The Miami Heat has agreed to buy Houston Rockets star Victor Oladipo just before Thursday’s trading deadline, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Although sources told ESPN earlier this week that it is very possible that Houston will change Oladipo, the teams arrived by 3:00 pm ET within the deadline before accepting the deal.
Instead, the Rockets will receive Avery Bradley, Kelly Olynyk and trading rights in the 2022 first-round election, sources told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. These trade rights include choosing Brooklyn, a source told ESPN.
With Oladipo in Miami, the Heat are also expected to be favorites to sign LaMarcus Aldridge once the veteran striker completes a deal with the San Antonio Spurs, sources told Wojnarowski.
Aldridge plans to talk to several teams before making a decision, according to Wojnarowski.
Oladipo, 28, is in the final season of a $ 85 million four-year deal and could become a free agent this summer. He suffered a quadriceps injury in January 2019, but showed a look at his old game in shows with Indiana and Houston this season. Oladipo had an average of 21.2 points in 20 games with the Rockets, although his efficiency was not optimal.
Oladipo came to Houston as part of a four-team deal that brought All-NBA goalie James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets. The Rockets offered Oladipo a two-year deal worth $ 45 million, the maximum offer they were available to make during the season under the collective bargaining agreement, but Oladipo turned it down, they said. said the sources.
Oladipo has averaged 20.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists this season. In his nine-year career, including stops at the Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder and Pacers, he has 17.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists.