Just hours after acquiring Nik Stauskas and Wade Baldwin IV in a trade with the Cavaliers, the Rockets have sent the duo to the Pacers for a second-round pick.
Sources: Rockets will send only a second-round pick to Pacers, no cash in deal. Pacers will waive Stauskas and Baldwin.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 7, 2019
The move opens up two more roster spots for the Rockets to contend in the buyout market. It also puts the Rockets in unusual territory: under the luxury tax.