Rockets trade Trevor Ariza, No.16 pick for a future first-round pick

With this deal the Pistons will pick at No.7 and No.16 in the upcoming NBA Draft

The Houston Rockets have traded Trevor Ariza and the No.16 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft for a future first-round pick, Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

The ESPN reporter adds that the deal gives the Rockets the freedom to use their mid-level exception in free agency.

Houston is trading Trevor Ariza and the No. 16 pick tonight to Detroit for a future first-round pick, sources tell ESPN. The deal gives the Rockets – a hard-capped team — the freedom to use their mid-level exception in free agency.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 18, 2020