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Report: Timberwolves trade Robert Covington to Rockets in 4-team deal

The Philadelphia 76ers had emerged as one of the top potential landing spots for Robert Covington before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, but he’s now off the table. As ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported, the Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to send Covington to the Houston Rockets as part of a massive four-team deal.

ESPN Sources: 4-team trade agreement: Houston: Robert Covington; Atlanta: Clint Capela and Nene; Minnesota: Malik Beasley, Juancho Hernangomez, Evan Turner, ATL 1st round pick via Nets; Denver: Gerald Green, Houston FRP.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 5, 2020

Wojnarowski also added that this trade could potentially get even bigger.