Kendrick Perkins Send Thunder Celtics - Los Angeles Times

It was not the biggest deal before Thursday's NBA trade deadline, but the Boston Celtics got a little smaller and Oklahoma City could more threatening.

According to several reports, Thunder forward Jeff Green and sent the Nenad Krstic Center in Boston for the center Kendrick Perkins and guard Nate Robinson.

Perkins is the Thunder to a team of quality fireworks with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. After missing the first season of 43 games after surgery on his right knee, Perkins is averaging 7.3 points and 8.1 rebounds in 12 return matches.

He injured his left knee Tuesday and is expected to be pushed into the room for a week.

"Is it a difficult moment when you see one of your good friends and teammates," Boston Paul Pierce told reporters Thursday morning.

Robinson is averaging 7.1 points and 1.9 assists in 17.9 minutes at 55 games this season, a solid backup Rajon Rondo.

Green, another quality scorer Celtics team with Ray Allen and Pierce. The fourth-year man averaged 15.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 49 games for Oklahoma City. Krstic, a 7-footer averaged 7.6 points and 4.4 rebounds.

The Celtics have peak before sending Marquis Daniels and cash considerations in Sacramento swingman for a second round draft taken in 2017, and the handling of rookie forward Luke Harangody and the rookie center Semih land in Cleveland a second-round pick 2013. Daniels may be lost for the season due to injury to the spinal cord.

The Thunder also traded forward DJ White and the expiring contract of guard Morris Peterson in Charlotte for the expiring contract of Nazr Mohammed environment.

Rockets offers

Houston Rockets point guard Aaron Brooks sent to Phoenix and forward Shane Battier in Memphis in separate agreements, custody Goran Dragic Houston has Hasheem Thabeet and center in.

The Rockets also received first-round draft picks both teams and rookie guard Ish Smith delivered to the Grizzlies. Neither the Rockets or the Grizzlies immediately confirmed the deals, but Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley told The Associated Press she negotiated potential for a chance to reach the playoffs this season.

"It is important that we make the playoffs, we'll make the playoffs," said Heisley. "Frankly, we think that Shane would be at this point in time more productively in the short term."

Memphis is 32-27 and eighth in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies have not been to the playoffs 2006th They also tried to protect the trade deadlines. Mayo to Indiana in a deal before was not completed.

Another trade

The Charlotte Bobcats decided to forward Gerald Wallace to the trade of Portland Trail Blazers for a package that includes two future first-round pick, as owner Michael Jordan cut wages and eyes.

Coach Paul Silas acknowledged entered the market just before the time the Bobcats have been little used center Joel Przybilla and we reserve Dante Cunningham.

Wallace averaged 15.6 points and 8.2 rebounds, was the last founding member of the team's franchise expansion and the only All-Star.

Kings want more time

Sacramento Kings NBA has asked for an extension beyond Mars to examine the period which, for the passage to another city next season, the league said Thursday.

On Saturday, Commissioner David Stern confirmed that the NBA Kings Anaheim had discussions about a possible move to the. When the king of an application to transfer files, it would be a majority of the 30 team owners to take to approve a move.

The NBA said the Kings want to wait to discuss the meeting of the League of Governors April 14 to 15 in any action. The league said it was "considering the Kings' request."