NBA trade deadline features only minor moves

The only trade involving Dwight Howard came last summer. The potent scorers that moved did so long ago.

The only trade involving Dwight Howard came last summer. The potent scorers that moved did so long ago.

A person familiar with the situation says the Houston Rockets have reached separate agreements on trades that will send Patrick Patterson, Cole Aldrich and Toney Douglas to Sacramento and Marcus Morris to Phoenix.

Meralco is trading away one of its stars. In a trade approved by the PBA Commissioner’s Office on Thursday, Meralco sent explosive guard Sol Mercado — along with Yousef Aljamal, rookies Kelly Nabong and JP Belencion — to Globalport.

Those dashes in the lane that Marcio Lassiter used to make in a Powerade uniform won’t be seen in another team. At least for now.

Fresh from his stunning emergence as the newest Philippine Basketball Association superstar, Gary David is focused, as he should be, on picking up from where he and the Powerade Tigers left off.

The trade that would send Allein Maliksi and Rico Maierhofer to Ginebra has been approved Wednesday by PBA commissioner Atty. Chito Salud with a few tweaks.

Joe Devance, the versatile big man shipped by Alaska to Air21 just two days ago, will find his way to Derby Ace should a 1-for-2 deal that involves three-time Slam Dunk King KG Canaleta be approved by PBA Commissioner Chito Salud.