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Report: Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder agree on 8-player trade
Veteran ahead Derrick Favors is reportedly headed to Houston.
The Houston Rockets and Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder got here to phrases on a commerce Thursday night, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Eight gamers in complete can be concerned, 4 from every workforce, in addition to a 2025 second-round decide headed to Houston.
Houston will get:
- Derrick Favors
- Ty Jerome
- Moe Harkless
- Theo Maledon
- 2025 second-round decide
Oklahoma Metropolis will get:
- David Nwaba
- Sterling Brown
- Trey Burke
- Marquese Chriss
Per Wojnarowski, the Thunder will accumulate two commerce exceptions whereas transferring properly beneath the luxurious tax, with the second-round decide compensating Houston for taking up additional wage.
Cap-centric deal for each groups: Thunder acquire two commerce exceptions and drop about $10M beneath luxurious tax. Rockets get a second-round decide for taking up $1M in wage. Favors can have worth as a backup middle, or elsewhere on a commerce in market too. https://t.co/k8zpgthwOh
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 30, 2022
Favors, the No. 3 decide within the 2010 Draft, joins his fourth workforce in 4 years after spending the majority of his profession with the Utah Jazz. The 31-year-old massive man has averaged 5.4 factors and 5.2 rebounds since transferring to a full-time bench position during the last two seasons.