Experienced forward Trevor Ariza will lead his fourth team this week as part of a trade of three teams involved with the Detroit Pistons, the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wozniacki.
Sources said Ariza will be rearranged from the derailment that sent Justin Jackson to Oklahoma City, from Detroit to Oklahoma City, sources said.
This is the third trade this week involving Ariza, who has played for nine teams in his 16-year NBA career. The Portland Trail Blazers sent Ariza to the Houston Rockets for forward Robert Cuwington with two first-round picks. The Rockets redistributed Ariza and Detroit’s first-round pick, which turned into a sign and trade deal, allowed Houston to add Christian Wood plus a secure future first-rounder ahead of center / power. The Pistons then passed the Arizona (.8 12.8 million terminated contract) on the Thunder.
Moving Wright and Jackson in exchange for Johnson opens the roster spot for the Maves, which was Dallas’ primary motivation for the deal, sources said. Mavericks also emphasizes Johnson’s toughness at 6ft-7, 240 pounds, whose 16 16 million expiring contract could be useful in future trade discussions.
The Thunder got an undisclosed draft pick from the Pistons in a deal with Jackson, who averaged 5.5 points per game as a Maves reserve last season and has million 1 million left in the final year of his contract this season.
Wright, 28, who has વર્ષ 17.5 million left on his contract for the remaining two years, has an average of 7.3 points and 2.9 assists for three teams in his career.
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