Goodbye Smoove.
After weeks of Josh Smith appearing in numerous — and repetitive — trade rumors and not appearing on the court, having fallen out of the rotation as Cole Aldrich stepped into his role, the Los Angeles Clippers have finally traded the power forward, per Woj, sending him back to the Houston Rockets.
Clippers have traded Josh Smith back to Housto, sources tell Yahoo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) January 22, 2016
In return for Smith, cash ($460,000) and the draft rights to Maarty Leunen, the Clippers will receive draft rights to Sergei Lishouk.