Post#325 » by ctorres » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:21 pm
The Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks have agreed on a deal!
The Houston Rockets send their 1st (#25), 2nd (#36), 3rd (#85), 4th (#96), 5th (#145), 6th (#156), 7th (#205), 8th (#216), 9th (#265), and 10th (#276) round picks.
The Dallas Mavericks send their 1st (#30), 2nd (#31), 3rd (#90), 4th (#91), 5th (#150), 6th (#151), 7th (#210), 8th (#211), 11th (#330), 12th (#331) round picks.
The trade is basically a pick swap up to the 8th round. After than, the Mavericks will have two high 9th round and two high 10th round picks at their disposal. Their 12-man roster will be complete by the 6th pick in the 10th round.
The Rockets completed this deal due to the convenience of having consecutive picks for the first 8 rounds. On every turn, the Rockets plan on making two picks at the same time, rather than being the type of team that allows the draft to unnecessarily drag on. The team is banking on other gm's reaching on some of their picks (especially this year's rookie class), allowing better players to drop.