The trade deadline has come and gone. At the end of the day, the Rockets ledger shows the following:
In: Top-8 Protected 1st Round Pick from Detroit
Out: Donatas Motiejunas, Marcus Thornton, blockbuster acquisition Joel Anthony, Denver’s 2017 2nd round pick
Motiejunas and Thornton, and 2nd Round pick for 1st Round Pick from Detroit; Joel Anthony to Philadelphia for the rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum
Think of this trade as the worst flight you’ve ever had to book because you’re cheap and have to be somewhere. Joel Anthony goes to Philadelphia through Houston from Detroit.