NBA Trade Verdict

Jazz Win

On June 7, 2005, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired 2005 second round pick (#60-Alex Acker) from the Utah Jazz in exchange for 2008 second round pick (protected top 35 in 2008-09) (2008 #44-Ante Tomic).

June 7, 2005 Philadelphia 76ers / Utah Jazz Record confidence: Medium

Philadelphia 76ers Received

Utah Jazz Received

  • Draft Pick 2008 second round pick (protected top 35 in 2008-09) (2008 #44- Ante Tomic )

Trade Analysis

Philadelphia Swapped a Later Pick for the 2005 No. 60

The 76ers received Utah's 2005 second-round selection on June 7, 2005. It became No. 60 Alex Acker. In return the Jazz took a future second-round selection protected within the top 35 in 2008-09, and the transferred pick ultimately became the 2008 No. 44 choice associated with Ante Tomić. This was an exchange of two different draft timelines, not a trade involving a current NBA rotation player or cash compensation.

Acker Was the Final Pick of the 2005 Draft

Philadelphia used the incoming choice on Acker at the end of the second round. Selection No. 60 offered a low-cost development chance but very little leverage compared with a lottery or early second-round asset. The Sixers' C+ grade credits receiving and using a real selection without pretending that its outcome created a major roster pillar. The pick carried limited upside relative to the future second sent to Utah.

Utah Turned the Obligation Into No. 44 in 2008

The Jazz's acquired protected pick eventually resolved into a named No. 44 selection in the 2008 draft, used on Ante Tomić. That is a more favorable position than the last pick of 2005, even though Tomić's subsequent European career cannot be counted as NBA playing time for Utah. Utah obtained draft rights with a different prospect profile and retained more long-term options than the narrow Acker outcome supplied to Philadelphia.

Final Verdict

Jazz Win. Utah gets B+ for the 2008 No. 44 selection linked to Ante Tomić. Philadelphia earns C+ for the 2005 No. 60 pick that became Alex Acker. The Jazz's later pick created the stronger draft-rights opportunity, while neither side bought an established NBA player.

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