While the big news from Friday's NBA trade was Lamar Odom's return to Los Angeles, the details of the deal that sent Odom to the Clippers were widely misreported.
Lamar Odom Trade Involved 4 Teams
Most initial reports had the trade as a three-team deal with the Mavericks sending Odom to the Clippers, Los Angeles sending Mo Williams to the Jazz and Utah giving up a few spare parts. However, it turns out the trade was actually a four-team deal with the Houston Rockets also joining the party.
Here is the full breakdown of Friday’s four-team trade:
Dallas
Sends: Lamar Odom to Los Angeles and the draft rights to Shan Foster to Utah
Receives: Draft rights to Tadija Dragicevic from Utah and cash considerations from Houston
Los Angeles
Sends: Mo Williams to Utah and the draft rights to Furkan Aldemir to Houston
Receives: Lamar Odom from Dallas
Utah
Sends: Draft rights to Tadija Dragicevic to Dallas
Receives: Mo Williams from Los Angeles and draft rights to Shan Foster from Dallas
Houston
Sends: Cash considerations to Dallas
Receives: Draft rights to Furkan Aldemir from Los Angeles.
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