The Houston Rockets yesterday acquired middle Steven Adams in a commerce with the Memphis Grizzlies for guard Victor Oladipo and three future second spherical draft picks.
Adams (6-11, 265) was initially the twelfth total choose by Oklahoma Metropolis within the 2013 NBA Draft and is in his eleventh season. In 706 profession video games with 641 begins, he’s averaging 9.2 factors, 8.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.96 blocks in 26.8 minutes per recreation whereas capturing 59.7% from the ground. Adams has additionally appeared in 66 profession playoff video games.
Final season for Memphis, Adams averaged 8.6 ppg, a career-high 11.5 rpg, 2.3 apg and 1.10 bpg in 27.0 mpg. He turned the second participant in NBA historical past (Andre Drummond in 2020-21) to have averaged no less than 8.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg and a pair of.0 apg whereas enjoying fewer than 28.0 mpg in a single season.
The New Zealand native led the NBA in offensive rebounding in every of the previous two seasons (5.1 per in 2022-23 and 4.6 in 2021-22) and is averaging a league-best 4.5 orpg going again to 2017-18. He has the third-most offensive boards (2,599) amongst lively gamers and ranks ninth in NBA historical past in offensive rebounds per 36 minutes performed (4.9 per) amongst gamers with no less than 350 video games performed.
Oladipo (6-4, 213) has competed in 504 video games (397 begins) over 10 seasons and has averaged 16.9 factors, 4.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.6 steals in 32.2 minutes for Orlando, Indiana, Houston and Miami since he was chosen with the second total choose within the 2013 NBA Draft.
