April 8, 2012; Sacramento, CA, USA; Houston Rockets guard Courtney Lee (5) points to a teammate after the Sacramento Kings were charged with kicking the ball in the first quarter at the Power Balance Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-US PRESSWIRE
Rockets Trade Courtney Lee To Boston
The Houston Rockets have agreed to a sign-and-trade deal that will send Courtney Lee to the Boston Celtics for three players and a second round draft pick.
Rockets Trade Courtney Lee To Boston
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Full Details Of The Courtney Lee Trade Announced
On Thursday afternoon, the Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics agreed on a sign-and-trade deal that will send Courtney Lee to Boston and JaJuan Johnson to Houston. The full particulars of the deal hadn't been released when the news broke but now, courtesy of Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald, we now know what else Boston will be sending down south:
Celtics will send E'Twaun Moore, JaJuan Johnson,Sean Williams and 2nd rd pick in Courtney Lee trade. Those 3 won't play today.
— Steve Bulpett (@SteveBHoop) July 19, 2012
Moore and Johnson played collegiately at Purdue and their first year as professionals in Boston so to that end, the Boilermaker contingent is still joined at the hip. Sean Williams is a talented NBA journeyman who will now be suiting up for his fourth NBA team.
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2012 NBA Free Agency: Rockets Trade Courtney Lee To Boston
According to Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports, the Houston Rockets have reached a sign-and-trade agreement that will send Courtney Lee to the Boston Celtics and second year forward JaJuan Johnson to Houston:
Celtics to acquire G Courtney Lee from Rockets in a sign and trade sending back F JaJuan Johnson, sources tell Y! Details being finalized.
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) July 19, 2012
Houston has already made headlines with the acquisition of Jeremy Lin in free-agency and using their amnesty provision on Luis Scola who was then picked up by the Phoenix Suns.
The Rockets have been one of the more active teams this summer and now have a team with some very good pieces. They still have an abundance of frontcourt players, but don't be surprised if more moves are on the horizon for this team.
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