This legacy record is a real George Kaftan rights sale with the wrong decade and the wrong Bullets franchise attached. New York sold Kaftan's player rights to the original Baltimore Bullets on November 20, 1952, not to the later Chicago/Baltimore/Washington franchise in 1962. Basketball-Reference's Knicks, original Baltimore and league transaction ledgers, Kaftan's player page, and RealGM all agree on the 1952 date and destination. Kaftan then played 23 regular-season games for Baltimore in 1952-53, averaging 5.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in 16.5 minutes per game before becoming a free agent the next summer. The cash amount New York received is not preserved in the sources reviewed, so the corrected record remains Insufficient Evidence rather than forcing a winner.
No separate canonical grade is recorded for Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954), New York Knicks.
The transaction is real, but it belongs to November 20, 1952. New York sold George Kaftan’s player rights to the original Baltimore Bullets, not to the later Chicago/Baltimore/Washington franchise in 1962.
Knicks, original Baltimore and league transaction records all place the rights sale in 1952. Kaftan’s player history and RealGM transaction record support the same destination and date.
After the sale, Kaftan appeared in 23 regular-season games for Baltimore in 1952-53, averaging 5.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in 16.5 minutes per game. He became a free agent the following summer.
New York’s cash return is not preserved in the reviewed sources. Baltimore received a short stretch of measurable player production, but without the sale amount there is not enough evidence to grade either side responsibly.
Insufficient Evidence This legacy record is a real George Kaftan rights sale with the wrong decade and the wrong Bullets franchise attached. New York sold Kaftan's player rights to the original Baltimore Bullets on November 20, 1952, not to the later Chicago/Baltimore/Washington franchise in 1962.