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NBA Trade Deadline Tracker: Mayhem Ensues

By Phil Watson

Jan 31, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic (1) looks for a foul call against the Golden State Warriors in the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 31, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic (1) looks for a foul call against the Golden State Warriors in the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 7, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard K.J. McDaniels (14) looks to shoot during the fourth quarter of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at the Wells Fargo Center. The Sixers beat the Hornets 89-81. Mandatory Credit: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 7, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard K.J. McDaniels (14) looks to shoot during the fourth quarter of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at the Wells Fargo Center. The Sixers beat the Hornets 89-81. Mandatory Credit: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports /

Rockets get McDaniels, Prigioni in separate deals

The Houston Rockets were again busy at the trading deadline, making a couple of deals to add some backcourt depth.

The big get for Houston is rookie guard K.J. McDaniels from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Isaiah Canaan and a second-round pick.

But the Rockets also got veteran Pablo Prigioni from the New York Knicks for Alexey Shved and two second-round selections.

McDaniels fell to the second-round in the draft last June, but has been one of the NBA’s top rookies this year, averaging 9.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 blocks in 25.4 minutes. He is shooting .399/.293/.756.

He signed a one-year deal, meaning he is going to become a rarity—a free agent entering his second year—and the 76ers didn’t want to pay what it would have cost to keep him.

Prigioni, meanwhile, is only in his third NBA season, but the 37-year-old is a seasoned international pro. He is averaging 4.7 points, 2.4 assists, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 18.5 minutes a game on .422/.374/.846 shooting.

Canaan had played in just 25 games this season and was averaging 6.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 14.8 minutes a game, shooting .405/.381/.762 in his second NBA season.

For Shved, it’s his third trade since August. He left Minnesota for Philadelphia as part of the Kevin Love blockbuster over the summer, then was traded to the Rockets in a team that sent Corey Brewer to Houston.

In 26 games overall, he is averaging 7.6 points and 1.9 assists in 13.2 minutes a game, but he was buried at the end of Houston’s bench—playing just 59 minutes in nine appearances since the Dec. 19 trade from the 76ers.

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