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Donatas Motiejunas and Marcus Thornton have been traded

The Rockets get Joel Anthony and a top-8 protected first round pick from the Detroit Pistons in the deal.

Daryl Morey has finally made a trade deadline move for the Rockets, but it's probably not the one you were looking for or hoping for. The Rockets have trimmed their rotation in exchange for a draft pick.

In deal, Detroit will send Joel Anthony and a protected 2016 first-round pick to the Rockets, league sources tell @TheVertical

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 18, 2016

On the court, it's a disappointing haul for Donatas Motiejunas, who has obvious talent but just hasn't been able to get on the court this season due to back injuries.