The Houston Rockets have made a trade on deadline day, but the ramifications of the deal may be bigger than the parties involved.
According to Calvin Watkins of ESPN, the Rockets sent Donatas Motiejunas and Marcus Thornton to the Detroit Pistons for Joel Anthony and a protected first-round pick (top-eight in 2016, top-10 in 2017 and 2018). They then turned around and flipped Anthony and a second-round pick for the rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum, who was last seen playing in Finland and won’t likely have an NBA future.