The Houston Rockets traded small forward Trevor Ariza and the No. 16 pick to the Detroit Pistons for a future first-round pick, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Ariza was just recently acquired by the Rockets in a trade that sent forward Robert Covington to the Portland Trail Blazers.
“The deal gives the Rockets – a hard-capped team — the freedom to use their mid-level exception in free agency,” Wojnarowski wrote.
Ariza, 35, averaged 8.0 points and 4.6 rebounds with the Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings last season.
