Washington and Houston swap perennial All-StarsNBA champions lock up services of Davis for five yearsRussell Westbrook is headed to the
Washington Wizards and John Wall is moving to the Houston Rockets in a significant swap of point guards one an MVP, the other a No 1 overall draft pick just weeks before the season starts. The Wizards shipped a future lottery-protected first round pick to the Rockets on Wednesday night.
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Meanwhile, the reigning
NBA champions, the
Los Angeles Lakers, are nearing a $190m five-year deal with Anthony Davis. His agent Rich Paul told
ESPN that Davis, who is a free agent after his current Lakers deal expired, will sign the deal as soon as Thursday. The news came after
LeBron James reportedly agreed an $85m two-year contract extension with the Lakers.