Minnesota acquired 2007 second round pick (#41-Chris Richard); cash while sending out rights to Bobby Jones (Ray) in the 2006-06-28 transaction with 76ers.
Minnesota drafted Bobby Jones at No. 37 in 2006 and immediately moved his rights to Philadelphia for cash and a 2007 second-round pick. The Timberwolves were not giving up an established rotation player; they were converting one second-round draft right into a later second plus cash. That gave Minnesota another chance to draft while preserving flexibility from the same asset tier.
The incoming second landed at No. 41 in 2007, where Minnesota selected Chris Richard. Richard became a depth big for the Timberwolves and spent time moving between the NBA roster and the Sioux Falls Skyforce. The return was modest, but it was real NBA value from the pick, and the cash component came on top of it. Minnesota therefore realized something from both parts of its package rather than watching the trade expire at draft night.
Jones did play for Philadelphia as a rookie, so the 76ers received legitimate value from the rights they acquired. A year later he was traded with Steven Hunter to Denver for Reggie Evans and the rights to Ricky Sánchez. That later return cannot be assigned entirely to Jones because Hunter was part of the same outgoing package, so it should not be fully credited back to this 2006 trade. On the directly attributable record, Philadelphia received a short Jones stint while Minnesota got Richard plus cash.
Wolves Win — Minnesota B, Philadelphia C+. Philadelphia got a real NBA player in Bobby Jones and one useful rookie season, so the deal was not empty on the 76ers’ side. Minnesota still finishes slightly ahead because the Wolves received cash plus the 2007 second that became Chris Richard. The difference is narrow, and the grade deliberately does not over-credit Philadelphia for a later Jones-and-Hunter package whose return cannot be cleanly split between the two outgoing players.