Minnesota trades #18 to Houston for Budinger.

[akaseinfeld]

Houston has received #18 from timberwolves for Chase Budinger.

Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress
The Houston Rockets have traded Chase Budinger to Minnesota for the #18 pick. Confirmed.

Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress
Houston now has the #14, #16 and #18 picks to go after Dwight Howard it looks like. Serious ammunition for the stockpile.

[ohara831]

Dont like that deal for Minny.

[murphman]

Looks like the rumors of Houston wanting multiple picks as ammo for something big may be true. The two biggest rumors out there are:

Trading them for Dwight Howard (even without a contract extension)
Trading them for a pick in the top 6 to go after Drummond

[SCBobcat]

I like that trade for Houston even if they just draft a guy at 18. They took ChaseBud in the 2nd round a couple years ago...used him well for a couple of years on that 2nd round contract...then turned him in to a draft pick that at worst will net them a very comparable player. This is how I would want to turn over our roster under Cho.

[akaseinfeld]

Jonathan Givony (http://twitter.com/DraftExpress): Sources say Houston has an offer of Lowry, the #14 and #16 picks for Tyreke Evans and the #5 pick on the table. Up to Sacramento to decide. 1 minute ago (http://twitter.com/DraftExpress/statuses/217636521342271488)

Read more: http://hoopshype.com/twitter/media.html#ixzz1yuefTXcS

[MadBOBCATfanUK]

so basically Houston are trying to net Howard so they're rosters gonna be Tyreke, K-Mart, MKG/Barnes, Scola, Howard and a ton of shooters of the bench. And if Budinger is worth the 18th pick Hendo is worth the 7th or 8th.

[ND22]

KAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHNNNNNNNNNNN

(So happy I could yell that again).

[dnbman]

so basically Houston are trying to net Howard so they're rosters gonna be Tyreke, K-Mart, MKG/Barnes, Scola, Howard and a ton of shooters of the bench. And if Budinger is worth the 18th pick Hendo is worth the 7th or 8th.

I think Howard's off the table if the Sac trade goes through, unless Houston redirects Evans and 5 to Orlando.

[ALong13]

If Houston does that trade they go with Drummond for sure. It's either Howard for a year or Drummond for the future. They'd still have the #18th pick to go PG (Marquis Teague)

Teague--Kevin Martin--Tyreke Evans---Luis Scola---Drummond

Not bad at all