The Exchange
The legacy Seattle record says the SuperSonics sent Dorie Murrey to the Baltimore Bullets on July 1, 1970 for a 1971 second-round pick. That sequence conflicts with the stronger transaction record. Seattle's 1969-70 ledger records Murrey leaving the franchise in the May 11 expansion draft, and Portland's media guide identifies Murrey as one of the Trail Blazers' expansion selections. Once Portland selected him, Seattle no longer held the player rights described by this July listing.
Documented Transaction
The supported trade occurred after the 1970-71 season had begun. Basketball-Reference's Portland, Baltimore and league transaction ledgers all record Portland sending Murrey to Baltimore on October 22, 1970 for a 1971 second-round draft pick. Harry Glickman's Portland executive log and Jerry Sachs' Baltimore executive log agree on the same structure. Portland's own media guide also records Murrey as acquired from Seattle in the expansion draft and later traded to Baltimore.
Pick Outcome
The 1971 second-rounder became the No. 27 pick, Rick Fisher. Basketball-Reference's 1971 draft register shows Fisher selected by Portland at that slot. He did not appear in an NBA regular-season game, so the pick produced no NBA playing value. Murrey played only two games for Portland before the October trade and then continued his NBA career with Baltimore. Those outcomes belong to the October 22 Portland-Baltimore transaction, not to the malformed July Seattle record.
Final Resolution
Record Superseded. The July 1 Seattle-Baltimore entry is a legacy timing/team attribution error that duplicates the later Portland-Baltimore Murrey trade after Seattle had already lost Murrey in the expansion draft. TradeVerdicts preserves the legacy archive entry privately for provenance but excludes it from canonical hindsight grading and future public/indexable consideration. The October 22 Portland-Baltimore record remains the canonical transaction.