HOUSTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Houston Rockets Thursday acquired guard Keith Bogans from Charlotte in exchange for small forward Lonny Baxter.
Injuries to frontcourt players Emeka Okafor (ankle), Gerald Wallace (knee) and rookie Sean May (knee) made Bogans expendable for the Bobcats, who need a healthy frontcourt player.
The 6-foot-8 inch Baxter had seen limited court time in Houston. The former University of Maryland product, in his fourth NBA season, has averaged 3.6 points and 3.7 rebounds in 23 games so far this season. He has played in 144 games and averaged 4.2 points 3.1 rebounds for Chicago, Toronto, Washington, New Orleans and Houston.
The 6-foot-5 inch Bogans, in his third season out of Kentucky, has averaged 8.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per contest in 39 games, and averaged 8.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in 113 games with Charlotte and Orlando (2003-04).
