NBA Trade Verdict

Knicks Win

New Orleans acquired cash from New York Knicks for rights to Josh Harrellson.

June 23, 2011 New Orleans Pelicans / New York Knicks Record confidence: Medium

New Orleans Pelicans Received

  • Cash cash

New York Knicks Received

Trade Analysis

The counterparty appears to have extracted somewhat more realized value, though New Orleans retained a defensible return. New Orleans received cash and sent rights to Josh Harrellson in the transaction with New York Knicks. The initial grade weighs realized player production, draft outcomes, retained asset value, role, timing and transaction scale rather than simply counting pieces. It also separates direct franchise value from value a counterparty created only through later unrelated trades. Confidence is moderate while the remaining transaction details are independently verified.