Corey Brewer Headed To The Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets acquired shooting guard Corey Brewer from the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, according to ESPN:

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The Wolves will receive shooting guard Troy Daniels from the Rockets, who used an $8 million trade exception they got from sending Jeremy Lin to the Los Angeles Lakers to facilitate the deal. Center Ronny Turiaf, who is out an extended period of time after undergoing hip surgery, will go from Minnesota to Houston as part of the deal.

Yahoo! Sports reported the Wolves will get two future second-round picks from the Rockets as well.

Brewer had requested to go to a contending team, and the Wolves had discussions with several teams over the past month, including the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Clippers. The Wolves had given Brewer permission to talk with teams to set up a trade.

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Brewer is averaging 10.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 steals in 24 games with the Wolves this season.