NBA Trade Verdict
Bucks Win
Houston’s draft-night exchange with Milwaukee created a useful strategic edge.
June 27, 2012 Houston Rockets / Milwaukee Bucks Record confidence: High
Houston Rockets Received
- Player Jon Brockman
- Player Shaun Livingston
- Player Jon Leuer
- Draft Pick 2012 first-round pick (#12- Jeremy Lamb )
Milwaukee Bucks Received
- Player Samuel Dalembert
- Draft Pick 2012 first-round pick (#14- John Henson )
- Draft Pick second-round pick (1 year after Rockets send second-round pick to Hawks) (2014 #54- Nemanja Dangubic )
- Cash cash considerations
Trade Analysis
The Rockets moved Samuel Dalembert, the No. 14 pick and secondary consideration for several contracts and the No. 12 pick used on Jeremy Lamb. Lamb was then included in the James Harden trade, giving this transaction important downstream value. Milwaukee received John Henson and useful assets, so Houston’s advantage remains slight rather than overwhelming. Houston’s margin comes from the realized value of Jon Brockman; Samuel Dalembert retained enough usefulness for Milwaukee Bucks to keep this below a clear-win grade.