NBA Trade Verdict

Knicks Win

New York acquired Zach Randolph; Fred Jones; Dan Dickau; rights to Demetris Nichols from Blazers for Steve Francis; Channing Frye; 2008 second round pick (#36-Omer Asik). Both sides realized enough value that a decisive winner would overstate the result.

June 28, 2007 New York Knicks / Portland Trail Blazers Record confidence: Medium

New York Knicks Received

Portland Trail Blazers Received

Trade Analysis

New York acquired Zach Randolph; Fred Jones; Dan Dickau; rights to Demetris Nichols and sent Steve Francis; Channing Frye; 2008 second round pick (#36-Omer Asik). 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.