NBA Trade Verdict

Wolves Win

Minnesota acquired Robert Vaden; 2012 second round pick (#58-Robbie Hummel); 2013 conditional second round pick (if Thunder 2012 pick is #47-60) (#59-Bojan Dubljevic) while sending out Lazar Hayward in the 2011-12-13 transaction with Thunder.

December 13, 2011 Minnesota Timberwolves / Oklahoma City Thunder Record confidence: Medium

Minnesota Timberwolves Received

Trade Analysis

Minnesota comes out ahead, but the margin is modest rather than decisive. Minnesota received Robert Vaden; 2012 second round pick (#58-Robbie Hummel); 2013 conditional second round pick (if Thunder 2012 pick is #47-60) (#59-Bojan Dubljevic), while the outgoing side was Lazar Hayward. 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.