Cole Aldrich News

Mar 13, 2013; Sacramento, CA, USA; Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah and Sacramento Kings center Cole Aldrich fight for position under the basket during the second quarter at Power Balance Pavilion.

Before Francisco Garcia was a Rockets' leader praised by teammates and coaches, before he slipped back into their rotation, before he was a surprise Game 3 star, he was one of the other guys.

Cole Aldrich will be a UFA this summer. He's 6'11", 240 pounds, has a 7'-4.75" wingspan, and is missing a tooth.

It doesn't happen often, a trade the is mutually beneficial for both teams. But that's exactly what happened for the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets in the trade that sent James Harden to the Rockets and Kevin Martin to the Thunder.

His first stop was at Houston, where Aldrich was traded to Oct. 27 along with former OKC teammates James Harden , Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward in exchange for Kevin Martin , Jeremy Lamb , two first-round picks and one second-round pick.