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1949 first-round pick (No. 7) to the Chicago Rockets

July 8, 1948 · Chicago Rockets, New York Yankees

This trade is the root of the Pete Elliott (1948) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Chicago Rockets receives

  • a 1949 first-round pick (No. 7, became Pete Elliott)

New York Yankees sent a 1949 first-round pick (No. 7, became Pete Elliott)

Trade context

New York trades its 1949 AAFC secret-draft first-round pick to Chicago.

Full trade terms

On July 8, 1948, New York Yankees sent a 1949 first-round pick (No. 7, became Pete Elliott) to Chicago Rockets; return not recorded.

What the assets did next

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