Thunder and Rockets agree on a 8-player trade

In a surprising move, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets participated in an eight player trade over the weekend. Neither team received star players, but rather swapped some rotational pieces.

Here is the full trade in detail:

Houston receives:

Derrick Favors

Ty Jerome

Moe Harkless

Theo Maledon

2025 second-round pick

Oklahoma City receives:

David Nwaba

Sterling Brown

Trey Burke

Marquese Chriss

With the trade being completed, Oklahoma City was able to move off the contract of Derrick Favors who is guaranteed $10 million this season. In doing so, the Thunder were able to drop under the luxury tax and add two trade exceptions.

Cap-centric deal for both teams: Thunder gain two trade exceptions and…