It took a few extra minutes past the trade deadline, but the Rockets have found a suitor in Miami for Victor Oladipo. Houston will receive Avery Bradley and Kelly Olynyk in the deal, as well as the right to swap first-round picks beginning in 2022. That could be a bit of a modest sum for the former All-Star, though there’s no guarantee Oladipo ever regains his Indiana form.
So who won Thursday’s at-the-buzzer deal? Let’s grade the trade:
Miami Heat: A-
Miami didn’t seem all that enthusiastic to trade the farm for James Harden months ago, and it appeared to quibble with the asking price for Kyle Lowry as Thursday’s deadline approached.