The Houston Rockets have traded former Kentucky guard Brandon Knight to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Knight is part of a three-way deal that sends Iman Shumpert to Houston and Alec Burks to Sacramento. The Rockets sent Knight, Marquese Chriss and a first round pick to the Cavaliers.
Houston, Cleveland and Sacramento completing a three-way deal that will send Iman Shumpert to the Rockets, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 7, 2019
Cleveland will send Alec Burks to the Kings, and Rockets send Brandon Knight, Marquese Chriss and a protected first to Cavaliers, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 7, 2019
Houston will send a lottery protected 2019 first-round pick to the Cavaliers in deal, per source.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 7, 2019
Cleveland will send Nik Stauskas and Wade Baldwin to the Rockets in the three-way deal, league source tells ESPN. Cavaliers acquired those two guards in Sunday's trade with Portland that sent Rodney Hood to the Blazers.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 7, 2019
De’Aaron Fox doesn’t appear to be a fan of losing Shumpert as a teammate:
— De'Aaron Fox (@swipathefox) February 7, 2019
