The Philadelphia 76ers have traded forward Alan Henderson to the Utah Jazz for the rights to swap 2007 second-round draft picks, ESPN The Magazine Ric Bucher reported Thursday.
Henderson, a first-round draft pick by the Atlanta Hawks in 1995, is averaging 3.5 points and 3.1 rebounds through 34 games.
In 12 NBA seasons, Henderson is averaging 7.9 points and 5.0 rebounds.
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The move, however, is not expected to impact the Jazz's current 14-man roster. That is because Utah is expected to waive Henderson, who has played 34 games and averaged 3.5 points in a mostly reserve role for the Sixers this season.
The trade is designed such that the Jazz will wind up with a better second-round selection in next June's NBA Draft. Based on current records, Philadelphia's will be the higher of the two.
If the New Jersey Nets were hoping to get a boost at the trade deadline, they sure got it. The twist is that, after weeks of rumors involving potential Nets deals, this boost had nothing to do with their own deal making.
Instead, the Nets' playoffs hopes are vastly improved today because of the demise of one of their rivals, Miami, thanks to Dwyane Wade's dislocated shoulder and the impending resignation of coach Pat Riley. (OK, I'm kidding on that last part. But have you ever seen somebody's karma account evened in such dramatic fashion? Somewhere, Stan Van Gundy is laughing his mustache off.)