Blazers Win
New Orleans acquired Jerryd Bayless from Portland Trail Blazers for first round pick (protected top 7 in 2011, top 8 in 2012-14, else 2015 second round pick, 2016 second round pick) (2011 #19-Tobias Harris).
New Orleans Pelicans Received
- Player Jerryd Bayless
Portland Trail Blazers Received
- Draft Pick first round pick (protected top 7 in 2011, top 8 in 2012-14, else 2015 second round pick, 2016 second round pick) (2011 #19-Tobias Harris)
Trade Analysis
The Jerryd Bayless trade was a severe long-term loss for New Orleans. The Hornets surrendered a protected first-round pick that ultimately became the No. 19 selection in the 2011 draft, used on Tobias Harris, and received Bayless for only a matter of weeks before moving him again. Harris developed into a high-level starter and long-term scoring forward, while New Orleans extracted almost no durable value from the initial acquisition. The protections reduced some of the original risk, but once the pick conveyed and the player outcome became known, the hindsight gap became enormous. This is an F-level result because premium draft capital was converted into a very short rental.