This is a great move---a Dwight Howard or max contract fitting into the Rockets would make it very difficult to slot in 2 or 3 first-rounders---Morey has proven that he's very good with second rounders, and you can get a bunch of gems down there on the cheap.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Deal can't be completed until July 10, but agreed in principle now, sources tell Y! Houston goes into Dwight Howard meeting with cap space.</p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/statuses/351498683042365444">July 1, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Deal can't be completed until July 10, but agreed in principle now, sources tell Y! Houston goes into Dwight Howard meeting with cap space.</p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/statuses/351498683042365444">July 1, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I'm betting the players are Marko Todorovic and Kostas Papanikolaou see article http://www.blazersedge.com/2013/6/2...ational-f-kostas-papanikolaou-generates-trade
Normally I would be angry that no first is coming back, but seconds almost seem to be more useful to us than firsts. Feel bad for Trob, but it was needed.
They picked up a couple foreign draft rights from the Knicks in the Felton/Jared Jeffries sign and trade. Assuming they haven't traded them away, one of the foreign eurostash guys is Papa (K)Nick that was drafted last year by the Knicks.
