Changing of the guard: Rockets, Wiz make Westbrook-Wall deal

[ASFN Admin]

Russell 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. ''Having the opportunity to acquire a player of Russell's caliber and character was something that we could not pass up when looking at both the immediate and long-term future of our team,'' Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard said in a release.

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