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NEWARK, N.J. -- The New Jersey Nets have traded Terrence Williams to the
Houston Rockets in a three-way deal that will land them Los Angeles
Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic and a pair of first-round draft picks,
sources confirmed to ESPN.com.
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The trade, which has been agreed upon in principle, will also send
Nets veteran power forward Joe Smith to the Lakers, while New Jersey
will receive Los Angeles' 2011 first-round pick and Houston's 2012
lottery-protected first rounder, sources said.
The acquisition of the two first-round picks now gives the Nets a
total of five first-rounders over the next two seasons. Aside from their
own 2011 and 2012 firsts, New Jersey also has the Golden State
Warriors' lottery-protected 2011 first-round pick, which was acquired in
the Marcus Williams trade back in 2008.
The deal cannot be finalized until Dec. 15, according to NBA rules
that prohibit offseason signees from being traded -- and Smith fits that
bill.
Williams was announced as inactive by Nets head coach Avery Johnson
before Tuesday night's game, but Johnson would not divulge why. When
asked if it was because of bad behavior, which has caused Johnson to
place Williams on the inactive list earlier this season, he responded,
"no."
Nets general manager Billy King refused to confirm or deny if a trade
was imminent.
Williams, a first-round pick in 2009, was has been fined this season for
showing up late to practices and he was sent home from another game for
failing to follow team policy. He was shipped to Nets' D-League in
Springfield, Mass. for a couple of games before being brought back to
the team last week.
He is averaging 6.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists this season. |
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