Jan 13: 3: Share . The Rockets are reportedly including Caris LeVert, who they just acquired from Brooklyn. According to The Athletic's Kelly Iko, multiple NBA teams have expressed interest in trading for Rockets wing P.J. The Indiana Pacers announced Saturday they acquired Caris LeVert and cash considerations from the Brooklyn Nets as part of a four-team trade that sent Victor Oladipo to the Houston Rockets. Oladipo has played for the Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder, the Pacers, Rockets during his nine-year career. By Benjamin Zweiman @BenZweimanDKN Updated Jan 13, 2021, 4:13pm PST In the deal, the Rockets are also flipping LeVert to Indiana for Victor Oladipo. In a local radio interview last week, Stone said the Rockets were hopeful of keeping the 28-year-old on a longer-term basis. The Rockets received Oladipo, plus three first-round picks (2022, '24 and '26) and four first-round pick swaps (2021, '23, '25 and '27) from Brooklyn in exchange for Harden. This is getting wild. One of the less discussed players that changed homes as a result of the transaction was Victor Oladipo. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 13, 2021 It comes after the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Keith Pompey reported that Houston could trade Oladipo on the basis he will join Miami in the off-season. Victor Oladipo is in his eighth NBA season and has already been traded three times.. That is a head-turning number for a two-time All-Star who can carry an offense and defend the opponent's best player, and he seemed to address the movement after leading the Houston Rockets to a 104-101 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. Victor Oladipo is a likable guy fans were quick to embrace after Paul George requested out in … The Rockets then moved LeVert to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for All-Star guard Victor Oladipo and a second-round pick. The Houston Rockets acquired Victor Oladipo from the Indiana Pacers after trading away James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. Less than four weeks after getting traded to the Rockets, Victor Oladipo is still figuring things out. Even though the Rockets have lost a league-worst 12 games in a row, Oladipo should not … Oladipo, who was acquired by Houston in mid-January as part of the blockbuster James Harden trade, is averaging 21.0 points, 5.4 assists, and 4.7 rebounds in 31.7 minutes per game with the Rockets. At the end of the day, The Rockets had Oladipo, plus Brooklyn's three unprotected first-round draft picks—2022, 2024 and 2026—plus pick swaps with the Nets in 2021, 2023, 2025 and 2027. The Rockets are expanding the deal to send Caris LeVert to the Pacers for Victor Oladipo, sources tell ESPN. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported the news via Twitter just minutes after the James Harden trade broke. However, a new report suggests that the Rockets might be making a few more moves, including one involving Victor Oladipo, who arrived in Houston via the Harden trade. ... Victor Oladipo may (for now) be a member of the Houston Rockets, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be there for long. Houston Rockets guard Victor Oladipo discussed the adjustments he's made Thursday since being traded by the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 13. 14 seed in the West at 11-21. The Rockets have acquired two-time NBA All-Star Victor Oladipo in connection to the multi-team blockbuster that sent former league MVP James Harden to … 3 Intriguing Trade Suitors Emerge For Rockets' Victor Oladipo The Houston Rockets acquired Victor Oladipo in the four-team deal that saw James Harden land with the Brooklyn Nets. The Indiana Pacers are moving Victor Oladipo to the Rockets for package around Caris LeVert, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium . New, 46 comments. Scott Agness. With that revision, two-time All-Star guard Victor Oladipo is officially a Rocket, along with guard Dante Exum and forward Rodions Kurucs. The Boston Celtics backed out of the James Harden sweepstakes, but they still could do business with the Houston Rockets ahead of the NBA trade deadline.. Rockets Roundtable: Harden-Oladipo Trade Reactions. The Rockets started out strong in the aftermath of the James Harden trade, but have now lost 11 straight games and plummeted to the no. On Wednesday, the Houston Rockets pulled the trigger on a long-rumored move by trading James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets in a four-way deal that also involved the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers. After trade, Oladipo still hopes to join Heat. Check out what the TDS staff has to say about the James Harden trade. The Nets received the prized piece in the trade — … Just last week, we saw one of the biggest trades in NBA history when James Harden got traded to the Brooklyn Nets, In this mega four-team trade, the Pacers traded Victor Oladipo to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Caris LeVert, but Oladipo may not be in Houston long. Victor Oladipo should go to the Miami Heat in free agency, not via trade. When the Houston Rockets acquired Victor Oladipo back in January as part of the blockbuster trade involving James Harden, the immediate speculation was how long Oladipo would be a Rocket for. The price for Oladipo in the trade was Caris LeVert and a future second … OLADIPO TURNS DOWN ROCKETS OFFER. Reporting with @RamonaShelburne: Brooklyn is acquiring Houston’s James Harden in a blockbuster deal, sources tell ESPN. It is still unlikely to be a long-term home for Oladipo, especially after he reportedly turned down a two-year max extension worth $45.2 million, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Rockets Notes: Cousins, Oladipo, Croom, Porter February 23rd 2021 at 3:56pm CST by Luke Adams The DeMarcus Cousins era in Houston formally came to an end on Tuesday, as the Rockets announced they’ve officially waived the veteran center. Victor Oladipo goes to the Rockets and Caris LeVert goes from the Nets to the Rockets to the Indiana Pacers as part of the four-team James Harden trade. Tucker.In a column Thursday, The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor laid out what it might take to land Tucker. The Rockets can still decide to trade him ahead of the March 25 deadline. Houston Rockets' Victor Oladipo drives in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Cleveland. Sources: Full current trade: Rockets: Victor Oladipo, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, 3 BKN first-rounders (22, 24, 26), 1 MIL first (22, unprotected), 4 BKN 1st round swaps (21, 23, 25, 27) Nets: James Harden Pacers: Caris LeVert, 2nd-rounder Cavs: Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 13, 2021 The Rockets are also acquiring in the deal Caris LeVert, Dante Exum and Rodions Kurucs. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 13, 2021 (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) The Miami Heat are not only considered a potential trade destination for Victor Oladipo ahead of the March 25 deadline, they could also be a long-term fit for the guard. Oladipo has a $21.0 million cap hit for the 2020-21 season with Rockets. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Sunday that Victor Oladipo has turned down a two-year, $45.2 million contract extension offer with the Houston Rockets — the most they are able to offer him. New, 98 comments. Initially many believed that he, along with John Wall and Christian Wood, would become the core of the franchise’s future. Pacers trading Victor Oladipo to Rockets, acquiring Caris LeVert in multi-team trade Oladipo's contract expires at the end of the season as LeVert enters his prime. The Houston Rockets announced Saturday that their three-team trade with Brooklyn and Cleveland (centered around James Harden) had become a four-team trade involving Indiana. After the Rockets landed LeVert from the Nets in the James Harden trade, Indy is sending Oladipo to Houston. Victor Oladipo’s Blunt Reaction To Rockets Trade The Houston Rockets traded James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets this past week in a deal that involved multiple teams, players and draft picks. “Everything’s different,” Oladipo said Monday following Rockets shootaround in Charlotte.