NBA Trade Verdict

Knicks Win

New York acquired cash from Bullets for rights to Elbert Butler / Al Butler (J.). Both sides realized enough value that a decisive winner would overstate the result.

October 16, 1964 New York Knicks / Washington Wizards Record confidence: Medium

New York Knicks Received

  • Cash cash

Washington Wizards Received

  • Player Al Butler (J.)

Trade Analysis

New York acquired cash and sent rights to Elbert Butler / Al Butler (J.). Both sides realized enough value that a decisive winner would overstate the result. The grade emphasizes realized player impact, pick outcomes, roster fit and asset cost rather than assuming the Knicks or the other team would have made identical downstream draft choices. For lower-profile historical deals, confidence is intentionally conservative because archival detail and transaction mechanics are thinner than for modern trades.