade weighs actual NBA production, realized draft outcomes, asset longevity and the transaction context rather than simply counting the number of pieces. Where a conditional pick did not convey or a future mechanism remains unresolved, that uncertainty is not treated as realized value. Confidence is medium because the trade details identify the principal assets with enough specificity for a hindsight comparison.