The roster crunch across the NBA is underway. After a total of 10 players were waived league-wide Monday, the Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Kevin Porter Jr. and two second-round picks from the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, league sources confirmed to Yahoo Sports. The deal sends Victor Oladipo and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl back to Houston — two players for whom Oklahoma City had been exploring trade avenues, sources said, ahead of the Monday deadline for teams to trim opening night rosters to 15.
It’s clear calculus behind the Thunder’s side of this deal. Oklahoma City needed to let go of three players before Monday and now plans to immediately waive Porter, the former No.