Well that escalated quickly.
The Houston Rockets have traded disgruntled MVP James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets in a monstrous four-team deal that sends Jarrett Allen to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Caris LeVert to the Indiana Pacers, Victor Oladipo to the Rockets, and every first-round pick that Brooklyn is allowed to trade to Houston.
Sources: Full current trade:
Rockets: Victor Oladipo, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, 3 BKN first-rounders (22, 24, 26), 1 MIL first (22, unprotected), 4 BKN 1st round swaps (21, 23, 25, 27)
Nets: James Harden
Pacers: Caris LeVert, 2nd-rounder
Cavs: Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 13, 2021Harden had been pushing for a trade for weeks, with the situation getting awkward and ugly on numerous occasions.