Cincinnati traded Larry Staverman to the Chicago Zephyrs for Dave Piontek on July 13, 1962. Basketball-Reference's Royals, Zephyrs, league and player transaction records all agree on that date and straight player-for-player structure, correcting the legacy June 30 entry that described a player-to-be-named-later or draft-pick mechanism. Piontek played 48 games for Cincinnati in 1962-63, averaging 2.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 9.5 minutes per game, then left the NBA. Staverman played 33 games for Chicago at 7.2 points and 4.8 rebounds, remained with the franchise into its Baltimore move, and was traded to Detroit in October 1963 for Kevin Loughery. Loughery then became a major long-term Baltimore guard. The realized and downstream value clearly favors the Chicago/Baltimore franchise.
Cincinnati sent Larry Staverman to the Chicago Zephyrs for Dave Piontek on July 13, 1962. The league, team and player transaction records all support that straight player-for-player structure, replacing the older June 30 description that suggested a player-to-be-named-later or draft-pick mechanism.
Piontek appeared in 48 games for Cincinnati in 1962-63, averaging 2.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 9.5 minutes per game, then left the NBA. Cincinnati received a real rotation player, but the return was brief and did not create a second asset.
Staverman played 33 games for Chicago at 7.2 points and 4.8 rebounds, stayed with the franchise through its move to Baltimore and was later traded to Detroit for Kevin Loughery. Loughery became a major long-term guard for the Baltimore franchise, extending the value beyond Staverman’s own games.
Cincinnati’s return was tangible but short-lived. Chicago received the better immediate player season and then converted Staverman into another useful long-term piece. The corrected date and structure also remove the uncertainty that had surrounded the legacy version of the transaction.
Wizards Win — Cincinnati C+, Chicago/Washington franchise A. Cincinnati traded Larry Staverman to the Chicago Zephyrs for Dave Piontek on July 13, 1962. Basketball-Reference's Royals, Zephyrs, league and player transaction records all agree on that date and straight player-for-player structure, correcting the legacy June 30 entry that described a player-to-be-named-later or draft-pick mechanism.