NBA Trade Grades: Lakers Get Tyler Ennis From Houston
By Phil Watson
The Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers made their second deal in three days, exchanging backup point guards Tyler Ennis and Marcelo Huertas. Here are the NBA Trade Grades.
The Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers were back at the table again on Thursday, making their second trade of the week.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, the Rockets shipped backup point guard Tyler Ennis to the Lakers in a move designed to shed salary.
Houston had already cleared some $3.3 million by shipping wing K.J. McDaniels to the Brooklyn Nets earlier in the day.
The Lakers sent back another backup point guard in international veteran Marcelo Huertas, whom Houston intends to waive, according to Wojnarowski.
It’s generally not a huge deal when teams swap third-string point guards and this one will be no different. The key for Houston is shedding Ennis’ $1.7 million salary and then cutting loose Huertas, who was signed for $1.5 million this season.
That will leave the Rockets in good position for the veterans who will be bought out over the next few days, a market that will likely include Andrew Bogut and Deron Williams among others.
So let’s get to the NBA trade grades, shall we?