NBA Trade Grades: Houston Rockets Add Lou Williams From Lakers

With the Los Angeles Lakers agreeing to send Lou Williams to the Houston Rockets for Corey Brewer and a draft pick, it’s time for some NBA Trade Grades.

NBA trade season began the moment the Charlotte Hornets inexplicably dealt for Miles Plumlee, and ever since then, the deals have gotten progressively more insane.

Though the latest transaction to trickle out through Twitter never had a chance of living up to the inexplicable heist the New Orleans Pelicans got with DeMarcus Cousins, Tuesday evening provided a fairly even swap for both involved parties.

As first reported by The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Houston Rockets have agreed to send Corey Brewer and a first round draft pick to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for noted bench scorer Lou Williams.

According to USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick, that pick is a 2017 first-rounder. There are no protections on the pick, per TNT’s David Aldridge.

With Magic Johnson taking over as president of basketball operations for the Lakers earlier in the day and Rob Pelinka set to join the party as their new general manager, the pressure was on for this prestigious franchise to let the fans know their team is still in good hands.

Meanwhile, the Rockets added more scoring and guard depth to a high-powered offense that already had a Sixth Man of the Year candidate. The question is, how did each side fare in this seemingly sensible deal? Here are NBA Trade Grades for both sides.