The Rockets made their first move on trade deadline day by sending forward Donatas Motiejunas and guard Marcus Thornton to Detroit for center Joel Anthony and a first-round pick in 2016, Yahoo! Sports is reporting.
Motiejunas has missed most of the season with back injury, while Thornton has provided scoring off the bench, averaging 10 points per game in 18 minutes per game.
Anthony, an eight-year veteran, has played in 13 games this season for the Pistons.