Philadelphia 76ers Add Depth To Bench By Trading For James Ennis
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS)—The Philadelphia 76ers made another deal ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline. According to several reports, the team will be receiving 28-year-old James Ennis from the Houston Rockets in exchange for draft considerations.
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Ennis is a 6-foot-7 forward and has been in the league since 2014. Philadelphia will become the sixth club for the well-traveled Ennis, who averaged 7.4 points for the Rockets this season.
Ennis has also played for Miami, Memphis, Houston and New Orleans. He's a career 36 percent shooter from 3-point range and will add to Philadelphia's bench depth.
The Sixers have reportedly waived Malachi Richardson to make room for Ennis.
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This move comes on the heals of Wednesday's blockbuster move that landed the team Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic and Mike Scott from the Los Angeles Clippers.