Rockets Trade Dalembert & 14th Pick to Bucks for 12th Pick + 3 Players

[EmpireWF]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--rockets-deal-samuel-dalembert-to-bucks--get-12th-pick.html

The Houston Rockets have traded center Samuel Dalembert and the 14th pick in Thursday's NBA draft to the Milwaukee Bucks for the 12th pick and three players, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

In addition to the 12th pick, the Rockets will receive guard Shaun Livingston and forwards Jon Leuer and Jon Brockman. The deal allows the Rockets to move up in the draft as they continue to try to compile assets for a possible trade for Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard or Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol. Houston now owns the 12th, 16th and 18th picks.

This is the second trade in as many days for the Rockets, who acquired the 18th pick from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for forward Chase Budinger.

Dalembert played one season for the Rockets, averaging 7.5 points and seven rebounds in 65 games. Only $1.5 million of Dalembert's $6.7 million team option for next season is guaranteed, so the Bucks can waive him and make him a free agent.

Houston's shaking and a moving.

[Glenbino]

Houston seems to be doing something crazy every year and then their roster looks exactly as bland as boring as it did when they started. Sometimes I think Morey is making moves just to make them and support his status as a guy who knows something we all don't.

[ralaw]

Gasol? I am now intrigued by what Houston is doing,

[Len B]

Let's say they are able to get a deal in for Howard. What could they possibly match him up with to make the team any good? Assuming Lowry is gone and Dragic comes back, do they have much upside or enough cap space to acquire another big FA?

[Matt]

That lineup is a carbon copy of what Dwight has had to work with.

Dragic = Jameer Nelson
Courtney Lee = Jason Richardson/Vince Carter
Parsons = Hedo Turkoglu
Scola = Brandon Bass/Ryan Anderson

[KNUBB]

That lineup is a carbon copy of what Dwight has had to work with.

Dragic = Jameer Nelson
Courtney Lee = Jason Richardson/Vince Carter
Parsons = Hedo Turkoglu
Scola = Brandon Bass/Ryan Anderson

You're underselling Scola, but for the most part you are right.

[EmpireWF]

And that's most likely why Dwight would be against re-signing with Houston.

[A Tasty Burgerr]

I like this as long as it means we pick a wing instead of a white center.

[red33]

shaun livingston story is fucked up.

dude had so much potential then boom his knee is fucking destroyed.

[Rudi]

I'm very interested to see what the Rockets plan of attack is tomorrow night.